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Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization

August 10, 2023

GS Paper III Environment and Ecology

Context:

Recently, the two-day meeting of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) began in Belem, Brazil. 

More on News: 

  • The member countries of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) failed to agree on the goal to protect the amazon rainforest.
  • Colombia had proposed that 80 percent of the Amazon should be protected from deforestation and degradation by 2025 but did not find support from all the members.

About Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization:

  • ACTO is an intergovernmental organization aimed at the promotion of sustainable development of the Amazon Basin.
  • Member Countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
  • ACTO  is an example of the only socio-environmental block in Latin America. 
  • 2004:  ACTO was responsible for the Manaus Declaration, a treaty designed to coordinate the development of approximately 2.9 million square miles of rainforest. 
About The Belem Declaration:

  • It recognises Indigenous knowledge as a condition for biodiversity conservation.
  • It calls for ensuring full and effective participation of Indigenous Peoples in decision-making and public policy formulation processes.

Amazon Rainforest: 

  • The Amazon Rainforest is often called the “Lungs of the Earth” because of its significant role in absorbing carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas) and releasing oxygen through photosynthesis.
  • Flora: Myrtle, Laurel, palm, and acacia, as well as rosewood, Brazil nut
  • Fauna: Jaguar, Manatee, Tapir, Red deer, Capybara

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