Deforestation Collection

Geological map, South-East England, 1830s. This map, dating from between 1830 and 1833, shows the denudation of The Weald

Bombetoka Bay, Madagascar, satellite image. This bay links the Betsiboka River (at right) with the Mozambique Channel (top left), part of the Indian Ocean

Moho nobilis, Hawaii o-o
Moho nobilis. Ff. 26, watercolour by William Ellis from a collection of sketches of Mammals, Birds and Fish made on Captian James Cooks third voyage (1776-1780)

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The curse: Adam digs in the ground, assists by death. Deep down, Eve breastfed her newborn by holding a cattail
FLO4675787 The curse: Adam digs in the ground, assists by death. Deep down, Eve breastfed her newborn by holding a cattail

United States, State of Maine: Wood trunks in a sawmill on the Penobscot River in Old Town years 1850
NWI4966425 United States, State of Maine: Wood trunks in a sawmill on the Penobscot River in Old Town years 1850. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: United States)

Heap of tree trunks pulls on a sleigh in the snow, Michigan, United States years 1880
NWI4827241 Heap of tree trunks pulls on a sleigh in the snow, Michigan, United States years 1880; (add.info.: Heap of tree trunks pulls on a sleigh in the snow, Michigan, United States years 1880)

Transport of wood in a stream: the loggers bring down the tree trunks with the stream, 19th century. engraving
NWI4826592 Transport of wood in a stream: the loggers bring down the tree trunks with the stream, 19th century. engraving.; (add.info.: Transport of wood in a stream)

American pioneers: little girl bringing a meal basket to her father, a farmer working on land clearing
NWI4880084 American pioneers: little girl bringing a meal basket to her father, a farmer working on land clearing, doing benedicite

Butchers carrying tree trunks on a sleigh in the snow, Minnesota, USA, 1890 years
NWI4826551 Butchers carrying tree trunks on a sleigh in the snow, Minnesota, USA, 1890 years; (add.info.: Butchers carrying tree trunks on a sleigh in the snow, Minnesota, USA, 1890's)

History of the West Conquete settlers: American pioneers. Settlers settled on the Ohio border
NWI4885487 History of the West Conquete settlers: American pioneers. Settlers settled on the Ohio border and built a wooden cabin in the United States

Tree trunk on the North Pacific Coast docks around 1880. Colourful engraving of the 19th century
NWI4826930 Tree trunk on the North Pacific Coast docks around 1880. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Tree trunk on the North Pacific Coast docks around 1880)

Logging and transportation of wood in a white mountains forest in Maine and New Hampshire, USA
NWI4826237 Logging and transportation of wood in a white mountains forest in Maine and New Hampshire, USA. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Railroad construction on the Shadrinsk-Sinara railroad near the city of Shadrinsk, 1912

Transportation of lumber for the smelting of iron ore, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Transportation of lumber for the smelting of iron ore, 1910. Group of laborers sitting in front of a pile of logs

Sawmill, Oka River, 1912. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Sawmill, Oka River, 1912. Several men standing near a sawmill

Winter road - Chekhlomeev yurts, 1928. Creator: Dmitrii Innokent'evich Karatanov
Winter road - Chekhlomeev yurts, 1928. V. I. Surikov Museum of Art in Krasnoiarsk

Railroad bridge across Kumsa River near the Medvezhya Gora Station, 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Railroad bridge across Kumsa River near the Medvezhya Gora Station, 1915

Birth of a city, Davis, W. Va. in 1885, c1885. Creator: William H. Jackson
Birth of a city, Davis, W. Va. in 1885, c1885

Lumberyards at Fukagawa (Fukagawa kiba), from the series "One Hundred Famous...", 1856
Lumberyards at Fukagawa (Fukagawa kiba), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1856

Lumberyards at Fukagawa (Fukagawa kiba), from the series "One Hundred Famous...", 1856
Lumberyards at Fukagawa (Fukagawa kiba), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1856

Full Cry, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Full Cry, 1850. Kangaroo-hunting:.the favourite colonial sport of Australia...the full chase, with its adventurous character across a half-cleared country; in which the flying leaps of the kangaroo

Snow on high pastures cleared for cattle grazing, Carpathian Mtns, Romania

Oil Palm Plantation in North Sumatra in 1989 and 2021
Color satellite image of oil palm plantation in North Sumatra in 1989 and 2021

Oil Palm Plantation in North Sumatra in 2021
Color satellite image of oil palm plantation in North Sumatra in 2021

Urban Expansion in Bolivia in 1988 and 2020
Color satellite image of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia in 1988 and 2020

Deforestation in Rondonia, Brazil in 2022
Color satellite image of deforestation in Rondonia, Brazil in 2022

