Eight Latin American countries signed the "Bogota Declaration" committing to continue promoting the protection of the Amazon rainforest.

On August 22 local time, the fifth summit of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization concluded in the Colombian capital of Bogota. Government leaders or representatives from eight countries including Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela attended the meeting and signed the "Bogota Declaration" to promote closer regional cooperation, coordinate efforts to protect the Amazon rainforest spanning 6.7 million square kilometers, and collectively address the global challenges of climate crisis. The "Bogota Declaration" highlights the recognition of the need to comprehensively address the challenges facing the Amazon region, including: climate crisis; transitioning towards a just, orderly, and fair energy transformation; exacerbation of inequality, poverty, and hunger; acceleration of pollution and loss of biodiversity; deforestation; expansion of illegal economies; transnational organized crime and social fragility of the Amazon region and its population; and the urgency of taking action to protect, conserve, and sustainably manage the Amazon.