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Eight Amazon basin nations announced an agreement Wednesday on preservation of the rainforest to “avoid the point of no return” but fell short of a shared goal on deforestation. The declaration comes at the conclusion of a two-day summit this week of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) member states Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guyana,…
The use of the region’s resources for the benefit of all without infringing on countries’ sovereignty was a common desire expressed by representatives at the summit.
The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organisation members are expected to reach an agreement on Tuesday afternoon. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Countries that have territory in the Amazon rainforest are meeting in a bid to reach agreement on strategies to stop deforestation by 2030.
Leaders of the eight Amazon rainforest countries are gathering on Tuesday for the first time in 14 years, with plans to reach a broad agreement on issues from fighting deforestation to financing sustainable development. The summit of Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) members in the Brazilian city of Belem could agree to a regional pact to stop deforestation by 2030, end illegal gold mining, and cooperate on cross-border policing of environmental crime. Leaders are expected to announce the final agreement, known as the Belem Declaration, late on Tuesday afternoon.