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Figure 1. The red areas show where the Asner-led team found selective logging disturbance in Brazil. (The Carnegie Institution and Google-Earth) (larger version)

Figure 2. Spatial distribution of selective logging in five timber production states of the Brazilian Amazon for the year intervals 1999-2000 (red), 2000-2001 (blue), and 2001-2002 (green). The states of the Amazonas ( AM), Amapa (AP), Tocantins (TO), Maranhao (MA), and the southern non-forested part of Mato Grosso were not included in the analysis. Light gray areas show the extent of indigenous reserves; dark gray areas delineate federal conservation lands as of 1999. RR, Roraima; PA, Pará; MT, Mato Grosso; RO, Rondônia; AC, Acre. (larger version)
(Images printed with permission from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science, October 21, 2005 issue)
Figure 3. High-resolution example of selective logging results from the CLAS processing in comparison with deforestation mapping provided by the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research.
(Images printed with permission from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science, October 21, 2005 issue)