The Amazon Countries Summit convened today in Bogotá, Colombia, bringing together representatives from Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, alongside indigenous leaders, civil society organizations, and local communities.
According to Prensa Latina, the meeting seeks to forge a unified regional stance ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), scheduled for November in Brazil.
Colombian Foreign Ministry official Rosa Villavicencio underscored that the gathering aims to shift from dialogue to action by drafting a joint declaration outlining shared priorities on environmental, social, security, and economic challenges affecting the Amazon basin.
The summit builds on the momentum of the 2023 Belém Declaration, which set 113 preservation and inequality-reduction goals, later reinforced by follow-up agreements in Paramaribo and Brasília.
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