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Official name: Republic of Colombia
National day: July 20th (Independence Day)
Capital city: Bogota
Form of government: Presidential representative democratic republic. The government is divided into three branches, the executive, legislative and judicial.
Political division: 32 departments and one capital district
Head of state: Gustavo Petro
Area: 2.070.408 km²
Population: 45.5 million
Language: Spanish
Currency: Colombian Peso
Projects
ACTO Biomaz: Support to the ACTO biodiversity program under the CBD Framework in Latin America
ACTO Biomaz: Support to the ACTO biodiversity program under the CBD Framework in Latin AmericaVideosPhotosMore informationsCollaborate with us! Invitation for External Experts to Comment on the Technical Document of the Rapid Assessment of Biological Diversity and...
Amazon Basin Project
Project Implementation of the Strategic Actions Program in the Amazon River Basin considering climate variability and change (Amazon Basin Project) VideosPhotosPublicationsLaunch of the Amazon Basin SAP Project and of the Atlas of Hydroclimatic Vulnerability...
Project to support the preparation and implementation of the Amazonian Strategic Cooperation Agenda
Project to support the preparation and implementation of the Amazonian Strategic Cooperation AgendaVideosPhotosMore informationsThe Project to Support the Preparation and Implementation of the Amazonian Strategic Cooperation Agenda (ASCA) being implemented through...
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Bidding: acquisition and supply of Automatic Data Collection Platforms (DCP)
The purpose of this bidding is the acquisition and supply of Automatic Telemetry Stations, also known as Automatic Data Collection...
ACTO member countries set up ANWA – Amazon Network of Water Authorities
Created in 2023 by the presidents of the eight Amazonian countries during the Amazon Summit, the Amazon Network of Water Authorities...
Amazon Basin Project Steering Committee meets in Brasilia to share progress made in 2023 and plan next steps
The Steering Committee of the Amazon Basin Project (SCP) met this Tuesday, 16, at ACTO headquarters in Brasilia for its third...
Water authorities from the eight Amazonian countries take part in SAP events in Brasilia
From April 16 to 19, directors and water authorities from the Amazon countries are meeting at the headquarters of the Amazon...
SAP implementation in Brazil gains momentum with an event that brought together authorities, experts and representatives of traditional peoples and communities
"I am an Amazonian woman, daughter and granddaughter of fishermen, and for me, being in this space of thought and construction is a source...
Study will provide a regional overview of the mercury pollution situation in the Amazon Basin
The world's largest river basin is threatened by mercury contamination. Among the nine transboundary problems considered a priority...