Brazilian Amazone: Law enforcement operations cause 76% reduction in deforestation
Brazil managed to reduce deforestation in the country primarily through a targeted and strict enforcement effort using satellite images to detect recent logging, followed by direct action by SWAT teams and investigators also of companies and networks, dropping deforestation by 64-78%.
Year: 2013
From collection: The Environmental Crime Crisis
Cartographer: Riccardo Pravettoni, GRID Arendal