In this episode, we speak to <a href='https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Carlos-Souza-20'>Dr Carlos Souza</a>, a researcher at <a href='https://imazon.org.br/en/'>Imazon</a>, the Amazon Institute of People and the Environment. Carlos discusses developing remote sensing tools to map and monitor but also predict deforestation and environmental change. He also reflects on collaborating with big tech companies, and asymmetry of access to information and digital technologies in the Amazon.

Interviewers: Danilo Urzedo, Jennifer Gabrys, and Michelle Westerlaken

Producer: Harry Murdoch
Head to the Smart Forests Atlas to learn more about projects Carlos is involved in: <a href='https://atlas.smartforests.net/en/logbooks/mapbiomas/'>MapBiomas</a> and <a href='https://atlas.smartforests.net/en/logbooks/imazon/'>PrevisIA</a>.
Image source: PrevisIA, <a href='https://previsia.org/'>https://previsia.org/</a>

Ed Cooper: Nature-Based Solutions in West Berkshire, UK

How are forests becoming digital environments? The Smart Forests research project investigates the social-political impacts of digital technologies that monitor and govern forests. In this podcast series, we speak to scientists, artists, activists, and technologists about their work.

Find out more about the Smart Forests project at https://smartforests.net/ and explore the Smart Forests Atlas at https://atlas.smartforests.net/.