2013 3 terrai_ifd_ciat_slideshare
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Terra-i is a system of habitat changes monitoring that uses different
mathematical models that combine vegetation data (MODIS NDVI) and
precipitation data (TRMM) to detect deviations from the natural cycle of
the vegetation over time and thus antrophogenic impacts on natural
ecosystems.
What is Terra-
It has maps of habitat loss every 16 days at the continental level with 250 meters of spatial
resolution.
Brazil
Bolivia
Peru
Loss detections
Jan 2004
Oct 2012
According to Gupta (2012) “Glocal forest and REDD+ governance: win–win or lose–lose?”. Curr. Opi. in Env. Sust. Cash crops, shifting agriculture, livestock and mining are the proximate drivers of local deforestation
OVERVIEW: SL BRAZIL-PERU-BOLIVIA
Acre
Pando
Ucayali
Madre de Dios
For every 16 days periods, Terra-i has been able to track the areas of rapid forest-cover change
Visualize the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5MTa13cb8g
Detection around Mining zone in Madre de Dios, Peru
Case study: Sanguijuelosa Forest, Sierra de Rio Tinto NF, Honduras
GreenWood and the Fundación Madera
Verde, 2013
Case study: Sanguijuelosa Forest, Sierra de Rio Tinto NF, Honduras
Sanguijuelosa Forest Disturbances Photo, Source: GreenWood, Feb 2013
Improve more and more our system by developing methodologies for analyzing the information generated.
Future Scenarios
Using Terra-i data and independent datasets (distance to
cities, roads, rivers, elevation, among others) to create future
scenarios where land-use changes are likely to happen
Before Road Improvements After Road Improvements
Integration Terra-i with others Policy Support Systems
WaterWorld Co$ting Nature
Terra-i has been used within the WaterWorld and Co$ting Nature Policy Support Systems to
understand the impact of recent land cover change on hydrology and the production and delivery
of ecosystem services.
Visualization tool
- Explore, visualize and get Terra-i data - http://www.terra-i.org/terra-i/data/data-statistics.html
Contact us: [email protected]