Imazon

What Imazon does

Imazon (Instituto do Homem e Meio Ambiente da Amazônia) is a Brazilian non-profit research institute founded in 1990 and headquartered in Belém, Pará. It operates as an associação sem fins lucrativos qualified as an Organização da Sociedade Civil de Interesse Público (Oscip) by Brazil's Ministry of Justice, with the mission of promoting conservation and sustainable development in the Amazon. Its primary constituents are federal and state environmental government agencies, international buyers and importers (particularly of Brazilian beef), Brazilian audit-court institutions, and civil-society coalitions.

Imazon's product portfolio is built around satellite remote sensing and geospatial AI applied to the Amazon biome. Its core AI platform, PrevisIA, uses machine learning on historical deforestation, road networks, and territorial/socioeconomic features to predict short-term deforestation risk for prioritization of enforcement and prevention. Surrounding monitoring products include SAD (near real-time deforestation alerts), RAD (annual deforestation report), IPS Brasil (municipality-level social progress index for all 5,570 Brazilian municipalities), and MapBiomas Água (water surface monitoring since 1985, with Imazon as national technical coordinator). Radar Verde extends this into cattle supply chain transparency, evaluating zero-deforestation adoption by slaughterhouses in both the Amazon and Cerrado biomes and now addressing MENA export markets.

Imazon does not charge for its research outputs, reports, or platforms and operates on a non-commercial revenue model funded through donations and partnerships with Brazilian coalitions, international NGOs (WWF-Brasil, FSC), and government-linked research programs. It participates in 16+ multi-stakeholder networks (ARA, MapBiomas, Global Forest Watch, SEEG, Coalizão Brasil, Remap) and maintains research collaborations including with NASA.

Name

Imazon

Legal name

Instituto do Homem e Meio Ambiente da Amazônia

Website

https://imazon.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Imazon is a Brazilian non-profit research institute founded in 1990 that develops AI and satellite-based monitoring platforms — including PrevisIA, SAD, Radar Verde, and MapBiomas Água — to track Amazon deforestation, water resources, and cattle supply chains for government agencies, international buyers, and researchers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Monitoring Software

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360), Administration of Conservation Programs (92412)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Data Integration, ETL & Interoperability (APIs, Standards, Data Pipelines) (EUAHAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Project Screening, Scoping & Baseline Studies (EUAHAAAA), Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) & Due Diligence (BPAHAJAB), EIA/ESIA Documentation & Technical Studies (Air/Water/Noise/Traffic) (EUAHAAAC), Stakeholder Engagement, Indigenous/Tribal Consultation & Social Impact (SIA) (EUAHAAAH)

Keywords

• Deforestation monitoring systems
• Satellite remote sensing
• Environmental research services
• Land tenure regularization
• Amazon conservation technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Belém

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Imazon is a Brazilian non-profit research institute (Instituto do Homem e Meio Ambiente da Amazônia) that develops and operates satellite-based monitoring platforms, AI-driven predictive analytics (PrevisIA), and scientific research programs to track deforestation, water resources, social progress, and supply chain compliance in the Amazon biome. The organization produces annual deforestation reports (RAD), near real-time alerts (SAD), supply chain analysis tools (Radar Verde), and serves as the national technical coordinator for the MapBiomas Água water surface monitoring platform.

Product overview

Imazon is a Brazilian non-profit research institute focused on Amazon conservation and sustainable development. The organization operates a portfolio of monitoring platforms and analytical tools: the PrevisIA AI platform for predictive deforestation prevention, the IPS Brasil social progress index platform, the MapBiomas Água water surface monitoring platform (with national technical coordination), the Radar Verde supply chain deforestation analysis tool, the SAD monthly deforestation alert system, and the RAD annual deforestation report. These products serve government agencies, environmental organizations, and researchers working on Amazon protection, land regularization, water resource monitoring, and sustainable cattle production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PrevisIA: AI-powered prediction tool for deforestation prevention that integrates information about deforestation history, official and unofficial roads, territory characteristics, and other environmental and socioeconomic factors to identify areas with higher short-term deforestation risk.
• SAD (Sistema de Alerta de Desmatamento)
• Radar Verde
• IPS Brasil
• RAD (Relatório Anual do Desmatamento)
• MapBiomas Água

Products and services

• PrevisIA Artificial intelligence platform that integrates historical deforestation data, official and unofficial roads, territorial characteristics, and environmental/socioeconomic factors to predict areas at higher short-term risk of deforestation in the Amazon. Provides actionable intelligence for public agencies to prioritize prevention and enforcement actions.
• IPS Brasil (Índice de Progresso Social) Platform presenting the Social Progress Index (IPS) for all Brazilian municipalities, measuring social and environmental well-being including health, education, and quality of life. Enables comparison of social progress across regions and monitoring of changes over time.
• MapBiomas Água Platform for accessing and analyzing Brazilian water surface data since 1985, with filters by states, municipalities, watersheds, and reservoirs. Imazon holds the national technical coordination. Used to track water resource trends and publish studies on water surface reduction in Brazil and the Amazon.
• Radar Verde Analysis tool that evaluates the extent to which beef companies adopt and implement zero-deforestation policies. Assesses slaughterhouse plants' supply chain controls to prevent links between beef production and deforestation in the Amazon and Cerrado biomes.
• SAD - Sistema de Alerta de Desmatamento Monthly deforestation alert bulletins monitoring deforestation activity in the Amazon. Publishes regular reports on deforestation trends and patterns.
• RAD - Relatório Anual do Desmatamento no Brasil Annual deforestation report for Brazil providing comprehensive analysis of deforestation data, trends, and contributing factors across Brazilian biomes.
• Land Regularization Research Over 15 years of scientific research on land allocation solutions in the Amazon, addressing issues of land grabbing (grilagem), deforestation, and land conflicts. Includes studies on public land allocation, property title cancellation analysis, and land tenure regularization recommendations.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered major, moderate and minor.

