Organization:Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization

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Short description: International environmental sustainability organization
Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization
Member states of ACTO
AbbreviationACTO
Established25 February 1995 (1995-02-25)
HeadquartersBrasília, Brazil
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 15°50′50″S 47°53′45″W / 15.847357°S 47.895831°W / -15.847357; -47.895831
Membership
Official languages
Secretary-General
Maria Jacqueline Mendoza Ortega
Websiteotca.org.br

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. The Permanent Secretariat was later established in Brasilia in 2002.

Members

2023 ACTO Summit

In January 2023, Brazil announced it was hosting the 2023 Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization Summit in August in the same year.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Lula articula inédita Cúpula da Amazônia para este semestre" (in pt-br). 2023-01-04. https://g1.globo.com/politica/blog/julia-duailibi/post/2023/01/04/lula-articula-inedita-cupula-da-amazonia-para-esse-semestre.ghtml. 



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