00:00And in other news, on the occasion of the summit of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization,
00:14social environmental organizations presented a series of recommendations
00:17for the care of the rainforest and its community.
00:21Our colleague Ignacia Lemus brings us all the details.
00:23Connectivity is the key concept for weaving the enough network of life
00:30that today makes up the largest tropical forest on the planet.
00:34Four socio-environmental networks presented a document to the governments of Amazonian countries
00:39to protect the ecological, hydro-climatic and socio-cultural connectivity of the Amazon.
00:44The proposal was delivered prior to the summit of presidents of the Amazon.
00:53There is a concern that we do not lose connectivity, that is, that we eliminate deforestation,
00:58illegal activities, burning and other elements that remove the forest and damage connectivity,
01:02and on the other hand we are calling for the restoration of connectivity.
01:10In other words, we are trying to strengthen alternatives related to socio-bioeconomics
01:15to strengthen indigenous territories and protected areas.
01:17Loss of connectivity threatens vital ecosystem functions, and the lives of 47 million people
01:30by 2022, 23% of the biome had completely lost its connectivity, and another 13% was severely
01:37degraded.
01:37There is a whole interconnection between the forests, the rivers, and the people who live
01:45there.
01:47When connectivity is removed, the forest becomes fragile.
01:50It becomes more susceptible to burns, the temperature rises, and the rainfall changes.
01:56And all of this affects not only the existence of the forest itself, but also its capacity
02:00to sustain itself.
02:01The goal of the recommendations is for the member countries of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty
02:12Organization to totally eliminate deforestation, degradation and criminal fires by 2030.
02:19Protect strategic areas to maintain connectivity, develop a regional program to restore ecological
02:24corridors, ensure the effective participation of local communities.
02:28Promote a socio-bioeconomy that preserves ecosystems and supports community initiatives, establish
02:34regional criteria to evaluate the impacts of infrastructure projects, and stop illegal
02:39activities, environmental crimes, and organized crime.
02:43In a region where displacement can take weeks, the concept of connectivity also encompasses the
02:48relationship between communities.
02:50The Amazonian territory has suffered invasions for centuries, evangelization, timber extraction,
03:00drug trafficking.
03:01There are many forms of exploitation and invasions.
03:03There are many forms of exploration, many forms of invasion.
03:08It seems important to me the exchange between these communities in the sense of sharing their
03:15different forms of resistance and struggle for their protection.
03:25In the midst of the United States military siege in the region, the leaders of Pan-Amazon countries
03:30will have two opportunities to decide on concrete measures for the protection and development of
03:34a strategic area for the planet.
03:36The first will be in Bogota, the second in November during the COP 30 in Belém in the
03:40Brazilian Amazon.
03:42Ignacio Lemus and Julia Nassif for Telesur.
