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Using Google EarthGoogle Earth to track Rain forest degradation = cool. Almir Surui, the chief of an indigenous tribe in the Amazon rainforest,is using Google Earth to document and map illegal deforestation in real time, making it a lot harder for the government to ignore the growing problem.

Using Google Earth to Police the Amazon

Almir Surui, the chief of an indigenous tribe in the Amazon rainforest, has—you guessed it—teamed up with Google. He’s using Google Earth to document and map illegal deforestation in real time, making it a lot harder for the government to ignore.

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Recently, it seems like the “environmental movement,” or whatever you want to call it, has focused more on carbon and clean energy technology than good old Save-the-whales-style conservation. But we should still save the rainforest. Slate has a nice summary of how that’s been going recently (better these days). Thanks to Almir and Google for helping.

Via PSFK.