Conservation and sustainable use of natural resources in the Amazon region

Context

To ensure the development of a sustainable future for the Amazon, it is crucial that cooperation among the countries sharing the Amazon Basin is adapted to the new regional and global realities. An integrated vision and collective action are essential to address the political, social, economic and environmental challenges of the Amazon Region, especially those related to the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, water and soil pollution, deforestation and forest fires, as well as increasing inequality, poverty and hunger.

In this context, ACTO member countries are relaunching and updating their common cooperation agenda to ensure climate protection, biodiversity and forest conservation, natural resource management, and the well-being of their populations, with special attention to indigenous peoples and local and traditional communities in vulnerable situations.

Objective

ACTO member states have improved the implementation of regional programmes to protect natural resources in the Amazon Region and ensure sustainable management.

Approach

The project has a holistic approach, it is designed to address current needs and issues that will emerge in the coming years.

The starting point of the project is the development of a regional system of cooperation for integrated fire management within ACTO. It aims to consolidate the Amazonian Network of Experts in Integrated Fire Management (RAMIF) by:

• improving institutional and field staff competences
• exchanging the experience, technical knowledge and traditional fire-management knowledge of indigenous peoples
• promoting good practices that also make women's participation in integrated fire management visible.

The project is co-financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and is partner to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Last update: September 2024