Post Type Archives: Story Map
JEO Story Map
Principais motores do desmatamento na Amazônia
Mapa mostrando os principais motores de desmatamento na Amazônia como a atividade agropecuária, a infraestrutura rodoviária e a navegação fluvial.
Degraded pasture and deforestation
The main pressure for the expansion of the deforested area is the cattle-raising industry and, as such, the situation can get worse. Projections from the Ministry of Agriculture indicate a 17% increase in beef production in the next ten years, which could lead to the deforestation of one million hectares per year until 2030, according to a study from Imazon.
Deforestation alerts according to Deter in 2022
In 2022, alerts generated by INPE’s DETER system totaled over 10,200 km² of deforested land area between January 1st and December 31st.
The illegal route of mercury from Bolivia to Brazil
The Story map shows the routes by which mercury is exported to Bolivia and then sent as contraband to wildcat mining operations in Brazilian Amazonia where the liquid metal is used illegally in gold mining.
Mapbiomas: Land use 1985-2020
Brazil was responsible for 70% of the CO2e emissions from deforestation in Pan-Amazonia over the last 35 years.