President Lula Visits the Amazon Regional Observatory and Highlights ACTO’s Role in Regional Cooperation

During the visit, ARO’s monitoring systems were presented, along with new data from Brazil showing a reduction in deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon and the Cerrado.

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Amazon Countries Advance the Implementation of the Regional Public Security Agenda

Amazon Countries Advance the Implementation of the Regional Public Security Agenda

July 31, 2026
Report launched at ACTO records lowest burned area in the Brazilian Amazon in 41 years

Report launched at ACTO records lowest burned area in the Brazilian Amazon in 41 years

July 23, 2026
ACTO opens call for applications for National Technical Assistant Consultant for the AAS Project in Suriname

ACTO opens call for applications for National Technical Assistant Consultant for the AAS Project in Suriname

July 16, 2026
Ecuador strengthens national MAPI coordination through meeting between Government and Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon

Ecuador strengthens national MAPI coordination through meeting between Government and Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon

July 15, 2026
ACTO hires Technical Assistant to support the Secretariat of the Amazon Network of Water Authorities (ANWA)

ACTO hires Technical Assistant to support the Secretariat of the Amazon Network of Water Authorities (ANWA)

July 15, 2026
ACTO promotes Training Course on “Fire Behavior Analysis” in Peru

ACTO promotes Training Course on “Fire Behavior Analysis” in Peru

July 9, 2026

COP30

The first COP held in Brazil – in the Amazon region – is symbolic for ACTO

Given the current climate crisis, the biome plays a fundamental role in global climate preservation, and ACTO, as the region’s only multilateral voice and the main political and technical forum in the Amazon, is ready to ensure its sustainable future. We make the Amazon a territory of solutions.

Learn more about COP30

ACTO and the Amazon: United for Protection and Regional Cooperation

The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) is the only intergovernmental entity dedicated exclusively to the Amazon. Created by the eight Amazonian countries, it strengthens regional cooperation to protect the forest, promote sustainable development, and ensure the well-being of the peoples who live in the largest river basin and tropical rainforest on Earth.

Our thematic axes

Science and Innovation

Science, Education, and Innovation

Water

Monitoring and Cooperation in Water Resources Management

Climate

Climate Change

Forests

Forests and Biodiversity

Security

Police, Judicial, and Intelligence Cooperation

Sustainable Economy

Economy for Sustainable Development

Health and Food

Health, Sanitation, and Food Security

Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous Peoples and Local and Traditional Communities

Participation

Social Participation

Institutionality

Institutional Strengthening of ACTO