Headlines:
Major
intergovernmental agreements and actors
Action
programmes, strategies, and research
State
of the regional environment
GEF
Projects
in the region
Other
actors and initiatives
Major
intergovernmental agreements and actors
Treaty
for Amazonian Cooperation
The Treaty, which concerns the Amazonian Basin, was adopted in
1978 and entered into force in 1980. The Contracting Parties agree
to undertake joint actions and efforts to promote the harmonious
development of their respective Amazonian territories in such
a way that these joint actions produce equitable and mutually
beneficial results and achieve also the preservation of the environment,
and the conservation and rational utilization of the natural resources
of these territories.
Organisation
of American States, OAS
OAS
Water Resources Programme: In conformity with the mandates
of OAS member states, the Unit for Sustainable Development and
Environment (USDE) is engaged in several projects on transboundary
water resource management in partnership with UNEP, the World
Bank, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and the Inter-American
Development Bank (IDB) in major river basin of South and Central
America. The Unit is the secretariat for the Inter-American Water
Resources Network (IWRN) - see below
- and serves on the Board of Governors of the World Water Council.
USDE is also collaborating with the Pan American Health Organization
to organize inter-American conference on the link between water
and health.
UNEP
Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, ROLAC
See for example Forum
of Environmental Ministers for Latin America and the Caribbean
(only in Spanish).
UN
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean,
ECLAC
The site of UN ECLAC comprises News; Publications; Main Studies;
ECLAC Series; Research and Studies; Statistics; Projects; Library;
Events; Work Programme; as well as ECLAC Headlines and Latest News.
Financial
institutions
Inter-American
Development Bank,
IADB
The Inter-American Development Bank, the oldest and largest regional
multilateral development institution, was established in December
of 1959 to help accelerate economic and social development in Latin
America and the Caribbean.
Action
programmes, strategies and research
Research
HiBAm
An international research project (Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia
and France) for the study of the Amazon basin hydrology and geochemistry.
Andean
Amazon Rivers Analysis and Management Project
This
is a regional research initiative to develop the scientific understanding
necessary for the effective management of aquatic resources in the
face of ongoing development and potential climate change.
State
of the regional environment
GEO
2000 State of the Environment: Latin America and the Caribbean
Global
Enviroment Outlook 2000. GEO is:
-
a global environmental assessment process, the GEO Process,
that is cross-sectoral and participatory. It incorporates regional
views and perceptions, and builds consensus on priority issues
and actions through dialogue among policy-makers and scientists
at regional and global levels.
- GEO
outputs, in printed and electronic formats, including the GEO
Report series. This series makes periodic reviews of the state
of the world's environment, and provides guidance for decision-making
processes such as the formulation of environmental policies,
action planning and resource allocation. Other outputs include
technical reports, a
web site and a publication for young people.
GEF
Projects in the region
Projects
under implementation
World
Bank - GEF - Biodiversity:
Indigenous
Management of Protected Areas in the Amazon
The development objective of the project is to increase indigenous
peoples participation in benefits from biodiversity conservation
in the Peruvian Amazon through communal management of protected
areas. The global environmental objective is to conserve and sustainably
manage globally important forest and freshwater ecosystems in the
Peruvian Amazon through the establishment of protected areas to
be co-managed by indigenous people. Project objectives will be achieved
by: (a) establishing areas for communal reserves using participatory
methods; (b) developing management plans and management agreements
with the indigenous communities and federations; (c) building and
strengthening institutional organizational and technical capacity
to sustainably manage reserves; and (d) investing in pilot community
development projects for sustainable use of biodiversity.
Project
concepts in the pipeline
World
Bank - GEF - International Waters/Biodiversity:
The project will improve the management of natural resources through
involvement of local groups and development of institutional and
legal frameworks that support sustainable development of basin resources.
World
Bank - GEF - Biodiversity/International Waters:
The project would support expansion and consolidation of strict
protected areas in the Amazonian region.
Other
actors, initiatives and resources
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