The U.S. space agency, NASA, has expressed its desire to intensify its collaborative efforts with Brazil.
The partnership aims to improve the surveillance of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest and bolster preservation activities.
A meeting between NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took place at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia to discuss potential opportunities in aerospace cooperation.
Elizabeth Frawley Bagley, the U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, indicated that further conversations concerning these matters will take place between President Joe Biden and President Silva.
NASA’s enhanced assistance would involve providing more comprehensive data from satellite imagery, enabling more accurate tracking of deforestation.
Future advancements include launching three new satellites to augment deforestation detection and prevention capacities.
NASA possesses technologies capable of enhancing agricultural productivity by gauging land and air moisture levels and identifying pest presence.
Administrator Nelson is set to visit the National Institute for Space Research and Embraer facilities in São Paulo, with subsequent follow-up meetings involving scientists from both nations.
The potential expansion of partnerships in forest monitoring will require the approval of the scientific bodies overseeing Brazilian aerospace policy.
They will assess the necessity and feasibility of employing such equipment and systems.
Brazil seeks to demonstrate its industrial potential in the space sector to American authorities, hoping to highlight its capacity to supply NASA with aerospace industry equipment.
The collaboration also extends to the Artemis Program, which focuses on lunar exploration and intends to send astronauts to the Moon next year.
With information from Agencia Brasil