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Official name: Republic of Ecuador
National Day: August 10th (Independence Day)
Capital City:Quito
Form of government: Republican, presidential, elective, representative, responsible, alternative, participatory and decentralized administration. Branches: Legislative, judicial, transparency, and citizen control
Political Division: Ecuador is divided into 24 provinces, distributed into four natural regions: Amazonas, Sierra, Costa and Insular Region
Head of State: Guillermo Lasso
Area: 256,370 km²
Population:13,782,329 million
Language: Spanish (official)
Currency: American Dollar
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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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...
Peruvian Andean community authorities offer support for glacier monitoring in the Carabaya and Apolobamba mountain ranges
The National Water Authority (ANA) of Peru, responsible for the national coordination of the Amazon Basin Project, met on March 14...