In partnership with five organizations, the institution researched losses of forest with high-resolution data from 2000 to 2013. Compare deforestation places with protected areas, indigenous lands and roads.

This map was made by Stefano Wrobleski and Thiago Medaglia using the data provided by the Mamirauá Institute on its florestal management areas. Rivers Rivers and waterways in South America. Source:OpenStreetMap Terrain elevation Remote sensing data showing terrain elevation on South America.Brighter greens correspond to higher vegetation cover. The representation intents to show the contrast […]

This map was made by Stefano Wrobleski using the database provided by the Instituto do Meio Ambiente e Homem da Amazônia (IMAZON) on critical protected areas in the Amazon on the period of 2012 to 2014. Deforested areas The brown polygon layer of this map represents the data from the System of Deforestation Alerts (SAD […]

This map was made by Laura Kurtzberg using the database provided by the Social Progress Index in the Amazon, developed in 2014 by Imazon. Analyzing 43 indicators, the metric try to translate the balance between life quality and environmental preservation. Slave work 2003-2012 The data show the number of rescued workers during operations of the […]

Ativistas ambientais assassinados 2014 Os dados mostram a localização dos assassinatos de ativistas ambientais. Fonte: Global Witness Trabalho escravo 2003-2012 Os dados demonstram o número de trabalhadores resgatados durante as intervenções da força-tarefa de propriedades rurais nos estados da região amazônica brasileira. Fonte: Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego Desmatamento 1976 – 1991 As áreas tracejadas […]

Information on this map provided by KML downloaded at GeoYasuni

This map was made using the database provided by the Brazilian Ministry of Labor and Employment (Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego) covering the period between 2003 and 2012. The data demonstrates the number of workers rescued during task force interventions of rural properties in states in the Amazon region. Map Design by Hebert Valois (Lab […]

The brown polygon layer of this map represents the data from the System of Deforestation Alerts (SAD in Portuguese acronym), from 2007 up to June 2013. The SAD information is generate and made freely available by the Instituto do Meio Ambiente e Homem da Amazônia (IMAZON), based on analysis of MODIS and Landsat imagery

Protected Areas Natural protected areas in the nine countries of the Amazon, including Ecuadorian forests, national and departmental protected areas. The limits of each area are shown outlined in green and their names are labeled inside the areas’ polygons. On the map, hover over each area to see more information about type, usage and size […]