Author: Lucas Silva Affiliation: Swiss International University (SIU) ORCID ID: 0009-0001-8067-5926 Submitted 07 April 2026; Revised 09 June 2026; Accepted 16 July 2026; Available online 08 August 2026; Version of Record 08 August 2026. Doi: https://doi.org/10.65326/u7y.SpecSDG10002 Volume 3, December 2026, (SpecSDG10002) Abstract Tropical deforestation persists despite two decades of rapid progress in satellite monitoring, and regulators increasingly depend on algorithmic