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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
Project Contingency plans for health protection of highly vulnerable Indigenous Peoples and in Initial Contact
Project Contingency plans for health protection of highly vulnerable Indigenous Peoples and in Initial ContactVideosPhotosMore informationsThe project Contingency plans for health protection of highly vulnerable Indigenous Peoples and in Initial Contact seeks to...
Amazon Project: Regional action in the area of water resources
Amazon Project: Regional action in the area of water resourcesVideosPhotosMore informationsThe project is being implemented by the National Water and Sanitation Agency (ANA/ Brazil) and by the Brazilian Cooperation Agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (ABC/MRE...
Bioamazon Project
Regional Project for the Management, Monitoring and Control of Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Threatened by Trade Bioamazon Project Conservation of species threatened by unsustainable tradeVideosPhotosMore informationsComponent 1 National and regional information and...
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ACTO Promotes Regional Collaboration in the Launch of the Pan-Amazonian Bioeconomy Network
Cali, Colombia, October 30, 2024 — The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) participated today in the official launch of the...
Martin von Hildebrand, the new Secretary-General of ACTO, assumes office with a strong commitment to the conservation of the Amazon
Cali, Colombia.- On October 29, 2024, in the city of Cali, Colombia, Martin von Hildebrand officially assumed the role of...
The ACTO and the World Food Programme Formalize the Signing of a Letter of Intent during COP 16 of the CBD
Cali, Colombia, October 29 - The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) formalized their...
Foreign Ministers of ACTO Member Countries Approve the Cali Declaration for Amazon Protection
October 28, 2024 – The Foreign Ministers of the member countries of the Organization of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty (ACTO) approved...
Geospatial Solutions for Improved Land Use Management in the Amazon: A Comprehensive Approach at COP 16
October 27, 2024 – Today, the event “Geospatial Solutions for Better Land Use Management in the Amazon” took place, bringing together...
Experts Discuss Challenges and Opportunities of the Bioeconomy in the Amazon
October 27, 2024 – At COP 16 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), a panel of experts from government and international...