Perazzoni, FrancoBacelar-Nicolau, PaulaPainho, Marco2020-07-102020-07-102020-062220-9964PURE: 18961613PURE UUID: c4c809f8-30a9-48d9-89d8-b1d376733896Scopus: 85087372108WOS: 000551065800001Scopus: 85092595828ORCID: /0000-0003-1136-3387/work/151384482http://hdl.handle.net/10362/100684Perazzoni, F., Bacelar-Nicolau, P., & Painho, M. (2020). Geointelligence against illegal deforestation and timber laundering in the Brazilian Amazon. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 9(6), 1-29. [398]. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi9060398Due to the characteristics of the Southern Amazonas Mesoregion (Mesorregião Sul do Amazonas, MSA), conducting on-site surveys in all licensed forestry areas (Plano de Manejo Florestal, PMFS) is an impossible task. Therefore, the present investigation aimed to: (i) analyze the use of geointelligence (GEOINT) techniques to support the evaluation of PMFS; and (ii) verify if the PMFS located in the MSA are being executed in accordance with Brazilian legislation. A set of twenty-two evaluation criteria were established. These were initially applied to a “standard” PMFS and subsequently replicated to a larger area of 83 PMFS, located in the MSA. GEOINT allowed for a better understanding of each PMFS, identifying illegal forestry activities and evidence of timber laundering. Among these results, we highlight the following evidences: (i) inconsistencies related to total transport time and prices declared to the authorities (48% of PMFS); (ii) volumetric information incompatible with official forest inventories and/or not conforming with Benford’s law (37% of PMFS); (iii) signs of exploitation outside the authorized polygon limits (35% PMFS) and signs of clear-cutting (29% of PMFS); (iv) no signs of infrastructure compatible with licensed forestry (17% of PMFS); and (v) signs of exploitation prior to the licensing (13% of PMFS) and after the expiration of licensing (3%).2922292978204858engAmazonBenford’s lawDeforestationForestry managementGeointelligenceOrganized crimePMFSRADAMSisDOFTimber launderingGeography, Planning and DevelopmentComputers in Earth SciencesEarth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and ProductionSDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutionsjournal article10.3390/ijgi9060398https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85087372108http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=Alerting&SrcApp=Alerting&DestApp=WOS_CPL&DestLinkType=FullRecord&UT=WOS:000551065800001https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi9100573