Deforested Areas and Ecosystem Impact

Images showing logged and dying forest areas, highlighting environmental degradation, with visible fallen trees and barren land.

Yellowstone Park lodgepole pine trees destroyed by fire.

Damage to forest during work on cutting timber. Coniferous forest suffers from economic activity

Waste pile of pine trees in mountain pine beetle clear cut, near Houston, British Columbia

Logging road in a swampy wooded area lined with waste from sawmill (plank road)

Aerial view of clearcuts on the north slope of the Uinta Mountains in the Ashley National Forest, Utah.

Hiking through burned trees from a wildfire

Firewood in the forest, wood store

Scotch Pine (Pinus sylvestris) forest decimated by beetles within the 10 kilomoter Exclusion Zone, south of Chernobyl, Ukraine

Aerial view of clearcuts on the north slope of the Uinta Mountains in the Ashley National Forest, Utah.

Regeneration of forest floor after forest fire

Cleared forest area after bark beetle infestation near Britten, Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park, Saarland, Germany

Fire damaged trees and forest (from the 2012 Table Mountain Fire), Okanogan-Wenatchee NF, near Blewett Pass Okanogan-Wenatchee NF, Chelan County, Washington, USA

Solitary tree in clearcut showing caterpillar tracks, clearcutting, clearfelling is a forestry, logging practice in which all trees are cut down

Aftermath of a forest fire.

Aerial view over clearcut showing caterpillar tracks, clearcutting, clearfelling is a forestry, logging practice in which all trees are cut down

USA, Washington State, Table Mountain eastern Cascade Mountains forest fire effects on forest

After a heavy storm in the forest. After storm Xavier in Brandenburg

The mangrove is one of the world's most biomass-producing maritime marsh ecosystems. The woody species are mangroves with their pneumatophores and stilt roots.

Black boystands on logging site

Mountain Pine Beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) killed trees being cleared, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Clear-felling Derwent Valley. Tasmania, Australia.

Yellowstone National Park burned trees

Beach debris, plastic waste, flotsam on the beach, Freshwater Bay.

Nature regrowth

Big beech tee stumps, logs and branches in a clearcut area

Norilsk, a large industrial town above the Arctic Circle produces Nickle, Palladium, Copper, Cobalt etc. and is the largest stationary source of air pollution in Russia. Gases including sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, fenol, and chlorine pollute a large area around the town, Russia, 2001.

Landes forest devastated by winter storm France

Eucalyptus forest (Eucalyptus), black trunks because of slash and burn, Swaziland, South Africa, Africa

Trees damaged by climatic warming, drought, wind breakage and bark beetle, photographed on 2.11.2019 in Sauerland near Iserlohn, Germany, Europe

Temperate rainforest clear cutting with logging road, Olympic National Forest, Washington

Windstorm destroys part of a spruce forest, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Logging Road in swampy area lined with waste from sawmill Logging road in a swampy wooded area lined with waste from sawmill plank road. Copyright: xZoonar.com/MaximilianxBuzunx 15604102

Clear-cut logging in former coastal temperate rain forest, Deep River Drainage, Wahkiakum County, Washington.

Root system

Aerial view over Swedish clearcut area, clearcutting / clearfelling is a forestry / logging practice in which all trees are cut down, Dalarna, Sweden.

Aerial view over Swedish clearcut area, clearcutting / clearfelling is a forestry / logging practice in which all trees are cut down, Dalarna, Sweden.

Temperate rainforest clear cutting with logging road, Olympic National Forest, Washington

Bavarian Forest, Falkenstein area, windthrow at Hochwiesriegel. Bark beetle infestation

Forest damage, with wind throws caused by the storm Vaia on October 29, 2018 in Eggental, Karer Pass, South Tyrol, Italy

Stark wildfire damage in Southern California desert mountains

Aerial view of tree mortality due to drought, insects or disease Sensitive fir trees with high mortality lead to a deterioration in forest health Copyright: xZoonar.com/AchimxSchneiderx 21265302

Cut down forest with mountains in the background

Forest Fire imagery in the Chilcotin region of British Columbia, Canada.

Waste pile of pine trees in mountain pine beetle clear cut, near Houston, British Columbia

Aerial view over Swedish clearcut area, clearcutting, clearfelling is a forestry, logging practice in which all trees are cut down, Dalarna, Sweden, Europe

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Deslisle, Miss. , February 19, 2009 A wetland area in Deslisle is shown free from debris and marsh grass has begun to regrow. This contrasts with the scene from an October 2007 photo that showed the wooded area littered with debris. FEMA funded the restoration of the area. Jennifer Smits/FEMA.. Mississippi Hurricane Katrina. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

trees, deforestation, storm clouds

Damage from 2003 forest fire, barriere, british columbia, canada

Forest after a fire

Forest deforestation, cut trees, cut forest environment

Tabacco Harvest Field

old-growth rainforest destroyed by logging.ne highlands tasmania, australia date: 17.07.08 ref: zb803_116836_0010 compulsory credit: woodfall wild images/photoshot

Pig corpses as baits for Brown bears Kainuu Finland

Clear-cutting, traces of mechanical logging, Dalarna, Sweden

SWE, 2005: Common Spruce, Norway Spruce (Picea abies), forest damaged by wind.

