This year – which started in August 2014 and runs until July 2015 – already has 2 765 km² in areas indicated by Deter deforestation alerts, the Real Time Detection System of Change in Forest Cover, from INPE.
Tag: deforestation
What’s the current deforestation rate in the Amazon rainforest?
Nearly two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest is located in Brazil, making it the biggest component in the region’s deforestation rate.
Deforestation fronts in the world were revealed by organization
Environmental group WWF has released a new report projecting where the organization believes the bulk of global deforestation is likely to occur over the next 15 years.
Endangered forests shrink due to increased demand for soy
In order to track trade routes from specific production regions to specific consumer markets, project have developed a prediction algorithm they call the SEI-PCS model, which stands for Spatially Explicit Information on Production to Consumption Systems.
Brazil government confirms rising deforestation in the Amazon
The Brazilian government has officially confirmed that deforestation in the Amazon is pacing sharply higher than a year ago.
Road building spree hurts Amazon birds
Study shows the impact of road construction in the Amazon on biodiversity and the birds of the Amazon.
Deforestation climbing – along with fears – in the Amazon
Deforestation in the Brazil Amazon continues to pace well ahead of last year’s rate, shows data released today by Imazon.
Threatened indigenous forests store more than half the Amazon’s carbon
New study asserts lax, nonexistent land rights put indigenous-held forests at risk of development
Rising deforestation, fossil fuels use drive Brazil’s emissions 8% higher
Brazil’s carbon dioxide emissions jumped 7.8 percent in 2013 due to rising deforestation and fossil fuels use, according to data released by Observatório do Clima (Climate Observatory), an alliance of Brazilian and international non-profits.
Carnegie Airborne Observatory: Field plots offer biased view of the Amazon
Field plots in the Amazon are often not representative of the habitats surrounding them, potentially biasing extrapolations made across the region.