Amazon Fire Tracker 2021: Brazilian Amazon Fire Season Begins
Last year (2020), we demonstrated the power of our real-time Amazon fire monitoring app (see MAAP #118 and MAAP #129). In a novel approach, the app uniquely combines data from the atmosphere (aerosol emissions in smoke) and the ground (heat…
MAAP #137: New Illegal Gold Mining Hotspot in Peruvian Amazon – Pariamanu
In 2019, the Peruvian government launched Operation Mercury to confront the illegal gold mining crisis in the southern Amazonian area known as La Pampa (Madre de Dios region). As a result, deforestation decreased 90% in this critical area (MAAP# 130).…
MAAP #138: As Brazil negotiates with world, Amazon deforestation continues in 2021
Brazil is currently in high-profile negotiations with countries such as the United States and Norway for international compensation in exchange for improved action to address Amazon deforestation.* While this may be a positive development diplomatically, on the ground extensive deforestation…
MAAP # 138: ENQUANTO O BRASIL NEGOCIA COM O MUNDO, O DESMATAMENTO DA AMAZÔNIA CONTINUA EM 2021
O Brasil atualmente está em negociações de nĂvel internacional com paĂses como os Estados Unidos e a Noruega para determinar compensações potenciais em troca de ações mais robustas contra o desmatamento na AmazĂ´nia.* Embora essas discussões sejam um desenvolvimento positivo…
MAAP #136: Amazon Deforestation 2020 (Final)
*To download the report, click “Print” instead of “Download PDF” at the top of the page. In January, we presented the first look at 2020 Amazon deforestation based on early warning alert data (MAAP #132). Here, we update this analysis…
MAAP #134: Agriculture and Deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon
For the first time, Peru has a detailed National Agricultural Area Map. This unique map, produced with high-resolution satellite imagery, was published by the Peruvian Ministry of Agrarian Development (MIDAGRI) in January.* This map reveals that the agricultural area at…
MAAP #133: Deforestation Continues in National Parks of Colombian Amazon
As we have indicated in previous reports (MAAP #120), there is an “arc of deforestation” in the northwest Colombian Amazon, impacting numerous protected areas and indigenous reserves. Here, we emphasize that this deforestation currently impacts four National Parks: Tinigua, Macarena,…
MAAP #132: Amazon Deforestation Hotspots 2020
We present a first look at the major hotspots of primary forest loss across the Amazon in 2020 (see Base Map).* There are several major headlines: We estimate over 2 million hectares (5 million acres) of primary forest loss across…
MAAP #131: Power of Free High-resolution Satellite Imagery from Norway Agreement
This report demonstrates the powerful application of freely available, high-resolution satellite imagery recently made possible thanks to an agreement between the Government of Norway and several satellite companies.* This unprecedented agreement will bring commercial satellite technology, previously out of reach…
MAAP #130: Illegal Gold Mining Down 78% in Peruvian Amazon, But Still Threatens Key Areas
As part of USAID’s Prevent Project (dedicated to combating environmental crimes in the Amazon), we conducted an updated analysis of illegal gold mining deforestation in the southern Peruvian Amazon. In early 2019, the Peruvian government launched Operation Mercury, an unprecedented…