Protected Area Monitoring

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En una reserva remota en la Amazonía, guardaparques peruanos enfrentan una amenaza compleja de la minería ilegal de oro

July 17, 2023/in Inambari, Mining, Protected Area Monitoring /by Bjorn Bergman

La ruta para recopilar datos en un puesto remoto en la selva pasa por un paisaje devastado por la minería ilegal y una serie de pueblos en auge minero lejos del alcance de las autoridades nacionales.

En la pared de la sede de la Reserva Comunal Amarakaeri de Perú, el personal del parque había colocado un mapa con cuadrículas de colores que identificaban las áreas amenazadas. La mayoría de las áreas estaban en los bordes de la reserva donde los mineros y cultivadores de coca presionaban contra sus límites.

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In a Remote Reserve in the Amazon, Peruvian Park Rangers Navigate a Complex Threat from Illegal Gold Mining

July 17, 2023/in Inambari, Mining, Protected Area Monitoring /by Bjorn Bergman

The route to collect data at a remote jungle outpost passes through a landscape devastated by illegal mining and a string of mining boom towns far from the reach of national authorities.

On the wall of the headquarters for Peru’s Amarakaeri Communal Reserve, park staff had posted a map peppered with colored squares, which identified areas under threat. Most areas were on the edges of the reserve where miners and coca growers pressed against its boundaries.

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Tropical Paradise or Curse? SkyTruth Investigates Cancún’s Rapid Urbanization

May 5, 2023/in Internship, Protected Area Monitoring /by Gali Polichuk

The Mexican government designed Cancún for tourism. Now its ecosystems are experiencing the consequences

Monitoring our planet with satellite imagery over time can reshape our understanding of human activities. When it comes to reshaping ecosystems, the tourism industry is often front and center.

People & Places

New Partnership Unites Marine Governance Advocacy and Tech to Defend Indonesian Waters

November 9, 2022/in Bilge Dumping, General, Oceans, Offshore, Protected Area Monitoring /by Joel Goldberg

SkyTruth and Indonesia Ocean Justice Initiative join forces to catch ocean polluters, improve compliance, and strengthen enforcement

SkyTruth’s efforts to hold ocean polluters accountable just received a big boost in Southeast Asia. SkyTruth and the Indonesia Ocean Justice Initiative (IOJI), an environmental policy think tank based in Jakarta, have established a formal collaboration to detect chronic oil pollution from vessels in Indonesian waters.

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Twenty years of SkyTruth success

December 21, 2021/in Bilge Dumping, Biodiversity, BP, Climate, Coal, Conservation Vision, Deepwater Horizon, Fishing, General, Gulf Monitoring Consortium, Gulf of Mexico, Hydraulic Fracturing, Impact stories, Mining, Mountaintop Mining, Oceans, Oil & Gas, Oil Spill, Overfishing and Illegal fishing, Protected Area Monitoring, Public Lands, SkyTruthing, Watchdog, Wildlife Conservation /by Amy Mathews

Satellite technology has changed but SkyTruth remains true to its core principles, with an impressive track record of holding industries and governments accountable.

As 2021 draws to a close, SkyTruth is celebrating its 20th anniversary as an environmental tech nonprofit. It’s hard for us to believe how far SkyTruth — and technology — have come in those 20 years, and how much we have accomplished. In 2022 we’re poised to grow even more; doubling the size of the SkyTruth team and magnifying our ability to use technology to promote conservation for people and the planet. Read on to join us on our journey from very humble beginnings to high-tech innovators.

Protected Area Monitoring

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La ruta para recopilar datos en un puesto remoto en la selva pasa por un paisaje devastado por la minería ilegal y una serie de pueblos en auge minero lejos del alcance de las autoridades nacionales.

The route to collect data at a remote jungle outpost passes through a landscape devastated by illegal mining and a string of mining boom towns far from the reach of national authorities.

The Mexican government designed Cancún for tourism. Now its ecosystems are experiencing the consequences

SkyTruth and Indonesia Ocean Justice Initiative join forces to catch ocean polluters, improve compliance, and strengthen enforcement

Satellite technology has changed but SkyTruth remains true to its core principles, with an impressive track record of holding industries and governments accountable.