IPAM and ICV present an analysis of clear-cutting trends detected by the official Amazon deforestation system, Prodes, between August 2014 and July 2015, plus an evaluation of control measures taken by State and federal governments.
Land-use in Amazonia and the Cerrado of Brazil
The total area and annual rate of native vegetation clearing is greatest in the Cerrado region followed by the Brazilian states of Pará, Mato Grosso, Maranhào and Rondônia. Amazonian forest clearing proceeds most quickly where abundant natural resources...


