MAPBIOMAS AMAZONIA COLLECTION 5.0 (1985 – 2022)

The most recent data from MapBiomas Amazonia reinforce the need for integrated international action to reverse the current trend of destruction that, if it persists, will take the biome beyond its point of no return at the end of this decade.

MAPBIOMAS BOLIVIA COLLECTION 2.0 (1985-2023) 

Although the country has more than 50% of its territory covered by natural vegetation, in 39 years, around 9.5 millions of hectares were lost. In this new collection, the number of classes mapped throughout the Bolivian territory was increased from 14 to 19 classes. 

MAPBIOMAS PERU COLLECTION 2.0 (1985-2022) 

In 38 years the country has lost 487.7% of glacier extension, according to MapBiomas Perú. This initiative also reveals the loss of 4.1 million hectares of natural vegetation. The findings of the monitoring of land use change that occurred in Peru between 1985 and 2022 will be presented by the Common Good Institute on February 15 in Lima. In addition, the call was opened for the 1st edition of the MapBiomas Peru Award, which seeks to reward two works that use the data and products generated by the initiative.

MAPBIOMAS VENEZUELA COLLECTION 1.0 (1985 – 2022)

The First collection of annual land cover and use maps (1985 to 2022) for the Venezuelan territory was presented on November 14th, during the online event “MapBiomas Venezuela: 38 years of territorial history to imagine the future”. This new product is a result of the joint efforts of Provita, the Amazon Network of Georeferenced Socio-Environmental Information (Raisg), the Laboratory of Geographic Information Systems and Environmental Modeling (LSIGMA)of Simón Bolívar University, and Wataniba, It also includes technical collaborations from esteemed experts from various universities and national research centers. 

MAPBIOMAS ECUADOR COLLECTION 1.0 (1985 – 2022)

Data at the service of society to understand 38 years of changes in land cover and use. 

MAPBIOMAS COLOMBIA COLLECTION 1.0 (1985 – 2022)

The first Mapbiomas Colombia collection provides an understanding of other dynamics, such as the growth of urban infrastructure in the country, which has increased by an average of 4.7 thousand hectares per year, as well as mining intervention in an area of 73 thousand hectares over these 38 years. Although these numbers may not seem significant, a more detailed regional analysis reveals the magnitude of these dynamics. For example, in the Pacific region, mining has grown by 287%, and in the Andes region, urban infrastructure has tripled compared to 1985.

Furthermore, this collection allows for the analysis of natural dynamics. For instance, it has been identified that the department with the highest presence of mangroves is in the Caribbean region (Magdalena). There has also been a decrease in herbaceous formation in the Orinoco region, with a reduction of approximately 491 million hectares. On the other hand, in the Amazon region, there has been an increase of 38.7 thousand hectares in flooded coverages during the studied period (1985-2022).

MAPBIOMAS BOLIVIA COLLECTION 1.0 (1985-2021) 

The first collection of MapBiomas Bolivia provides data on the dynamics of land cover and use in its six biomes. Maps of the Bolivian territory have been generated over a period of 37 years with 14 classes identified and classified.

MAPBIOMAS PERÚ COLLECTION 1.0 (1985-2021) 

The data generated by MapBiomas Perú warns about the accelerated dynamics of the changes that occurred between 1985 and 2021 in the natural coverage of the Peruvian territory, which have generated a loss of 3.9% of its natural vegetation. This has affected the country’s ecosystems, its biodiversity, its ecosystem services, its functionality and connectivity. With a loss of 49.9% of extension in 37 years, the alarming retreat of glaciers due to the effect of climate change and black carbon caused by burning in the Amazon stands out. The glaciers feed the springs of the country’s large rivers, supplying water to millions of people.

MAPBIOMAS WATER RAISG 1.0 COLLECTION (1985 – 2022)

In this collection, the first MapBiomas Water data for the Amazonian countries are presented. This analysis is based on satellite images of the nine countries located in the Amazon basin, covering the period from 1985 to 2022. The results indicate that despite an increase in water area in 2022 for some countries, there is a trend of decreasing water area in the last decade.

MAPBIOMAS AMAZON 4.0 COLLECTION (1985 – 2021)

The most recent data from MapBiomas Amazonía reinforce the need for integrated international action to reverse the current trend of destruction that, if it persists, will push the biome beyond its point of no return by the end of this decade.

In 1985, only 6% (around 50 million hectares) of the Amazon had been transformed into anthropic areas, such as pastures, crops, mining or urban areas. In 2021, this area almost tripled, reaching 15% (almost 125 million hectares) of the entire region. It was a net loss of nearly 10% of its natural vegetation in just 37 years. If the current trend verified by MapBiomas Amazonía continues, the biome, which is a carbon sink of planetary importance, will reach the point of no return, irreversibly affecting its ecosystem services, and could become a savannah.

MAPBIOMAS AMAZON 3.0 COLLECTION (1985 – 2020)

Between 1985 and 2020, the Amazon lost 52% of its glaciers and 74.6 million hectares of its natural vegetation cover, an area equivalent to the territory of Chile. In the same period, there was a 656% growth in mining, 130% in urban infrastructure, and 151% in agriculture and livestock. This unprecedented mapping incorporates the entire Amazon, from the Andes, passing through the Amazon plain and reaching the transitions with the Cerrado and Pantanal

MAPBIOMAS AMAZON 2.0 COLLECTION (1985 – 2018)

Collection 2.0 provided more than 3 decades of Amazonian land cover and land-use history in annual maps from 1985 to 2018 with a resolution of 30 meters. The MapBiomas Amazon platform offers the possibility to visualize the maps at regional, national, and even local levels, identifying areas covered with forests, natural fields, mangroves, agricultural and livestock, and rivers, among other types. It is possible to understand the dynamics of land-use changes inside and outside an Indigenous Territory or a Protected Area.

A great contribution in this Second Collection is that the platform not only offers maps but also statistics presented in tables and dynamic graphs with changes in use in the period the user requires, being freely accessible and downloadable. The Second Collection of MapBiomas Amazon has been generated by technicians and specialists from each of the countries that are part of the Amazon, which allows for greater accuracy in the results.

MAPBIOMAS AMAZON COLLECTION 1.0 (2000 – 2017)

The inaugural product of MapBiomas Amazonia is the First Collection of Annual Land Cover and Land Use Maps of the Amazon (2000 – 2017), comprising annual maps of the entire Amazon region, prepared by the technical teams of each country. 

The unpublished mapping incorporates the entire Pan-Amazon region, from the Andes through the Amazon plain, and reaching the transitions with the Cerrado and Pantanal. The results obtained indicate that in the period from 2000 to 2017, despite maintaining 85% native forest cover, the region lost 29.5 million hectares (equivalent to the territory of Ecuador). On the other hand, during this same period there was a 41% growth in the area of agriculture and livestock.