Amazon Deforestation
An Earth Observatory Collection
Dense smoke streamed from rainforests in Amazonas and Pará.
Drought and heat have fueled unusually high numbers of fires in the South American country during the first three months…
Huge understory fires are spreading throughout the state in northern Brazil as drought and heat turn the rainforest into tinder.
Indigenous people are protecting carbon-rich forests in South America, and satellites are helping.
A remote oil and logging road first established in eastern Peru in the 1980s has become a hub for forest…
Using satellite data from the past two decades, scientists are starting to pinpoint which crops and farming styles have lasting…
Researchers have created a satellite-based tool to help officials identify new activity.
An analysis of geostationary satellite data found a 10 to 15 percent increase in greening around the rainforest during the…
Large numbers of deforestation-related fires burned in the Amazon rainforest, while uncontrolled wildfires blazed in savanna and grassland ecosystems in…
Gold mining pits line the rivers and cut into the rainforest.
Following a notable increase in fire activity in August 2019 and a gradual rise in deforestation, scientists have been watching…
The reality of science, statistics, and satellites is that a deep understanding of the causes, effects, and severity of a…
Satellites have played a key role in monitoring and reducing the rate of deforestation in the rainforest.
Decades of satellite data make it possible to map how deforestation has evolved over time.
A new tool helped detect water-stressed vegetation near some 2019 Amazon rainforest fires.
The atmosphere above the rainforest has become drier, increasing the demand for water and leaving ecosystems vulnerable to fires and…
In spite of its clear significance to the planet, the expansive region is a complex and challenging place for remote…
Satellites have detected an increase in fire activity early in the 2019 dry season in the southern Amazon.
The Madre de Dios region has a rich concentration of endemic species, but their habitats are being threatened by human…
The red-brown earth exposed by open pit mines contrast with the greens of the surrounding Amazon forest.
Roughly 20 percent of Gran Chaco’s forest has been converted into farmland or grazing land since 1985.