Deforestation in Rondonia, Brazil in 1984 and 2022
Color satellite image of deforestation in Rondonia, Brazil in 1984 and 2022

Deforestation in Rondonia, Brazil in 1984
Color satellite image of deforestation in Rondonia, Brazil in 1984

Urban Expansion in Bolivia in 2020
Color satellite image of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia in 2020

Oil Palm Plantation in North Sumatra in 1989
Color satellite image of oil palm plantation in North Sumatra in 1989

Deforestation in Bolivia in 1984
Color satellite image of San Julian settlements and deforestation in Bolivia in 1984

Urban expansion in Bolivia in 1988
Color satellite image of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia in 1988

Deforestation in Bolivia iin 2022
Color satellite image of San Julian settlements and deforestation in Bolivia in 2022

Deforestation in Bolivia in 1984 and 2022
Color satellite image of San Julian settlements and deforestation in Bolivia in 1984 and 2022

Dobbin's Mills, Black Hills, Dak, 1890. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Dobbin's Mills, Black Hills, Dak, 1890. Saw mill with smoke stack; piles of lumber; wooded hill in background

A Stub, 1909. Creator: Dorozhno-Stroitel'nyi Otdel
A Stub, 1909. Photographs documenting various stages in the construction of dirt roads in the Tomsk region by workers and engineers of the road-building department of the Russian Resettlement

View taken in the Russian colony of Novo-Arkhangelsk (Sitkha island) (northwes... 19th century)
View taken in the Russian colony of Novo-Arkhangelsk (Sitkha island) (northwest coast of America), 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after

The Firth of the Thames, Waitemata, and Tamaki, and Gulf of Hauraki, Auckland, New Zealand... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Firth of the Thames, Waitemata, and Tamaki, and Gulf of Hauraki, Auckland, New Zealand, as seen from the Howick Ranges - from a drawing by Major Stack, 1862. View after a sketch by Frederick R

Woodman! Spare that Tree!, c.1770-1959 (print)
3671903 Woodman! Spare that Tree!, c.1770-1959 (print) by Firth, Pond & Co. (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

A forest in Vietnam still showing the effects of Agent Orange 245-T Dioxin used by American Forces during the war. 27th June 1980

Copper Mines, Walhalla, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Copper Mines, Walhalla, 1901. Walhalla was a small town in Victoria, Australia, founded as a gold-mining community in late 1862 and at its peak home to around 4, 000 residents

Area of felled non-native plantation as part of habitat management to restore bog peatland, Flow Country, Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, UK, July 2011

Deforestation in Para, Brazil
Color satellite image of deforestation inthe State of Para, Brazil, around the town Ruropolis. Image collected on August 14, 2020 by Sentinel-2 satellites

An aerial view shows an illegal mine in the jungle in the south of Venezuela
An aerial view shows an illegal mine in the jungle, south of Venezuela, November 17, 2012. In the triangle that connects Venezuela

A deforested and burnt area is seen in an indigenous area used as a cattle pasture in Areoes, Mato Grosso state, Brazil, September 4, 2019. Picture taken September 4, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Landau

A motorist rides a motorbike on a road through an area burnt due to the forest fires near Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan province, Indonesia, September 29, 2019

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Deforestation: A Global Crisis Unveiled From the geological map of South-East England in the 1830s to Bombetoka Bay in Madagascar, the devastating impact has left its mark on our planet. The Moho nobilis, also known as the Hawaii o-o, is just one species among many that have suffered due to this ecological tragedy. Even Mount St Helens' 3D satellite image bears witness to the destruction caused by deforestation. Snow-covered high pastures once cleared for cattle grazing in Romania's Carpathian Mountains now stand as a stark reminder of what we have lost. In Brazil's Amazonas region, where Anavilhanas Ecological Station and National Park lie within the UNESCO World Heritage listed Central Amazon Conservation Complex, an aerial view reveals a river boat navigating through a once-thriving rainforest. This scene encapsulates both beauty and devastation simultaneously. The felling of a Karri Tree captured in Western Australia's "Australia's Wealth of Wheat and Wool" series from 1929 serves as a haunting reminder that even decades ago, we were aware of the consequences yet failed to act decisively. Copper Mines at Walhalla in 1901 depict another facet - human greed exploiting natural resources without considering long-term consequences. And it is not only native forests that suffer; non-native plantations are also being cleared to restore vital bog peatland habitats. Woodcutters depicted late in the 1840s by Constant Troyon remind us that throughout history, humans have relied on trees for survival. However, with progress comes responsibility – one we often neglect when faced with short-term gains over long-term sustainability. As we gaze upon these images from different corners of our world, let us reflect on how our actions today shape tomorrow's reality. Deforestation knows no boundaries.