The Observatório do Código Florestal (OCF) Forest Code Observatory, in English, was created in May of 2013 to advance social accountability over the implementation of Law # 12,651/2012 and to ensure the environmental, social and economic integrity of forests on private property. The Observatório is a network made up of 21 independent organizations, which came together with the goal of fostering the effective implementation of the Forest Code.
The 2010 Amazon Drought
The 2010 Amazon Drought
In 2010, dry-season rainfall was low across Amazonia, with apparent similarities to the major 2005 drought. We analyzed a decade of satellite-derived rainfall data to compare both events. Standardized anomalies of dry-season rainfall showed that 57% of Amazonia had...