Impactos das Atividades Agrícolas em Área de Amazônia Legal: Análise Espaço-Temporal das Mudanças de Cobertura do Solo entre 1985 e 2022

Resumen

The Brazilian Forest Code stipulates the conservation of 80% of forested areas on rural properties as legal reserves. However, in recent decades, the expansion of agricultural areas has resulted in significant alterations to land use and cover. The objective of this investigation is to analyze the changes and transformations that have occurred in land use and coverage in the city of Sinop-MT, which is derived from the occupation of the Brazilian Legal Amazon. The spatio-temporal change between the years 1985 and 2022 was investigated. The methodology employed to obtain the maps was through the MapBiomas Platform. Socioeconomic reports were collected from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) database. The results indicated that agriculture in the region advanced significantly between 1995 and 2005, corresponding to the economic boom under the Real Plan. This period saw a surge in territorial expansion in the northern region of Mato Grosso, which was encouraged by the federal government. This expansion led to high rates of deforestation. Nevertheless, in 2004, monitoring programs were initiated with the objective of containing deforestation in the Legal Amazon. This resulted in the cessation of agricultural expansion between the years 2005 and 2022.