Geointelligence against Illegal Deforestation and Timber Laundering in the Brazilian Amazon
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22033649 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Franco Perazzoni (0000-0001-8775-4312, Universidade Aberta, corresponding author), Paula Bacelar Nicolau (0000-0001-5940-5131, Universidade Aberta), Marco Painho (0000-0003-1136-3387, Universidade Nova de Lisboa) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 398 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-17 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2220-9964 • E-ISSN: 2220-9964 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijgi9060398 |
| OpenAlex | W3035895364 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 12 |
Due to the characteristics of the Southern Amazonas Mesoregion (Mesorregião Sul do Amazonas, MSA), conducting on-site surveys in all licensed forestry areas (Plano de Manejo Florestal, PMFS) is an impossible task. Therefore, the present investigation aimed to: (i) analyze the use of geointelligence (GEOINT) techniques to support the evaluation of PMFS; and (ii) verify if the PMFS located in the MSA are being executed in accordance with Brazilian legislation. A set of twenty-two evaluation criteria were established. These were initially applied to a “standard” PMFS and subsequently replicated to a larger area of 83 PMFS, located in the MSA. GEOINT allowed for a better understanding of each PMFS, identifying illegal forestry activities and evidence of timber laundering. Among these results, we highlight the following evidences: (i) inconsistencies related to total transport time and prices declared to the authorities (70% of PMFS); (ii) volumetric information incompatible with official forest inventories and/or not conforming with Benford’s law (54% of PMFS); (iii) signs of exploitation outside the authorized polygon limits (51% of PMFS) and signs of clear-cutting (43% of PMFS); (iv) no signs of infrastructure compatible with licensed forestry (24% of PMFS); and (v) signs of exploitation prior to the licensing (19% of PMFS) and after the expiration of licensing (5%)
Amazon rainforest · Business · Environmental protection · Geography · Illegal logging · Legislation · Logging · Nature Conservation · Political science · Benford’s Law and Fraud Detection · Computer Science · Law · Ecology · Forestry
| Citations per year | 1.25 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |