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Top 6: April 10th 2024
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Greenpeace / Planet Labs PBC: Flying GuardiansTop 6: April 10th 2024
A recent study by Greenpeace Brasil, one of the world's largest environmental organizations, reveals that in 2023, illegal mining destroyed the equivalent of 1,409.3 hectares on the lands of the Yanomami, Kayapó and Munduruku peoples – the equivalent of clear-cutting four football pitches per day. The study further indicates that approximately 26,400 hectares across these three territories are severely affected by illegal activities. To shed light on this grim reality, the organization is launching the game "Flying Guardians." The project is a mod to a hyper-realistic flight simulator, one of the top-ten most played games in the world. The mod will leverage satellite imagery from Planet Labs PBC, a leading provider of data and insights about Earth. This adaptation could allow players to observe real incidents of illegal mining and deforestation in the Amazon, specifically from the Munduruku and Yanomami lands. Updated satellite imagery of the rainforest and contextual information about these lands are among the functions now added to the simulator for awareness. This tool for cyber-activism swaps out the game's original maps for updated satellite data provided by Planet. When users fly over environmentally protected areas of the rainforest, they'll see images updated throughout the year, enabling them to identify potential incident sites and report their exact coordinates.
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