Improved satellite technology should give us confidence in recent estimates of Amazon deforestation.
"Bolsonaro and has ministers have called its release irresponsible and an attempt to stain Brazil’s image abroad. Last month he called INPE numbers “lies” and implied that Galvão was in “the service” of a foreign non-profit group."
If the assertions are true, this is very disturbing. I am a scientist so will not get into the rumors and politics behind the firing. However, I do want to affirm that other satellite data consistently show deforestation in Amazonia even as its dynamics are changing. AMAZON, BRAZIL JULY 29, 2017: Large deforestation surrounds the Parakana Indigenous Reserve in the Brazilian State of Para, Northern Region of Brazil. The Brazilian Real Time System for Detection of Deforestation is a satellite-based system. According to the Climate Policy Initiative website it:
"enables frequent and quick identification of deforestation hot spots, greatly enhanced monitoring and targeting capacity, making it easier for law enforcers to act upon areas with illegal deforestation activity. This improvement in monitoring and law enforcement was the main driver of the 2000s deforestation slowdown."
According to the Brazilian Space agency, data show dramatic increases in deforestation in recent months, but apparently some officials"disagree." According to
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