MAAP #53: Wildfire Hotspots in the Peruvian Amazon in 2016
During 2016, Peru experienced an intense wildfire season, exacerbated by widespread drought conditions across the country. The base map (Image 53, to the left) shows the 2016Â fire alert hotspots. These alerts are generated from a moderate-resolution (375 meters) satellite…
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…
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…
MAAP #41: Confirming Large-scale Oil Palm Deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon
In the previous MAAP #4, we documented the deforestation of 6,464 hectares (15,970 acres) between 2011 and 2015 associated with a large-scale oil palm project in the central Peruvian Amazon (Ucayali region) operated by the company Plantaciones de Pucallpa. In…
MAAP #37: Deforestation Hotspot in the central Peruvian Amazon driven by Cattle Pasture
In the previous MAAP #26, we presented a map of Deforestation Hotspots in the Peruvian Amazon during 2015*. This analysis showed that the highest concentration of deforestation is in the central Peruvian Amazon.
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MAAP #35: Confirming Amazon Deforestation by United Cacao in 2013 [High Res View]
To date, we have published 4 MAAP articles* tracking deforestation by the company United Cacao in the northern Peruvian Amazon (outside the town of Tamshiyacu in the Loreto region). In these articles, based on analysis of satellite imagery, we have…
MAAP #26: Deforestation Hotspots in the Peruvian Amazon, 2015
Thanks to the newly launched GLAD alerts (developed by the University of Maryland and Google1, and presented by Global Forest Watch), we now have weekly access to high-resolution forest loss data across Peru. Here in MAAP #26, we analyze the…
MAAP #23: Increasing Deforestation along lower Las Piedras River (Madre de Dios, Peru)
The Las Piedras River in the southern Peruvian Amazon (department of Madre de Dios) is increasingly recognized for its outstanding wildlife (for example, see this video by naturalist and explorer Paul Rosolie, and this trailer for the upcoming film Uncharted…
MAAP #18: Proliferation of Logging Roads in the Peruvian Amazon
MAAP articles #3 and #15 detailed the construction of several new logging roads in the central Peruvian Amazon. Here in MAAP 18, we provide a more comprehensive analysis of the proliferation of logging roads in this section of the Amazon.…
Image #11: Importance of Protected Areas in the Peruvian Amazon
The Peruvian national protected areas system, known as SINANPE, is critically important to Amazon conservation efforts in the country. There are currently 46 protected areas in the Peruvian Amazon under national or regional administration*. In total, these areas cover 19.5…