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Deforestation in
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Bolivia
SantaSantaCruz de laCruz de laSierraSierra
or, The Locusts of Bolivia
byStacie Wolny
Dry Tropical Forest
Dense Dry Forest /Riverine Forest
Dry Forest
Young / FallowAgriculture
Mature Agriculture
Grassland / Scrub
Bare Soil / Fallow Agriculture
Water
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Landcover5/26/1987
Dense Dry Forest /Riverine Forest
Dry Forest
Young / FallowAgriculture
Mature Agriculture
Grassland / Scrub
Bare Soil / Fallow Agriculture
Water
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Landcover8/1/2000
Agricultural settlement Soybean farms
Virtual Ground Truthing
15-cluster Isoclust
3 x 3 Mean Filter
Vegetation Index (NDVI)
Google Earth
Methodology
Vegetation Index (NDVI) Composite of Bands 1,2,3
Bare Soil / Fallow Agriculture? Young / Fallow Agriculture?
Methodology
1987
Forest/Scrub/Water: 30560 km²Agriculture: 2381 km²
2000
Forest/Scrub/Water: 21226 km²Agriculture: 11686 km²
Change
Forest/Scrub/Water: - 9334 km²Agriculture: + 9305 km²
Results
The poster child for Amazonian deforestation
