distributed in all vegetation categories in the region. The map uses airborne laser scanning (ALS) data calibrated by field forest inventories that are extrapolated to the region using a machine learning approach with inputs from Synthetic Aperture Radar (PALSAR), vegetation indices obtained from the...
This article proposes a new approach based on the integrated use of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) images to rapidly map forest distribution in Rondnia, Brazil. The TM images are used to differentiate forest and non-forest areas and the ...
Commonly referred to as the lungs of our planet, this rainforest harbors the most diverse ecosystem in the world. Spanning across nine South American countries, the magnitude of such natural haven extends over 844 million hectares of land, of which over 60 percent are located in Brazil. ...
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In 2023, Brazil registered by far the largest area of primary forest loss in the world, amounting to more than one million hectares. This was roughly the same area as the remaining top nine countries combined. As the country with the second-largest forest area worldwide, these developments ar...
The Amazon rainforest in Brazil has seen a record number of fires this season, scorching vast areas of greenery known as the "lungs of the planet." Amazon Watch, a group that works to protect the rainforest and the indigenous people of the Amazon, says farmers have beensetting forests abla...
Cattle farming is the main driver of illegal land seizures on public lands and indigenous territories in Brazil’s Amazon. Clearing forest for cattle pasture is not only the most effective way to demonstrate possession, but also generates an income for thegrileiro.Since 1988, the number of cattl...
Agriculture has led to deforestation in the northern states of Brazil during the last decades, generating a tradeoff between forest and agricultural commodities. In this study we estimate this tradeoff for the Brazilian Amazon region. To calculate the tradeoff, we use a directional distance function ...