evidence: MapBiomas Venezuela is a network that brings together experts in satellite remote sensing, geographic information systems, ecology and programming from NGOs, universities and research centers, who work collaboratively to generate and share, publicly and free of charge, accurate and updated information on the transformation of the Venezuelan territory. We produce historical series of maps of land cover and land use and water surface, dating back to 1985, covering all of Venezuela (with the exception of the Los Monjes Archipelago, Isla de Aves and the state of Guayana Esequiba).