Logging Road in swampy area lined with waste from sawmill Logging road in a swampy wooded area lined with waste from sawmill plank road. Copyright: xZoonar.com/MaximilianxBuzunx 15507785

Deforestation in a region near Lake Abitibi. Abitibi region. Province of Quebec. Canada

Broadacre clearing of eucalypt forest Western Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia

Subjects: Villages; Wildlife refuges; Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge. . 1998 - 2011.

Aerial view over Swedish clearcut area, clearcutting, clearfelling is a forestry, logging practice in which all trees are cut down, Dalarna, Sweden, Europe

Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides on tour of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, following participation in National Park Foundation meeting

Pile of logs along a forest road

vegetation killed by acid rain norilsk, siberia, russia

Reforestation in a forest in saxon. Reforestation in Upper Lusatia

Natural Science, Dumped in a pile of trees branches

Cutting in a Haute Savoie forest. Seyssel region, France

Forest after a fire

Sizewell Belts nature reserve managed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust, newly planted hard wood trees are protected with plastic sheaths.

forest killed by acid rain industry in background norilsk, siberia, russia

Clear-cutting, traces of mechanical logging, Dalarna, Sweden

Burnt cabin destroyed by bushfires on the edge of a private pine plantation. . This area was burnt during the 2019/20 Australian bushfires. Goongerah, Victoria, Australia. February 2020. Property released.

Tornado - Lake Martin, Ala. , May 28, 2011 The North East path of the powerful tornado is represented for miles. The residents of Tallapoosa county are eligible for PA and IA assistance as a result of the Presidential declaration. Adam DuBrowa/ FEMA. Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Forest devastated by the eruption of the Holy Mount Hélens the USA

Garbage dump, trash in birch grove. Nature polluted, activities of irresponsible people. High quality photo. Garbage dump, trash in birch grove. Nature polluted by irresponsible people

Beetle is stacked in front of a spruce forest in Upper Franconia stacked beetle wood in front of a spruce forest for removal.

Old pine plantation was thinned to restore habitat for refuge wildlife. Subjects: Habitat restoration; Forests; Wildlife refuges. Location: Florida. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: LOWER SUWANNEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. . 1998 - 2011.

Park Ranger walking through Yellowstone National Park one year after the fire, Wyoming.

Oso, Wash., May 19, 2014 Almost two months after the SR 530 slide, the view from the base of the collapsed hillside shows a portion of the area affected. The slide area measures 315 acres.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

clearcut on the central coast, gribbell island, British Columbia, Canada.

Dry grass hanging from tree trunk in desolate field with pollution

Tree fell on a corridor Palombière during the storm

Huge deflected forest areas in Sweden in 2023 huge sealed forest areas in Sweden in 2023. Huge Area of Deforestation in Sweden in 2023.

A forest fire destroys an area of forest in the Little Yosemite Valley in the Yosemite National Park, California, USA. Following four years of unprecedented drought, wildfires are

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Land Clearing for Construction Site, Suwanee, Georgia

Destroyed and burned forest after extensive wildfire, charred twisted trees

Deforestation for the creation of a Bovine pasture Chile

Detroit, Michigan - A volunteer from Johnson Controls removes invasive plants from a wetland on Belle Isle, a city park in the middle of the Detroit River.

Forest protection strip passes through pine forest and is designed stop fire in case of fire. Forest protection strip passes through pine forest and is designed stop fire in case of fire. Fire-fighting ploughing, mineralized strip - forest fire protection. Copyright: xZoonar.com/MaximilianxBuzunx 16631729

Reclaimation of heathland habitat, with felled conifer plantation, Holt Country Park, Norfolk, England, august

Clearcutting a Forest

2004 Fire. BAER 2005 field assessment. Subjects: BAER Erosion. . 1998 - 2011.

Tree stump (insect infestation)

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A controlled forest burn, a deliberate fire set to create a healthier and more sustainable forest ecosystem. The prescribed burn of forest creates the right condition for regrowth. Whitman County, Washington, USA

Hurricane damage to trees following hurricane of October 1987, Ashdown Forest, Sussex, England

Hurricane Katrina, Delisle, MS, October 9, 2007 -- FEMA operations specialist Mark Reyes points out a debris field that was discovered last spring in a wetland area near St. Louis Bay. FEMA is funding the wet debris removal project. Jennifer Smits/FEMA

Multitude of Toads seeking to reproduce France

Reforestation in a forest in Saxony. Reforestation in Upper Lusatia

Young child standing on a tree stump in a deforested area wearing a blue hat and black jacket.

Clear-cut logging site, Oregon

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