Once a vast carpet of healthy vegetation, the Amazon rain forest is changing rapidly. This image of Bolivia shows dramatic deforestation in the Amazon Basin. Loggers have cut long paths into the forest, while ranchers have cleared large blocks for their herds. Fanning out from these clear-cut areas are settlements built in radial arrangements of fields and farms. Healthy vegetation appears bright red (not the color inverse version) in this image. [Source Images for earth energy mandalas and geographical information courtesy of U.S.Geological Survey National Center for EROS (Earth Resources Observation and Science) and NASA Landsat Project Science Office.]