Land cover and land use dynamics in the Arinos Valley, Mato Grosso, 1990 to 2020

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Geotechnologies are an important instrument for monitoring human actions and thus, this article aimed to identify changes in Land Use and Coverage in the Arinos Valley region, Mato Grosso. To analyze the changes, images from the years 1990, 2000, 2010 and 2020 from the annual mapping of Land Use and Cover of the MapBiomas Project were used, with the generation of satellite image maps from the LANDSAT 7 collections. It was carried out multivariate statistical analysis, Pearson's correlation network analysis and canonical variable analysis were performed, identifying the factors that suffered the most correlations with use and occupation. The results indicated that significant changes occurred, in which the growth of urban infrastructure and agricultural activity resulted in the reduction of native forests, with an increase in anthropic formations. These changes, driven by factors such as global demand for commodities and policies to encourage production, generated the expansion of agricultural areas, through soybean cultivation, a threat to the remaining forest areas.

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Luiz Antônio Campos, Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso (UEMS)

Formado em Administração (Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso), Mestrado em Produção e Gestão Agroindustrial (Universidade Anhanguera-Uniderp), Doutorado em Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Regional (Universidade Anhanguera-Uniderp), professor do Curso de Administração - Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso - Campus de Juara.

Ademir Kleber Morbeck Oliveira, Universidade Anhanguera-Uniderp

Formado em Biologia (Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul), Mestrado em Ecologia e Recursos Naturais (Universidade Federal de São Carlos), Doutorado em Ciências (Universidade Federal de São Carlos), Professor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Regional - Universidade Anhanguera-Uniderp.

Simone Pereira da Silva Baio, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS)

Formada em Administração (Centro Universitário da Grande Dourados), Mestrado em Produção e Gestão Agroindustrial (Universidade Anhanguera-Uniderp), Doutorado em Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Regional (Universidade Anhanguera-Uniderp), professora dos Cursos de Agronomia e Engenharia Florestal, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul - Câmpus de Chapadão do Sul.

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2025-06-28

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Vol. 50 No. 1 (2025)

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