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Highlights

MORE THAN THREE DECADES OF DATA

The MapBiomas Collection 8 of Brazil's annual maps of land cover and land use covers the period from 1985 to 2022 on a 30 m spatial resolution. This new collection has some improvements in accuracy in the biomes and two new classes (Floodable Forest and Palm Oil), mapping 29 classes.

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DEFORESTATION AND SECONDARY VEGETATION

Deforestation and secondary vegetation growth data for all Brazilian biomes from 1987 to 2021, including classification between native vegetation types and successional stage - primary or secondary native vegetation.

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MINING INFORMATION

New data published on the evolution of industrial mining and mining areas from 1985 to 2022.

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IRRIGATION AND GRASSLAND QUALITY

Check out new features and layers of information, such as the evolution of the irrigation area and the evaluation of pasture quality in Brazil.

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THE IMPACT OF FIRE

Data from Collection 2 of MapBiomas Fogo present the impacts of fire on the national territory over 37 years (1985 and 2022), with annual and monthly data, frequency, and accumulated burned area.

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WATER SURFACE REDUCTION

Besides the water surface gain in 2022, the data of MapBiomas' Collection 2, from 1985 to 2022, indicate a loss tendency in the water surface at all Brazil's watershed regions.

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MAP AND DATA PLATFORM

LAND COVER

CHANGE

STATISTICS

QUALITY

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Caatinga

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Atlantic Forest

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Pampa

Bacia do Alto Paraguai

Lei da Mata Atlântica

Mining

Fire

Soil

Water

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