How we work?
ACTO
Know how we work
ACTO works through the coordination and articulation of the Permanent Secretariat (PS/ACTO) whose main roles and functions are to facilitate the exchange, knowledge, cooperation and joint projection among the Member Countries to fulfill the mandates of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty. According to its roles and functions it is:
- Liaison: fostering consensus among the Member Countries to develop activities, programs and projects that involve national, regional and international players.
- Facilitator: establishing spaces for political and technical dialogue among the Member Countries to ensure compliance with its mandates, including topics of interest of international forums like those related to climatic change, forests, biological diversity and trade of endangered species.
- Coordinator: regionally managing and administrating the execution of activities, programs and projects based on the mandates received from the Member Countries.
- Manager of regional and international cooperation support: financial sources are identified to carry out specific regional activities that have been entrusted to it based on the priorities of the Member Countries, with full respect for national sovereignty and promoting South-South cooperation.
- Program and project executor: progress is being made in the consolidation of ACTO as an agency for executing programs and projects at the regional level.
- Generator of regional information: producing reference regional information to propose analysis scenarios for the Amazon through experience and knowledge shared by the Member Countries.
- Promoter of actions to strengthen institutional capacity within the Member Countries according to their needs.
- Facilitator of participation and strategic alliances: the effective participation of Amazonian populations and actors is promoted through broad, democratic, intercultural, transparent, pluralistic, diverse and independent dialogue and interaction, strengthening the construction of strategic alliances.
Regional Cooperation
ACTO has the essential support of the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC) financing several programs and strategic projects in benefit of all the Member Countries.
Internacional Cooperation
ACTO has established an important dialogue with other friendly countries in the region and international cooperation entities to channel financial resources into strategic programs and projects for the Amazon Region, promoting the construction of regional synergies and avoiding duplication of efforts.
Agreements
ACTO seeks cooperation with allies and strategic partners to generate a greater impact with multiplier effects for its inhabitants and for nature.
Existing Agreements:
Strategic Alliances
ABC – Brazilian Cooperation Agency
ANA – National Water Agency
IADB – Inter-American Development Bank
BNDES – National Bank for economic and social development
CAF- Development Bank of Latin America
CAN – Andean Community
ECLAC – Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
CBD – Convention on Biological Diversity
CITES – Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
SOUTH KOREA
FAO – Food and Agricultura Organization of the United Nations
GEF – Global Environment Fund
GIZ – German Agency for International Cooperation
RORAIMA GOVERNMENT
IAI – Inter American Institute for Global Change Research
IILA – Italo-Latin American International Organization
IICA – Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
INPE – National Institute for Space Research
KFW- Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau/Credit Institute for Reconstruction
ITTO – International Tropical Timber Organization
WHO PAHO – World Health Organization
AMAZON FUND
FIOCRUZ- Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
News
ACTO and FILAC present their 2024-2026 work agenda in a meeting with Brazil’s Minister of Indigenous Peoples
Brasilia, July 10.- The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) and the Fund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples of Latin...
ACTO and FILAC adjust work plan to strengthen cooperation with indigenous peoples of the Amazon
Brasilia, July 11, 2024 — The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) and the Fund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples of...
Experts propose the creation of a Technical Group to study forest fires in the Amazon from the ORA
In an effort to intensify the fight against forest fires in the Amazon region, experts from ACTO member countries have proposed the...
Celebrating 46 Years of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty: A Milestone in the Preservation and Sustainable Development of the Amazon
Today, July 3rd, we celebrate 46 years since the signing of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty (ACT), a historic moment in regional cooperation...
To celebrate the 46th anniversary of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty, ACTO launches the new Amazon Basin Project website
On July 3, in celebration of the 46th anniversary of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty, ACTO launched the new website for the Amazon...
OTCA Promotes Bioeconomy in the Amazon at Key Meeting
The Administrative Director of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO), Edith Pardes, participated today in the Peer Learning...