How a sheriff in Brazil is using satellites to stop deforestation

Mongabay
Apr 12, 2019, 3:14 pm279 pts
Before becoming the chief of police at the Police Specialized in Crimes Against the Environment (DEMA) in the northern Brazilian state of Amapá, Leonardo Brito had never worked in the environmental field or dealt with satellite imagery or mapping. However, this all changed when he started his new job in May…

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