• Aliança pela Restauração na Amazônia (ARA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-stakeholder alliance focused on forest restoration in the Amazon biome
• Aliança para a Regeneração Natural AssistidamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance focused on assisted natural regeneration approaches for forest recovery
• Coalizão Brasil, Clima, Florestas e AgriculturamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition bringing together stakeholders from agriculture, climate, and forest sectors to align policies and practices
• Coalizão Pró-UCsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition for protected areas in Brazil, advocating for expansion and effective management of conservation units
• Conexão Povos da FlorestamoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork connecting forest peoples and communities for sustainable development
• Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational certification organization for responsible forest management
• Fórum Florestal da AmazôniamoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerForum for dialogue and coordination on forest issues in the Amazon
• Global Forest WatchmajorTechnology or IntegrationGlobal platform for forest monitoring and transparency, integrating Imazon data
• Observatório do Clima (OC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrazilian climate observatory coordinating climate policy analysis and advocacy
• Observatório do Código Florestal (OCF)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMonitoring and analysis of Brazil's Forest Code implementation
• Observatório do Manejo Florestal Comunitário e Familiar (OMFCF)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerObservatory focused on community and family forest management
• Observatório da Restauração e Reflorestamento (ORR)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerObservatory tracking forest restoration and reforestation efforts in Brazil
• Origens BrasilmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork for sustainable origin products from the Amazon
• Rede de Mosaico de Áreas Protegidas (Remap)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of protected area mosaics in Brazil, including the Northern Pará Mosaic championed by Imazon
• Sistema de Estimativas de Emissões e Remoções de Gases de Efeito Estufa (SEEG)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSystem for estimating greenhouse gas emissions and removals in Brazil
• Uma Concertação pela AmazôniamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConcertation initiative for collective action to protect the Amazon
• MapBiomasmajorTechnology or IntegrationImazon holds national technical coordination of MapBiomas Água platform, providing access to Brazilian water surface data since 1985
• WWF-BrasilmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership for studies on water resource loss, deforestation impacts, and environmental monitoring in the Amazon
• NASAmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNASA studies corroborate Imazon/WWF data on atmospheric drying above the Amazon forest, showing increased water demand and vulnerability to fires and droughts
• Associação dos Membros dos Tribunais de Contas do Brasil (Atricon)moderateGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for presenting PrevisIA and monitoring technologies at the V Congresso Ambiental dos Tribunais de Contas (CATC)
• Tribunal de Contas do Estado do Maranhão (TCE-MA)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-organizer of CATC congress where PrevisIA was presented to government oversight bodies
• Instituto Rui Barbosa (IRB)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-organizer of CATC congress focused on climate risk control and ecosystem protection

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IPAM (Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia): Brazilian Amazon-focused research institute that produces deforestation monitoring, climate, and land-use science. Closest direct analogue to Imazon, with overlapping government, donor, and academic stakeholders in the Legal Amazon.
• INPE (Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais): Brazil's national space research institute and operator of PRODES and DETER, the canonical satellite-based Amazon deforestation monitoring systems. Competes with and complements Imazon's SAD for government policy attention.
• MapBiomas: Multi-institution Brazilian platform producing annual land cover and biome maps. Imazon holds national technical coordination of MapBiomas Água, making MapBiomas a sibling collaborator and partial peer in biome-scale environmental monitoring.
• IMAFLORA: Brazilian non-profit that evaluates sustainability compliance of agricultural supply chains, including beef and soy. Comparable to Imazon's Radar Verde in combining field research with supply-chain transparency scoring for commodities linked to deforestation.

Broad incumbents

• World Resources Institute (Global Forest Watch): Global non-profit operating Global Forest Watch, the leading open-access forest monitoring platform that already integrates Imazon's data. A larger, broader incumbent that competes for institutional attention and downstream supply-chain analytics customers.
• WWF-Brasil: Brazilian arm of a global conservation NGO and a research partner of Imazon on Amazon water and atmospheric studies. Overlaps with Imazon in conservation research, policy advocacy, and donor-funded program delivery across the Amazon and Cerrado.
• The Nature Conservancy (Brazil): Global conservation organization with major Brazil operations focused on protected areas, restoration, and sustainable production. Comparable to Imazon's protected-area and landscape-restoration programs with a larger international donor and corporate partner base.
• Conservation International: Global NGO operating Amazon conservation programs including monitoring, Indigenous Territory support, and sustainable commodities work. Competes for corporate and multilateral donor funding targeting the same deforestation outcomes as Imazon.

Emerging players

• Planet Labs: Commercial satellite imagery provider with high-cadence Earth observation data used in deforestation monitoring. Competes as a data infrastructure layer beneath platforms like PrevisIA and Global Forest Watch rather than as a peer research institute.
• Pachama: Tech-forward carbon and nature market platform using satellite and AI to verify forest carbon outcomes. Overlaps with Imazon's MRV-relevant data assets in the voluntary carbon and nature markets, with a venture-backed commercial model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ImazonInstitucional
• Facebookfacebook.com/imazonoficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/imazon
• Instagraminstagram.com/imazonoficial
• TikToktiktok.com/@imazonoficial

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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