Mined Amazon map shows real-time updates of new mining processes within the 41 federal protected areas of integral preservation in the Amazon forest. Brazilian law prohibits any mining activity in these areas. The records are the result of information cross-checked from ANM and ICMBio databases. The records are published on @amazonia_minada Twitter Bot account, which tweets when a new mining request is registered.
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
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