Tropical forests are important regulators of the flux and storage of carbon, water, and energy in the Biosphere, and they are the habitat of more than three-fourths of the world’s plant and animal species. These ecosystems are also undergoing rapid conversion through pasture formation, shifting cultivation and timber highgrading as the people of tropical nations turn to forestlands for sustenance and wealth.
Simpas – Amazon Settlement Monitoring Tool
The system can be used as a reference and can be applied to any settlement of the country and aims to operationalize the monitoring of deforestation, forest degradation and land use in the settlements and properties associated with PAS.