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Photo Gallery: Rain Forest Deforestation

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Scars of bald earth, exposed by slash-and-burn deforestation, encroach on the forests of northeastern Madagascar. Economic pressures have driven the government to exploit one of the most biologically rich areas on Earth for cultivation of coffee beans. Photograph by John Michael Fay