Illegal logging remains rampant in Brazil
(Mongabay) Illegal logging remains pervasive in the Brazilian state of Pará, finds an assessment released Monday by Imazon.
Trees of knowledge
How Brazil is using education, technology and politics to save its rainforest
Brazil data suggests spike in Amazon deforestation
(Reuters) – Preliminary data released Tuesday by Brazil’s space agency suggests Amazon deforestation spiked by more than a third during the past year, reversing a steady decline in destruction of the world’s largest rainforest. If substantiated by follow-up data typically compiled by the end of the year, the increase would confirm fears by scientists and
What Brazilians think about the ‘new’ Forest Law proposal
1. The survey set out to assess Brazilian public opinion and depth of knowledge in regard to the issues addressed in the legislative proposal known as the ‘new Forest law’ and approved by the Brazilian House of Representatives at the end of May. The questionnaire was administered by the Datafolha organisation at the request of
Saving the Amazon, from forest floor up
PARAGOMINAS, Brazil Just three years ago, the manmade fires here were so fierce smoke would blot out the Amazon sky, turning the days dark. Towering rainforest trees exploded in flames, their canopies cleared to let pasture grow for cattle.
Monitoring Deforestation from the Ground to the Cloud, a workshop by IMAZON & Google
What: “Monitoring Deforestation from the Ground to the Cloud”, a workshop by Imazon and Google When: November 8-10, 2011, from 9:00am – 5:00pm Where: Google Sao Paolo Office, Sao Paolo, Brazil Who should attend?: This workshop is intended for participants who want to learn more about Imazon’s Deforestation Alert System, powered by Google Earth Engine
Under pressure from rising deforestation, Brazil’s IBAMA establishes ‘Zero Deforestation Policy’ in the Amazon
Jump in deforestation in Mato Grosso in 2011 according to Imazon, a research institute. IBAMA, Brazil’s equivalent of the EPA, is suspending 1,300 planned operations for 2011 in order to concentrate on curbing a spike in regional deforestation through a two-pronged strategy of greater institutional presence and reciprocal agreements with local municipal governments.
Huge surge in Amazon deforestation
Analysis by Imazon, a research institute, has confirmed a huge surge in deforestation in a critical part of the Brazilian Amazon. Imazon’s satellite-based deforestation detection system recorded a near doubling in forest clearing in the state of Mato Grosso from August 2010-April 2011 over the year-earlier period. The findings are significant because Mato Grosso, which
Brazil’s Amazon rainforest farmers debate new land law
The ceiling fans spinning at full speed were not enough to cool the room, but the farmers gathered in Irituia’s town hall are used to the oppressive heat of the Amazon.
Is Protected But Vulnerable, Report Says
While nearly 44 percent of the Brazilian Amazon has protected status, poor management and limited oversight make many areas susceptible to human encroachment and development, including logging and ISA/Imazon.