US EditionTop Officials of Amazon Nations Meet in Colombia to Push Joint Rainforest Protection Plan
Indigenous leaders urge binding protections and fossil fuel bans at the summit to prevent ecological collapse and violence amid escalating Amazon deforestation and exploitation, they say.
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Top officials of Amazon nations meet in Colombia to push joint rainforest protection plan
Leaders from South America's Amazon nations have gathered in Colombia to agree on a joint plan to protect the rainforest. Presidents from Colombia, Brazil and Bolivia, along with Ecuador's vice president, signed the "Declaration of Bogota." This blueprint aims for…
The Amazon faces the imminent threat of reaching a point of no return in its deterioration, warned the Colombian Foreign Minister during the technical meetings prior to the 5th Amazon Summit to be held next Friday in Bogotá. The Summit, a high-level space that brings together presidents, ministers, representatives of indigenous peoples, the scientific community and other key actors, seeks to reach concrete agreements in the face of the multiple …
Amazon Indigenous groups push for legal power and climate action at South American summit
Indigenous leaders from eight Amazon nations are demanding binding protections, a halt to fossil fuel projects, and formal roles in shaping climate policy as South American presidents gather in Bogotá.Steven Grattan reports for The Associated Press.In short:Indigenous communities across the Amazon are calling for enforceable legal protections of their lands, a ban on new oil and mining operations, and inclusion in treaty decision-making.They war…
The resolutions, together with the draft Declaration of Bogotá, will be presented this Friday August 22 to the Heads of State, in the framework of the Fifth Summit of Presidents of the OTCA, an instance that will mark a new milestone in the...
The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, arrived in Bogotá to participate in the 5th Summit of Presidents of the Organization of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty (OTCA), which will extend until 25 August. The president was received by Angie Rodríguez, director of the Administrative Department of the Presidency (Dapre), and by the foreign minister in charge, Raquel Villavicencio, representing the National Government. The purpose of the me…
Summit of Amazon Countries: Venezuela Recalls that "the Amazon Basin Cannot Be Managed in Isolation"
Venezuela’s Foreign Minister, Yván Gil, arrived in Bogotá this Thursday to participate in the 5th Summit of Amazon Countries, which seeks to establish common goals by 2030 on the protection of the Amazon. Through its social networks, Gil highlighted that Venezuela will share its extensive experience “in eradicating illegal mining and deforestation in our Amazon Basin.” In addition to reaffirming the Bolivarian Government’s commitment to regional…
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