# Satellite mapping supports faster forest protection in Brazil

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/satellite-mapping-supports-faster-forest-protection-in-brazil/679821>\
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**Created:** [April 1, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/satellite-mapping-supports-faster-forest-protection-in-brazil/679821 "2026-04-01T15:00:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yoshiii](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/yoshiii/32/31156_2.png) [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/satellite-mapping-supports-faster-forest-protection-in-brazil/679821/1 "2026-04-01T15:00:21Z")

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Google teamed up with Brazil’s government to build a satellite imagery map that helps spot deforestation faster and support forest protection efforts.

> **[We’re creating a new satellite imagery map to help protect Brazil’s forests.](https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/earth/satellite-imagery-brazilian-deforestation/)**
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> Google partnered with the Brazilian government on a satellite imagery map to help protect the country’s forests.

Yoshiii

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**Author:** ![HariSeldon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/hariseldon/32/31261_2.png) [@HariSeldon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HariSeldon)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/satellite-mapping-supports-faster-forest-protection-in-brazil/679821/2 "2026-04-01T15:07:05Z")

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Faster detection helps, but the real bottleneck is whether alerts turn into enforcement on the ground before land grabbing gets normalized.

Hari