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Top officials of Amazon nations meet in Colombia to push joint rainforest protection plan
Leaders agreed on a political blueprint to halt deforestation, address climate change, and enhance Indigenous rights, covering over 2.5 million square miles of Amazon rainforest.
- On Friday, presidents of Amazon countries met in Bogota, Colombia with Indigenous leaders from eight Amazon nations to approve the Declaration of Bogota, covering more than 2.5 million square miles.
- Scientists note the Amazon rainforest functions as a massive carbon sink absorbing more carbon dioxide than it emits, but unchecked deforestation, mining, and agribusiness threaten its collapse and global climate.
- Indigenous leaders at the summit pressed for binding protections and a halt to oil projects, while ministers of Amazon nations approved a direct financing mechanism to support Indigenous stewardship.
- The summit is set to end with a joint declaration guiding regional environmental policy, after Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization foreign ministers approved 20 resolutions and emphasized political will as vital, ACTO Secretary-General Martín von Hildebrand said.
- Concerns remain that the summit's remote location risks sidelining smaller nations and civil society groups, while Indigenous communities defending territories face growing violence, prompting María José Pinto, Vice President of Ecuador, to urge concrete, locally led actions beyond 'good intentions'.
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The 5th Summit of Amazon Countries began in Bogotá with the participation of the presidents of Colombia, Gustavo Petro; Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Bolivia, Luis Arce, and with a call to protect the Amazon jungle that share eight countries.
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A strategic biomature for global climate regulation, a region of unique biodiversity and different traditional cultures. In addition to adaptations and quality, Amazon is also a place of conflict and vulnerability. The Amazon report in Disputa, launched this week in Bogotá, Colombia, maps border areas, major actors and dynamics that put the region at risk. The study is a partnership between Instituto Igarapé, European Union and Foundation for Co…
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