The South American nation leaders convened to prioritize the Amazon rainforest’s protection during the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization summit (ACTO).
It marks the first meeting of the 45-year-old organization (1978) in 14 years.
It held at Belem, a Brazilian city.
It reinforces Brazilian President’s strategy to leverage global concern for Amazon’s preservation
ACTO serves as a global entity dedicated to fostering sustainable growth within the Amazon Basin.
The nations involved in this organization are Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
The Amazon stretches across an area twice the size of India.
Two-thirds of it lie in Brazil, with seven other countries and one territory share the remaining third.
Its vast expanse still holds 10 percent of Earth’s biodiversity.