Organização do Tratado de Cooperação Amazônica / Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization

The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) is an intergovernmental organization formed by the eight Amazonian countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, which signed the Amazon Cooperation Treaty (ACT), becoming the only socio-environmental block in Latin America.

ACTO, with a broad vision of the South-South cooperation process, works in different dimensions within the framework of the implementation of the ACT: political-diplomatic, strategic, and technical, building synergies among governments, multilateral organizations, cooperation agencies, organized civil society, social movements, scientific community, productive sectors and society as a whole.

Mission
To promote cooperation, integration, and sustainable development among the eight Amazonian countries, strengthening shared management of the region and ensuring a balance between conservation, development, and social inclusion

Vision
To be the main space for political coordination and technical cooperation in the Amazon, recognized for its capacity to articulate policies, generate knowledge and promote joint actions that ensure a sustainable, just and prosperous Amazon for all its peoples