Now, the authors of the study told Mongabay, the maps can be used to support recovery, track deforestation patterns, and even prevent wildfires. Recovery forest in the Brazilian Amazon.

professor in Social Studies of Science at the Federal University of Minas Gerais – compiled land-use and deforestation maps for Brazil and information on 815,000 rural properties in the Amazon ...

“This map really shows ... we’re in trouble,” he said. Banner image: Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Image courtesy of CIFOR/Flickr. FEEDBACK: Use this form to send a message ...

The map made by the Technical Chamber ... Traffic jam of commodities-loaded trucks on the BR-163 in the Brazilian Amazon. The road remains a deforestation hotspot even after a buffer zone with ...

Brazil accomplished this by slashing its deforestation rate by more than three ... with a Greenpeace map, streaked in red to mark newly deforested areas, pinned to the wall. He blames the growing ...

"We wanted to compare the PRODES maps with satellite sources that ... This study suggests that Brazil's deforestation-related greenhouse gas emissions are nearly twice as high as PRODES estimates.

Luciana Gatti, a leading researcher at Brazil’s Space ... associated with deforestation and the clearing of pasture areas,” said Tasso Azevedo, coordinator of map analysis project MapBiomas ...

TAILÂNDIA, Brazil–Mauro Lúcio Costa wanted ... He asked a consultant to check suppliers’ farms for deforestation using satellite maps and a government list of embargoed properties.

The announcement marks one of Brazil’s largest uses of remote sensing to sanction agriculture activity associated with deforestation ... plots embargoed on May 6. Map by Andrés Alegría ...

A justice on Brazil ‘s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the federal government to seize private properties when owners are found responsible for illegal deforestation or wildfires. The landmark ...