The INPE programs are vital to keep the forest standing. While Prodes generates annual deforestation rates, Deter makes daily alerts to improve monitoring against tree cutting and fires.
Tag: National Institute for Space Research (Inpe)
Brazil: deforestation grows again in May. High in the year is 34%
Contrary to what the vice president said, devastation grew 12% in the month, 34% in the year and in 2019-2020 will probably be one of the highest ever recorded since the start of the count of Inpe
Why the Brazilian government published twice the rate of deforestation?
On August 14, the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) presented the official rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon between August 2013 and July 2014. This result is 3% higher than the number announced in November 2014.
Until May 2015, there are 90% of deforestation in the Amazon 2014
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.