Listen "“Tracking Deforestation with Open Data” with Luiz Toledo"
Episode Synopsis
This week's stage talk is about using open sources in environmental focused investigations. We spoke to freelance journalist Luiz Toledo about his recent work covering deforestation policy gaps. He uncovered his stories using open databases and FOIA requests. Note that Luiz's mic has some distortion in the recording. The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday August 29th 2024. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist.Join our Discord Server for the next live talk at: https://discord.gg/bellingcatLinks discussed:Luiz's investigations: https://www.icij.org/investigations/deforestation-inc/https://piaui.folha.uol.com.br/desmatamento-amazonia-embargos-icmbio/https://www.occrp.org/en/feature/criminal-gangs-are-logging-the-worlds-last-brazilwood-trees-to-make-violin-bowshttps://www.occrp.org/en/investigation/operation-do-re-mi-the-brazilian-bow-makers-under-investigation-for-dealing-in-endangered-woodLuiz's newsletter: https://news.fiquemsabendo.com.br/ FOIA tools: https://www.404media.co/foia-forum-with-a-pacer-expert-7-31-1pm-est/https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/https://x.com/JasonLeopold/status/1804630789205942322https://portaldatransparencia.gov.br/Environmental/deforestation resources: https://brasil.mapbiomas.org/https://infoamazonia.org/en/https://ambiental.media/https://dadosabertos.ibama.gov.br/dataset/fiscalizacao-auto-de-infracaohttps://cruzagrafos.abraji.org.br/https://climatecrimeanalysis.org/https://oxpeckers.org/https://eia-international.org/
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