Forest

Deforestation, degradation and carbon release threaten the Mother Earth of indigenous peoples, forest collector and riverbank communities, plant and animal species of all sizes and beauty. More than this, they accentuate the climate changes that affect the whole planet. RAISG has produced studies and maps that enable the Amazon forest to be better understood and protected.

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2014

Amazon Carbon Density Map

This map, produced in collaboration with WHRC, EDF and COICA, presents quantitative data on what had previously only been appreciated in qualitative terms: the amount of above ground carbon in...

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Pressures and Threats

An overview of current pressures and potential threats on the Amazon, a region of 7.8 million square kilometres shared by Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela e French Guiana and inhabited by 33 million people, including 1.5 million indigenous people from 385 different ethnic groups. Information and analysis on deforestation and degradation, natural resource concessions and exploitation applications, and infrastructure projects.

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2013

Ecuadorian Amazonia under pressure

This atlas presents a spatial analysis of a set of five pressures on and threats to the Ecuadorian Amazon region in the last ten years: highways, oil and gas, mining, heat sources and...

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2012

Amazonia under pressure

Amazonia under Pressure presents in map form an overview of current pressures on and potential threats to Amazonia. It contains information updated to 2012 on highways, oil and gas,...

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Protected Areas and Indigenous Territories

Protected natural areas and indigenous territories make up 45% of Amazonia and constitute the best preserved portion of the region. RAISG publishes data and studies developed by means of protocols common to all Amazon countries in order to supersede fragmented visions in favour of integrated initiatives and processes that contribute to the consolidation of protected areas and indigenous territories.

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Cartographic Data

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Files in shapefile format for download and off-line use.

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Geo-referenced data for URL access in WMS (Web Map Services) standard.