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We promote cooperation, the sustainable development of the Amazon Region and the well-being of its inhabitants with the aim of reducing existing the asymmetries among the Member Countries as well as within the countries.
- We promote the implementation of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty (ACT) and the objectives and actions defined in the Amazonian Strategic Cooperation Agenda (ASCA).
- We promote a common strategic vision and articulated actions for the sustainable and harmonious development of the Amazon Region.
- We facilitate the exchange and cooperation among Member Countries promoting sustainable development of the Amazon Region in order to improve the quality of life of its inhabitants.
- We promote the strengthening of the rights of indigenous peoples, local communities and other tribal communities, and the empowerment of women in the Amazon Region.
- We promote knowledge management to achieve sustainable development in the Amazon Region.
We consolidate ACTO cooperation and coordination with other organizations and entities, on strategic topics for the Amazon. - We strengthen regional information monitoring processes, the exchange of initiatives and good practices, promoting mechanisms and instruments to achieve sustainable development of the Amazon Region.
- We promote the effective management of information, knowledge and innovation on key issues to improve decision-making in the Amazon Region.
- We propose and implement regional actions and measures inherent to ACTO’s mission and the priorities of the Member Countries.
We execute and coordinate strategic regional activities, programs, and projects in accordance with the mandates of the Member Countries. - We promote technical cooperation and capacity building in the Member Countries based on their requirements.
- We promote the visibility of the region in the framework of global agreements.
- We channel resources from international cooperation to the Amazon region.
- We promote the execution of strategic agreements with other regional and international entities to strengthen sustainable development in the Amazon Region.
News
ACTO Participates in the 2024 ICLEI World Congress in São Paulo
Vanessa Grazziotin, Executive Director of ACTO, is participating in the 2024 World Congress of Local Governments for Sustainability...
Integrated management of the Amazon Basin highlighted at 10th World Water Forum events
During the week of May 20-24, when the 10th World Water Forum (WWF) was held in Bali-Indonesia with the theme Water for Peace and...
The Executive Director of ACTO meets with senior Bolivian government officials
La Paz, Bolivia. As part of her visit to the city of La Paz, the Executive Director of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO),...
Attorney General of Colombia Visits ACTO Headquarters
The Attorney General of the Nation of Colombia, Mrs. Margarita Cabello Blanco, paid an official visit to the headquarters of the Amazon...
Ecuador brings together experts in Integrated Water Resources Management and representatives of Amazonian indigenous communities to formulate recommendations for the implementation of the SAP
Carlota Toca and Cawo Boya, two indigenous women leaders of the Waorani people, arrived in Quito a day before the start of the...
Parlamaz Returns to Peru to Debate Institutionalization and the Challenges of Amazon Cooperation
On World Environment Day, June 5, 2024, after almost four years since its reactivation, the Amazon Parliament (Parlamaz), which had been...