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Through geobosques, official information is generated for competent entities and citizenship in general.Lima.- Within the framework of the strategies to conserve our ecosystems and natural resources, the Ministry of Environment (Minam) develops surveillance and monitoring activities of our Amazon forests using satellite technology.
In that sense, through the Geobosques platform, managed by the National Forest Conservation and Climate Change Mitigation Program (Forest Program) of the Minam, an early alert service is provided that allows us to know possible deforestation cases for timely control actions, based on Landsat satellite image processing.
This information service, available for competent entities and for citizens in general, develops without interruptions and is accessible from anywhere in the country, during the 24 hours and all year. It should be noted that the generation of new early alerts is updated between approximately 21 and 26 days.
Likewise, with the aim of visually verifying these early alerts, the Minam, through the forests, uses Sentinel satellite images complementary, which allows to identify more precisely the areas where the loss of forests has been identified.
Peru keeps active its technical capabilities for the detection of changes in forest coverage. We use Landsat satellite images to generate early alerts on deforestation, and in a complementary way, Sentinel images for visual verification, said Daniel Castillo, specialist of the forests program.
He added that Landsat images have a 30 -meter space resolution, while Sentinel reaches 10 meters. This satellite information, combined with the experience and high level of training of Minam experts, in the application of algorithms that allow a detailed analysis, ensure the detection of events related to deforestation, even in difficult access areas.
During the pandemic, satellite images were key to continue remote verifications. Currently, with the use of Sentinel images, we continue to incorporate technological resources, with the same commitment, using advanced algorithms and a highly trained technical team, he added.
The Geobosques platform, is public and free, through which updated information for local communities, regional governments, municipalities and civil society organizations is continuously provided. This tool is relevant for informed decision making and the execution of actions aimed at forest conservation and climate change mitigation.
Also, the Minam works on the generation of multipurpose information on the activity of activity, uses and changes of land use for a wide range of years. This information will soon have the supplies to prepare the various national and international reports, such as: Forest Emissions Reference Level, Biennial Transparency Report (BTR), National Inventory of Greenhouse Gases, REDD+ processes such as nesting, payment by REDD+ results, among others.
