Solar installation and deforestation in the Amazon: Photo of the week

In August 2025, photojournalist Victor Moriyama captured this scene on the outskirts of Rio Branco, the capital of Acre, a state in the far northwest of the Brazilian Amazon. As a row of trucks in the background carries piles of wood freshly logged from the rainforest, employees of Primaz Energia Solar, a local solar energy provider, installed solar panels on the roof of a small market. The photograph is part of the series “Black Carbon,” produced in partnership with Climate Visuals and the Clean Air Fund. Banner image courtesy of Victor Moriyama/Climate Visuals.This article was originally published on [Mongabay](https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/solar-installation-and-deforestation-in-the-amazon-photo-of-the-week/)

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