Unaccounted for nonforest vegetation loss in the Brazilian Amazon

Abstract The Brazilian Amazon Satellite Monitoring Program (PRODES Amazonia) tracks forest loss in the Brazilian Amazon but excludes about 6.6% ( ~ 280,000 km²) of non-forest vegetation (NF). Here we developed the PRODES NF system to address this gap by adapting the well-established methodology of P...

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Published in:	Communications Earth & Environment
Main Authors:	Cassiano Gustavo Messias, Cláudio A. de Almeida, Daniel E. Silva, Luciana S. Soler, Luis E. Maurano, Vagner L. Camilotti, Fábio C. Alves, Libério J. da Silva, Mariane S. Reis, Thiago C. de Lima, Vivian Renó, Deborah L. C. Lima, Amanda P. Belluzzo, Camila B. Quadros, Delmina C. M. Barradas, Douglas R. V. de Moraes, Eduardo F. M. Bastos, Igor P. Cunha, Jefferson J. de Souza, Lucélia S. de Barros, Luiz Henrique A. Gusmão, Rodrigo de Almeida, Dayane R. V. de Moraes, Diego M. Silva, Eduardo H. S. Chrispim, João Felipe S. K. C. Pinto, Manoel R. Ribeiro Neto, Marlon Henrique H. Matos, Noeli Aline P. Moreira, Raíssa C. dos S. Teixeira, Gabriel M. R. Alves, Ana Carolina S. de Andrade, Letícia P. Perez, Bruna Maria P. Bento, Hugo C. de Castro Filho, Igor S. dos Santos, Liliane Cristina L. de Araújo, Maira Matias, Murilo B. da Silva, Fábio da C. Pinheiro, André Carvalho, Haron Xaud, Maristela Xaud, Ana Paula Matos, Luis Baumann, Elaine B. da Silva, Laerte Guimarães Ferreira, Marcos Adami
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2024-08-01
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01542-0