The panel “Flying Rivers: The Amazon’s Best Kept Secret” will be held on this day. It will feature experts from the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO), the Amazon Institute for Scientific Research, the Colombian Geological Service, and National Parks at the National University’s Newspaper Archive.

Opened on Monday, the summit brings together representatives from eight countries, including the host country, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, along with authorities from the indigenous peoples of the Amazon, leaders of local and Afro-descendant communities, and other stakeholders.

The events leading up to the 5th Meeting of Presidents of the States Parties to the Amazon Cooperation Treaty, to be held on Friday, will inform the content of the document expected to be approved later this week.

“The Bogota Declaration must strengthen the ties signed in Belem in 2023, with guidelines for cooperation in the region and with goals and actions planned for the coming years to mitigate the effects of climate change, avoid the point of no return, and generate potential positive actions for the entire planet,” ACTO Secretary-General Martin von Hildebrand affirmed.

The final document also expects to adopt the Amazonian Mechanism of Indigenous Participation (MAPI) as the main body for co-governance and self-representation of Indigenous Peoples. abo/iff/npg/ifs