Illegal logging near Cartagena, Colombia

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 02 December 2014 from 23:12:08 to 23:12:33 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 12 May 2015 from 23:20:31 to 23:21:00 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 16 October 2016 at 15:26:32 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 25 December 2017 at 15:26:29 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 04 January 2018 from 10:43:03 to 10:43:28 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Land, forestry, land cover, logging, deforestation, agriculture, Amazon, Colombia
Fig. 1 - S2 (16.10.2016 vs 25.12.2017) & S1 (02.12.2014 vs 04.01.2018) - 12,11,2 & vv,vh,vv colour composites.
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Fig. 2 - Illegal logging east of Cartagena in the Caqueta region, within the Amazon Basin.
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Fig. 3 - South-east of Cartagena. Shift from coca to less profitable cultivation reduced the earning of peasants.
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Fig. 4 - South of Carthagena. Now with the decreased presence of armed forces, many peasants increase their cropland.
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