The long drive back to Dakar through a burning, deforested land seemed all the more poignant after experiencing the richness of the Senegalese environment as it once had been.

However from the 1970s, numerous geoglyphs have been discovered on deforested land in the Amazon rainforest, leading to claims about Pre-Columbian civilizations.

Fortunately, the deforested land was suitable for farming.

This will enable the Maderas Rainforest Conservancy to strategically acquire deforested land for a reforestation project of primate corridors.

In a 19th-century topographic print, Manhattan is little more than a low-lying strip of deforested land punctuated with church steeples.

From the 1970s, numerous geoglyphs have been discovered on deforested land in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil, leading to claims about an ancient complex Amazonian civilization.

Soil loss by erosion on deforested land has been massive.

"The river seems shallower than it used to be" because of runoff from deforested land, said Francelino Carvalho, a 62-year-old carpenter and an area resident.

Since the 1970s, numerous geoglyphs have also been discovered on deforested land in the Amazon rainforest, furthering the evidence about Pre-Columbian civilizations.

From the 1970s, numerous geoglyphs have been discovered on deforested land dating between 0-1250 AD, leading to claims about Pre-Columbian civilizations.