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How to See (and Stop) Deforestation from Space | Tasso Azevedo | TED

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December 16, 2025

Nearly 20 trees are cut down every second in the Amazon rainforest, as authorities struggle to monitor millions of acres and stop illegal clear-cutting. But land reformer Tasso Azevedo and his team at MapBiomas have changed the game, transforming satellite imagery into precise, real-time maps that make every clear-cut visible — and every actor accountable. Learn how they’re helping slash deforestation in the Amazon, proving that transparency is a forest’s strongest defense. (This ambitious idea is part of The Audacious Project, TED’s initiative to inspire and fund global change.) (Recorded at TED Countdown Summit 2025 on June 18, 2025)

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@tomhuison9656

December 16, 2025 at 11:02 am

Kl

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@MdBabul-k9j

December 16, 2025 at 11:03 am

From Bangladesh 🙂❤

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@AdvantestInc

December 16, 2025 at 11:08 am

Interesting reminder that collaboration, more than any single tool, is what moves complex problems forward. Over 100 groups aligning on one dataset feels like a blueprint worth studying across many fields.

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@sogandsoleymani8432

December 16, 2025 at 11:47 am

That was so fantastic

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@dcmirk

December 16, 2025 at 12:01 pm

Nobody cares about the trees lol. We just wanna know more about Taylor Swifts wedding

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- @perfectlighteagles
  
  December 17, 2025 at 7:56 am
  
  I disliked your comment because we’re in the last days no need to celebrate a celebrity
  
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@_I_K_I_G_A_I_

December 16, 2025 at 12:16 pm

Much respect to this man’s work, humanity needs to realize the importance of conserving our planet

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@AnnieB-v8j

December 16, 2025 at 12:40 pm

Confused by how much using technology and the resulting environmental degradation, energy and water use, loss of open land, etc. to data centers conflicts with the stated missions of some of these conservation talks. Are we spiraling around the same drain?

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@urbanstrencan

December 16, 2025 at 1:03 pm

Great talk, we really need to do more globally to stop cutting down forests for farming and other heavy industries

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@saranbhatia8809

December 16, 2025 at 7:59 pm

Great and effective talk!

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@garybarr1045

December 17, 2025 at 1:58 am

Bravo to satellite technology and the saving of the Amazon tropical forests. Bravo to the Brazilian governmental-administration for stepping up and implementing the required corrective actions. As an American with a president who is presently destroying nearly all of our national environmental standards meant to improve life, I salute you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you for spreading this welcome information.

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@friendsfreetime7991

December 17, 2025 at 3:55 am

thanks for this vital working and waiting for this kind of videos

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