Brazil: IBAMA databases are now open source

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The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Natural Resources (IBAMA) is responsible for licensing, issuing permits and monitoring utilisation of natural resources including logging.

IBAMA uses an extensive array of data sources all of which are digitalised to allow for systematic supervision, monitoring, registration of entrepreneurs and properties and the imposition of penalties.

In September this year IBAMA provided open access to 15 of its internal databases on a platform called "Open Data". These databases can be used to monitor IBAMA as well as the basis for independent studies.

The databases made available include:

  • (i) aerial imagery
  • (ii) Brazilian wetland vegetation; Evolution of revenues collected (e.g. fees, contributions and other sources)
  • (iii) Environmental licenses for activities and undertakings licensed by IBAMA (e.g. licenses for research, logging, deforestation, others)
  • (iv) DOF (Document of Forest Origin) of products of sawmills, industries and charcoa and
  • (v) Embargoed areas by IBAMA, as a result of noncompliance with environmental legislation.

In related news, an Amazon Protection System using micro-wave technology and satellites was the subject of recent discussions. The Operational and Management Center for the Amazon Protection System (Censipam) in the Ministry of Defence presented details of an Amazônia SAR Project developed in partnership with the National Institute for Space Research and IBAMA.

This deforestation detection system in Amazonia allows observing the earth even through clouds and is a powerful tool to combat illegal deforestation, identifying illegal activities and transmitting information to IBAMA.

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