Rondonia


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Throughout the tropics, rain forests are being cut down. By different methods and for different reasons, people in tropical regions of the world are cutting down, burning, or otherwise damaging the forests. The process in which a forest is cut down, burned or damaged is called 'deforestation'.

This case study on Rondonia, Brazil, focuses on deforestation. It includes background material, exercises and a collection of external links. The exercises use computer tools that analyse satellite images.
 
 

This case study includes:

  • a background section
  • exercises

    • You can access them by clicking on the links on the right.

      
     
      
    Last update: 26 January 2010


    Global change

     •  Introduction (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Environment_EN/SEMJ54ANJTF_0.html)

    Land


    Rondonia

     •  Background (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Environment_EN/SEMO2V9NJTF_0.html)

    Exercises

     •  NOAA images (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Environment_EN/SEMR3V9NJTF_0.html)
     •  Landsat images (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Environment_EN/SEMDBV9NJTF_0.html)

    Links

     •  Satellite images of
    environmental change     (http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/earthshots/slow/Rondonia/Rondonia)
     •  INPE (http://www.inpe.br/Informacoes_Eventos/)
     •  Global change (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Environment_EN/SEMJ54ANJTF_0.html)
     •  The Tropical Rain Forest Information Center (http://www.trfic.msu.edu/)
     •  The World Resources Institute (http://www.wri.org/ecosystems/)

    Eduspace - Software

     •  LEOWorks 3 (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/multimedia/LEOWorks3.exe)

    Eduspace - Download

     •  Ron1-noaa-1234.zip
    (448 Kb)     (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/eduspace/ron1-noaa-1234.zip)
     •  Ron1-LS-345.zip
    (815 Kb)     (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/eduspace/ron1-ls-345.zip)
     •  Ron2-LS-345.zip
    (816 Kb)     (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/eduspace/ron2-ls-345.zip)
     •  Ron3-LS-345.zip
    (638 Kb)     (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/eduspace/ron3-ls-345.zip)
     •  Ron4-LS-345.zip
    (719 Kb)     (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/eduspace/ron4-ls-345.zip)
     •  Ron5-LS-345.zip
    (720 Kb)     (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/eduspace/ron5-ls-345.zip)
     •  Ron6-LS-345.zip
    (791 Kb)     (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/eduspace/ron6-ls-345.zip)
     •  Ron7-LS-345.zip
    (593 Kb)     (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/eduspace/ron7-ls-345.zip)