APPROACHING DEFORESTATION ECONOMIES IN PARAGUAY:
Research Sample for Earthsight
by Malcolm Wyer
NOTE TO EARTHSIGHT HIRING COMMITTEE:
Table of Contents
Mapping of Logistical Systems & Ecological Systems
Failure to Map Bureaucratic Systems
Investigative Research
Future Questions & Strategies
1. Mapping of Logistical Systems & Ecological Systems
Hidrovía Paraná-Paraguay (Paraná-Paraguay Waterway)
Figure 1. Paraguay’s eastern region, with higher rainfall, is dominated by soy cultivation and commercial tree plantations. In contrast, the drier western region, the Chaco, features a mosaic of remaining primary forest and extensive cattle pasture.
Land Use and Forest Cover in Paraguay
Figure 2. Paraguay’s eastern region, with higher rainfall, is dominated by soy cultivation and commercial tree plantations. In contrast, the drier western region, the Chaco, features a mosaic of remaining primary forest and extensive cattle pasture.
Shipping Ports and Protected Areas in Paraguay
Figure 3. Paraguay’s eastern region, with higher rainfall, is dominated by soy cultivation and commercial tree plantations. In contrast, the drier western region, the Chaco, features a mosaic of remaining primary forest and extensive cattle pasture.
2. Failure to Map Bureaucratic Systems
How to spot a charcoal kiln from satellite:
Figure 3. Paraguay’s eastern region, with higher rainfall, is dominated by soy cultivation and commercial tree plantations. In contrast, the drier western region, the Chaco, features a mosaic of remaining primary forest and extensive cattle pasture.
Shape & size – circular/oval, ~3–10 m diameter
Color/texture – dark center, lighter surrounding cleared soil
Cleared patch – usually isolated in deforested area
Access paths – small trails or dirt roads leading to it
Clusters – sometimes multiple kilns in a row or group