Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization

Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization
	Member states of ACTO
Abbreviation	ACTO
Established	25 February 1995
Headquarters	Brasília, Brazil
Coordinates	[ ⚑ ] : 15°50′50″S 47°53′45″W / 15.847357°S 47.895831°W
Membership	8 states Bolivia ; Brazil ; Colombia ; Ecuador ; Guyana ; Peru ; Suriname ; Venezuela ;
Official languages	Dutch; English; Portuguese; Spanish;
Secretary-General	Maria Jacqueline Mendoza Ortega
Website	otca.org.br

Short description: International environmental sustainability organization

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

Bolivia
Brazil
Colombia
Ecuador
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Peru
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Venezuela

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

↑ "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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[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.