Deforestation in

Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Bolivia

SantaSantaCruz de laCruz de laSierraSierra

or, The Locusts of Bolivia

byStacie Wolny

Dry Tropical Forest

Dense Dry Forest /Riverine Forest

Dry Forest

Young / FallowAgriculture

Mature Agriculture

Grassland / Scrub

Bare Soil / Fallow Agriculture

Water

Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Landcover5/26/1987

Dense Dry Forest /Riverine Forest

Dry Forest

Young / FallowAgriculture

Mature Agriculture

Grassland / Scrub

Bare Soil / Fallow Agriculture

Water

Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Landcover8/1/2000

Agricultural settlement Soybean farms

Virtual Ground Truthing

15-cluster Isoclust

3 x 3 Mean Filter

Vegetation Index (NDVI)

Google Earth

Methodology

Vegetation Index (NDVI) Composite of Bands 1,2,3

Bare Soil / Fallow Agriculture? Young / Fallow Agriculture?

Methodology

1987

Forest/Scrub/Water: 30560 km²Agriculture: 2381 km²

2000

Forest/Scrub/Water: 21226 km²Agriculture: 11686 km²

Change

Forest/Scrub/Water: - 9334 km²Agriculture: + 9305 km²

Results

The poster child for Amazonian deforestation