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MAAP #50
November 15, 2016

MAAP #50: Gold Mining Deforests 31,000 Acres in southern Peruvian Amazon during last 4 years

We analyzed hundreds of high-resolution satellite images to calculate the amount of recent (October 2012 – October 2016) gold mining deforestation in the southern Peruvian Amazon: 30,895 acres. Combining this finding with previous studies, we estimate the total gold mining deforestation of around 154,440 acres in the region. Image 50a shows the recent gold mining deforestation in red, […]

Gold Mining Peru Protected Areas
MAAP #49
November 2, 2016

MAAP #49: New Frontiers of Gold Mining in the Peruvian Amazon

In a series of articles, we have previously detailed the progress of gold mining deforestation in the southern Peruvian Amazon (mainly in the Madre de Dios region). In the current report, we show the new gold mining frontiers in northern and central Peru (Image 49a): two cases in the region of Amazonas and a case […]

Gold Mining Peru
October 27, 2016

Bolivia: Large-scale Sugarcane Deforestation

New sugarcane plantations have caused the deforestation of more than 6,175 acres (2,500 hectares) in the department of La Paz. https://news.mongabay.com/2016/10/exclusive-rainforest-rapidly-cleared-for-sugarcane-in-bolivia/ https://news.mongabay.com/2016/11/another-700-hectares-of-bolivian-rainforest-lost-to-sugarcane-surge/

Bolivia Other crops
MAAP #48
October 18, 2016

MAAP #48: Oil Palm Deforestation in the central Peruvian Amazon

In MAAP #26, we presented a 2015 Deforestation Hotspots map for the Peruvian Amazon, which showed that the highest concentration of deforestation is located in the central Amazon region. Here, we zoom in on one of these hotspots, located in the northern Huanuco region along its border with San Martin (see Inset E of Image […]

Deforestation Hotspots Oil Palm Peru
MAAP #47
October 4, 2016

MAAP #47: Fires Degrade Southern Peruvian Amazon (Madre De Dios)

The Peruvian Amazon is experiencing an intense 2016 fire season due to one of its driest periods in decades. In recent weeks, we have presented a series of articles showing the power of the new GLAD alerts in detecting deforestation in near real time. Here, we go a step further and also evaluate alerts to detect fires in near real […]

Fires Peru
MAAP #46
September 28, 2016

MAAP #46: Gold Mining Deforestation Within Tambopata National Reserve Exceeds 450 Hectares

In previous articles, we documented the illegal gold mining invasion of Tambopata National Reserve (Madre de Dios region in the southern Peruvian Amazon) in November 2015 and the subsequent deforestation of 350 hectares as of July 2016. Here, we report that the mining deforestation in the Reserve now exceeds 450 hectares (1,110 acres) as of September 2016. Image […]

Gold Mining Peru
MAAP #45
September 21, 2016

MAAP #45: Threats to El Sira Communal Reserve in central Peruvian Amazon

El Sira Communal Reserve, located in the central Peruvian Amazon (regions of Pasco, Huánuco and Ucayali), aims to protect the biological diversity of the El Sira Mountain Range in benefit of the native communities of the area (Ashaninka, Yanesha, and Shipibo-Conibo indigenous groups). This report presents an initial threat assessment for this large national protected […]

Cattle pasture Other crops Peru
MAAP #44
September 14, 2016

MAAP #44: Potential Recuperation of Illegal Gold Mining area in Amarakaeri Communal Reserve

In the previous MAAP #6, published in June 2015, we documented the deforestation of 11 hectares in the Amarakaeri Communal Reserve due to a recent illegal gold mining invasion. The Reserve, located in the Madre de Dios region of the southern Peruvian Amazon, is an important protected area that is co-managed by indigenous communities and Peru’s National Protected […]

Gold Mining Peru
MAAP #43
September 5, 2016

MAAP #43: Early Warning Deforestation Alerts in the Peruvian Amazon, Part 2

In the previous MAAP #40, we emphasized the power of combining early warning forest loss GLAD alerts with analysis of high-resolution satellite imagery as part of a comprehensive near real-time deforestation monitoring system for the Peruvian Amazon. In the current MAAP, we present 3 new examples of this system across different regions of Peru. Click on the images […]

Gold Mining Logging Peru
MAAP #42
August 30, 2016

MAAP #42: Papaya – New Deforestation Driver in Peruvian Amazon

In the previous MAAP #26, we published a preliminary map of Deforestation Hotspots in the Peruvian Amazon for 2015. Subsequently in 2016, we have been compiling information to improve understanding on the potential causes (drivers) of deforestation in the identified hotspots. In this article, we focus on a medium-intensity hotspot located along the newly paved Interoceanic […]

Deforestation Hotspots Other crops Peru