Arc of deforestation

The region where the agricultural border advances towards the forest and also where the highest rates of deforestation of the Amazon are found. It corresponds to 500 thousand km² of land, going from the east and south of the Brazilian state of Pará towards the west, passing through the states of Mato Grosso, Rondônia, and Acre.

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SIPAM

SIPAM

Protection System of the Amazon (Sistema de Proteção da Amazônia, SIPAM. Former Sistema de Vigilância da Amazônia – Sivan, Amazon Surveillance System). It is an Amazon surveillance system of the federal government.

Paris Agreement

Paris Agreement

The COP 21’s Paris Agreement brings all nations into a common cause to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change and adapt to its effects, with enhanced support to assist developing countries to do so. Its central aim is to strengthen the global response...