INPE Flies Over Deforested Areas in Mato Grosso

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It follows one communicates published in english on the day (06/07) in the website of the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) noting that the institute’s experts flew over deforested áreas in the state of Mato Grosso.

Duda Falcão

INPE Flies Over Deforested

Areas in Mato Grosso

July 06, 2011

From June 1 to 3, National Institute for Space Research (INPE) and Brazilian Environmental and Natural Resources Institute (IBAMA) experts flew over northern Mato Grosso, Brazil, to check deforestation alert pointed by DETER. In this region, where there are such a lot of deforestation rates, were inspected about 90 warning points that reach 200 km ².

Experts flew 16 hours, 180km in radius around SINOP city, to check areas pointed by DETER in recent months. Mostly, clear-cutting deforestation has been verified – when native forest is completely removed – but areas suffering progressive forest degradation also have been checked.

DETER warning system is based on satellites and it aims to guide public environmental agencies surveillance. According to IBAMA – which was in the mission and lent the helicopter – some areas identified as deforestation has an Environment Secretariat of Mato Grosso State (SEMA) authorization.

A full report is going to be published soon by INPE, which performs actions at the fields to confirm data obtained by satellites of its monitoring systems. This mission was recorded in more than thousand photos, which are available in www.obt.inpe.br/fototeca.

Legendas:

Area identified as clear-cutting deforestation by

DETER in Porto dos Gauchos (MT), Brazil

 DETER warning image seen in April pointing clear-cutting

in Porto dos Gauchos (MT), Brazil

Photo of area identified as forest degradation

by DETER in Claudia (MT), Brazil



Image showing three warnings issued by DETER in April,
showing deforestation by forest degradation, Claudia (MT) Brazil

Source: WebSite of the National Institute for Space Research (INPE)