Near-real-time satellite alerts feeding a funded, empowered environmental enforcement body

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Pair two-tier satellite monitoring (an annual census plus near-real-time alerts, ideally radar where cloud is heavy, published openly) with a funded, empowered enforcement body that acts on alerts through inspections, fines, embargoes, and seizure of clearing equipment.

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Amazônia Legal, Brazil

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Brazilian environmental agencies using INPE monitoring systems · Region

Brazil's DETER near-real-time satellite alert system (operated by INPE) is used to target environmental enforcement in the Amazon. Independent evaluation found that coupling DETER monitoring alerts with active enforceme…

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Legal Amazon, Brazil

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Brazilian federal government — IBAMA, ICMBio, INPE, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (Min. Marina Silva) · 2023–2025 · National

When Lula took office in January 2023, his government reactivated IBAMA as the lead enforcement body, ended the previous administration's gag order on agents, and roughly tripled the agency's resources. Acting on INPE's…

Annual Legal Amazon deforestation (PRODES year to July 2025)~11,594 km² (2022) → 5,796 km²km²/yr

Year-on-year change, PRODES year to July 2025-11%

Brazilian federal budget (IBAMA), supported by the Amazon Fund · 4 sources

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