Mongabay: Imazon SAD's system serves as a short-term deforestation alert mechanism.
Analysis of satellite data suggests deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon may have reached a seven-year high.
Numbers released today by Imazon, a Belém-based non-profit, shows that deforestation in the region has been pacing ahead of the prior year's level for 13 consecutive months. The 12-month moving average of short-term deforestation alert data has reached a level not seen since September 2008.
There are various...