Organization:Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization
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Short description: International environmental sustainability organization
Organización del Tratado de Cooperación Amazónica Organização do Tratado de Cooperação Amazônica | |
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 Member states of ACTO | |
| Abbreviation | ACTO |
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| Established | December 1995[1] Amazon Cooperation Treaty signed 3 July 1978 |
| Type | Intergovernmental organization |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | Cooperation, integration and sustainable development of the Amazon basin |
| Headquarters | Brasília, Brazil |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 15°50′50″S 47°53′45″W / 15.847357°S 47.895831°W |
Region served | Amazon basin |
Members | 8 states
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Official languages | |
Secretary-General | Martin von Hildebrand since 29 October 2024[2] |
Main organ | Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs |
| Website | otca.org |
The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) (Portuguese: Organização do Tratado de Cooperação Amazônica (OTCA)) is an international organization aimed at the promotion of sustainable development of the Amazon Basin. Its member states are: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. The Amazon Cooperation Treaty (ACT) was signed on 3 July 1978 and amended in 1998. ACTO was created in 1995 to strengthen the implementation of the Treaty.[1] The Permanent Secretariat was later established in Brasília in 2002.
Members
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Observers
Secretary-General
Martin von Hildebrand assumed office as Secretary-General on 29 October 2024, during COP16 of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Cali, Colombia.[2]
2023 ACTO Summit
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Legal Basis of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty: Updated Summary 2003–2012". https://otca.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/LEGAL_BASIS.pdf.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Martin von Hildebrand, the new Secretary-General of ACTO, assumes office with a strong commitment to the conservation of the Amazon". 2024-10-30. https://otca.org/en/martin-von-hildebrand-the-new-secretary-general-of-acto-assumes-office-with-a-strong-commitment-to-the-conservation-of-the-amazon/.
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