The Global Forest Change project, developed by Matthew Hansen of the University of Maryland, monitors forests using algorithms to distinguish changes in forest cover using satellite images.
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GreenBiz: 3 ways the market could end Amazon deforestation
Tropical deforestation and degradation for as much as 19 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions today. But powerful market-based strategies for tackling such emissions are emerging.
Researchers find ‘hidden tapestry’ of plant chemicals in Amazon forest
The Amazon rainforest might seem like a massive expanse of monotonous green. However, a recent study has found that within this monotony lies a kaleidoscope of chemicals unique to all the different plant species of the forest.
Calha Norte: 2 million hectares of forest and a new economy on the horizon
The region has 23 protected areas and 2 million hectares of forest. Projects seek to promote the sustainable development of the area.
A Critica : New project to produce ethanol in the Amazon from sweet potatos
Sudam organization will research that will result in the production of Amazonian biodiesel using sweet potatos as raw material instead of cane sugar.
Guardian: Amazon deforestation picking up pace, satellite data reveals
The deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon has accelerated rapidly in the past two months, underscoring the shortcomings of the government’s environmental policies.
Brazil unlikely to keep reducing deforestation without new incentives
Cattle ranchers that drive the vast majority of forest clearing in the Brazilian Amazon are unlikely to be held at bay indefinitely unless they are afforded new incentives for keeping trees standing, argues new analysis published by an economic research group.
The Guardian: Tropical forests illegally destroyed for commercial agriculture
The study, Consumer Goods and Deforestation, says two countries – Brazil and Indonesia – for 75% of the total area illegally cleared over the period.
Reuters: Brazil court revokes license for Canadian gold mine in Amazon
A federal court has revoked the environmental license for a massive gold mine planned by Belo Sun Mining Corp on the Xingu River in the Amazon, ruling that the company had failed to assess the impact on local indigenous communities.
Mapping Change in the Amazon: How Satellite Images are Halting Deforestation
Imazon is collaborating with the Brazilian state of Pará to combine real time satellite imagery and advanced mapping techniques to protect the rainforest.