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Matt Hansen: know the geographer that monitors global deforestation

By Giovanny Vera 2 de August de 201614 de September de 2020

The Global Forest Change project, developed by Matthew Hansen of the University of Maryland, monitors forests using algorithms to distinguish changes in forest cover using satellite images.

GreenBiz: 3 ways the market could end Amazon deforestation

By Annika McGinnis 11 de April de 201614 de September de 2020

Tropical deforestation and degradation account for as much as 19 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions today. But powerful market-based strategies for tackling such emissions are emerging.

Researchers find ‘hidden tapestry’ of plant chemicals in Amazon forest

By Giovanny Vera 21 de July de 201514 de September de 2020

The Amazon rainforest might seem like a massive expanse of monotonous green. However, a recent study has found that within this monotony lies a kaleidoscope of chemicals unique to all the different plant species of the forest.

Calha Norte: 2 million hectares of forest and a new economy on the horizon

By Giovanny Vera 20 de March de 201514 de September de 2020

The region has 23 protected areas and 2 million hectares of forest. Projects seek to promote the sustainable development of the area.

Pesquisadora da Universidade Federal de Tocantins Realizando pesquisas com etanol a partir da batata- doce

A Critica : New project to produce ethanol in the Amazon from sweet potatos

By Mark Smith 6 de January de 201514 de September de 2020

Sudam organization will support research that will result in the production of Amazonian biodiesel using sweet potatos as raw material instead of cane sugar.

ree in deforested area in middle of the Amazon jungle

Guardian: Amazon deforestation picking up pace, satellite data reveals

By Mark Smith 24 de October de 201414 de September de 2020

The deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon has accelerated rapidly in the past two months, underscoring the shortcomings of the government’s environmental policies.

Brazil unlikely to keep reducing deforestation without new incentives

By Mark Smith 13 de October de 201414 de September de 2020

Cattle ranchers that drive the vast majority of forest clearing in the Brazilian Amazon are unlikely to be held at bay indefinitely unless they are afforded new incentives for keeping trees standing, argues new analysis published by an economic research group.

The Guardian: Tropical forests illegally destroyed for commercial agriculture

By Mark Smith 12 de September de 201414 de September de 2020

The study, Consumer Goods and Deforestation, says two countries – Brazil and Indonesia – account for 75% of the total area illegally cleared over the period.

Reuters: Brazil court revokes license for Canadian gold mine in Amazon

By Mark Smith 26 de June de 201414 de September de 2020

A federal court has revoked the environmental license for a massive gold mine planned by Belo Sun Mining Corp on the Xingu River in the Amazon, ruling that the company had failed to assess the impact on local indigenous communities.

Mapping Change in the Amazon: How Satellite Images are Halting Deforestation

By Mark Smith 24 de June de 201414 de September de 2020

Imazon is collaborating with the Brazilian state of Pará to combine real time satellite imagery and advanced mapping techniques to protect the rainforest.

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