The Manambolo River
This picture demonstrates an effect of clear cutting. This is part of the so-called "bleeding" river. This picture also shows the cleared land in the Madagascar rain forest. The color of this river is caused by soil erosion. Soil erosion occurs a lot in Madagascar because of mass deforestation in Madagascar's central high lands.
 The picture above is an aerial image from 1983.
 http://www.wildmadagascar.org/conservation/erosion.html
This picture shows the aerial view of 1983, 21 years later in 2004.
It is evident that soil erosion and deforestation has only grown within the last two decades. This is part of the evidence showing that the Madagascar Rainforest is not in good condition and will only become worse as the years progress.
"Erosion in Madagascar." Www.wildmadagascar.org. Wild Madagascar, n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2012. <http://www.wildmadagascar.org/conservation/erosion.html>.
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