The Brazilian cattle sector is a critical case to understand the potential of ZDCs. Cattle production for beef and leather is the proximate cause of more than 70% of all deforestation in the Amazon (Mammadova et al., 2022, INPE, 2021, Project MapBiomas, 2020), much of which is illegal...
The Amazon rainforest, the largest in the world in terms of size and diversity, is recognized as a source of ecological services for both local and worldwide communities. Ten percent of its territory belongs to Colombia, covering approximately 35% of the country's total area. In spite of ...
These figures are calculated from estimates provided by the Brazilian National Institute of Space Research (INPE), the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and MapBiomas. The figures only refer to the Brazilian Amazon, which accounts for roughly 60 percent of the Amazon rain...
The Amazon rain forest spans nine countries and millions of square kilometers. Due to deforestation, current estimates indicate only about 80 percent of the original rain forest remains. In this tutorial, you'll use ArcGIS Pro to create a map of deforestation in the Brazilian state of ...
In this issue of #WhyESGMatters, we explore various public and private initiatives that can help curb deforestation in the Amazon.
As deforestation continues to rise in the Amazon rainforest, efforts are ongoing to identify ways to reverse the trend of tree loss in this valuable ecosystem. One example is land titling,land reformthat grants private individuals and families formal property rights for land they previously occupied...
Amazon deforestation. Our model differs from previous models in three ways: (1) it is probabilistic and quantifies uncertainty around predictions and parameters; (2) the overall deforestation rate emerges “bottom up”, as the sum of local-scale deforestation driven by local...
The extent of land cover change in the Amazon Basin can now be quantified with some degrees of confidence using satellite-based observations3. Merging these observations with maps4,5of Aboveground Biomass Carbon (AGB) provides a baseline estimation of gross losses from deforestation6. However, ...
Statistical confirmation of indirect land use change in the Brazilian Amazon 10.1088/1748-9326/6/2/024010 Google Scholar Arima et al., 2014 E.Y. Arima, P. Barreto, E. Araujo, B. Soares-Filho Public policies can reduce tropical deforestation: lessons and challenges from Brazil ...
Illegal activity in the Amazon is gaining momentum as the last months of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s administration wind down, experts tell CNN.