Location
Room 107
Start Date
2-7-2012 11:20 AM
End Date
2-7-2012 12:40 PM
Description
The Amazon Cooperation Treaty (ACT) signed on 3 July 1978 by Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela, has the objective to promote joint actions towards the harmonious development of the Amazon Basin as well as “the preservation of the environment, and the conservation and rational utilization of the natural resources of those territories” (art. I). In 1995, the eight nations decided to create the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) in order to strengthen and implement the cooperation and the Treaty goals. The amendment to ACT was approved on 2002, and the Permanent Secretariat was established in Brasilia in December. The Amazon region, plays a strategic role in climate and biodiversity and also in social diversity.
The idea of governance applied to Amazon refers to how individuals, public and private institutions manage the common problems of the region, and so the environment, the conservation and rational utilization of the natural resources. Or in other words, the idea of governance refers to “the process of decision-making and the process by which decisions are implemented (or not implemented) “ (UNESCAP).
In this sense, the aim of this article is to discuss the governance and the ACTO. Firstly we will highlight the history of ACTO and describe the region and its biological diversity, waters and forests. Secondly we will make the identification of the potential conflicts that deal with socio-environmental issues as well as the actors involved on these conflicts and the development of the region. On a third step we will discuss the evolution of the concept of governance and how it is applied for the ACTO. We will conclude this study by pointing out alternatives for action for the ACTO to improve governance on the region.
Presentation
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Governance and Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization
Room 107
The Amazon Cooperation Treaty (ACT) signed on 3 July 1978 by Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela, has the objective to promote joint actions towards the harmonious development of the Amazon Basin as well as “the preservation of the environment, and the conservation and rational utilization of the natural resources of those territories” (art. I). In 1995, the eight nations decided to create the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) in order to strengthen and implement the cooperation and the Treaty goals. The amendment to ACT was approved on 2002, and the Permanent Secretariat was established in Brasilia in December. The Amazon region, plays a strategic role in climate and biodiversity and also in social diversity.
The idea of governance applied to Amazon refers to how individuals, public and private institutions manage the common problems of the region, and so the environment, the conservation and rational utilization of the natural resources. Or in other words, the idea of governance refers to “the process of decision-making and the process by which decisions are implemented (or not implemented) “ (UNESCAP).
In this sense, the aim of this article is to discuss the governance and the ACTO. Firstly we will highlight the history of ACTO and describe the region and its biological diversity, waters and forests. Secondly we will make the identification of the potential conflicts that deal with socio-environmental issues as well as the actors involved on these conflicts and the development of the region. On a third step we will discuss the evolution of the concept of governance and how it is applied for the ACTO. We will conclude this study by pointing out alternatives for action for the ACTO to improve governance on the region.