Abstract
This paper presents a dataset of yearly land use and land cover classification maps for Mato Grosso State, Brazil, from 2001 to 2017. Mato Grosso is one of the world’s fast moving agricultural frontiers. To ensure multi-year compatibility, the work uses MODIS sensor analysis-ready products and an innovative method that applies machine learning techniques to classify satellite image time series. The maps provide information about crop and pasture expansion over natural vegetation, as well as spatially explicit estimates of increases in agricultural productivity and trade-offs between crop and pasture expansion. Therefore, the dataset provides new and relevant information to understand the impact of environmental policies on the expansion of tropical agriculture in Brazil. Using such results, researchers can make informed assessments of the interplay between production and protection within Amazon, Cerrado, and Pantanal biomes.
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Background & SummaryBrazil is one of the top agricultural producers and exporters, being the largest extent of tropical rainforest and home to an estimated 15% to 20% of the world’s biodiversity
Without substantial investments in productivity and strong land policies, the expansion of agricultural production in Brazil can be a significant factor in environmental degradation
In Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) under the 2015 Paris Agreement, Brazil aims for zero illegal deforestation and zero net emissions within the Amazon rainforest by 2030
Summary
Brazil is one of the top agricultural producers and exporters, being the largest extent of tropical rainforest and home to an estimated 15% to 20% of the world’s biodiversity Such unique position leads to the need for balancing agricultural production and environmental protection[1]. One particular area of interest for understanding the balance between production and protection in Brazil is the Mato Grosso State, one of the world’s most extensive agricultural frontiers[5,6,7,8]. Based on the above motivation, this paper describes a dataset of yearly land use and land cover maps for Mato Grosso from 2001 to 2017 These maps are temporally consistent and provide information on deforestation and changes in natural vegetation, crop and pasture expansion, a well as productivity increase. It is possible to make informed assessments of the interplay between production and protection in the Amazon, Cerrado, and Pantanal biomes
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