Amazon Conservation and Aktion Amazonas Partner to Strengthen Conservation
Photo credits: Claudia Bealunde
NEWS | The organisations have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to strengthen conservation efforts across the Amazon rainforest and adjacent forest ecosystems by connecting expertise, resources, and networks.
Through this partnership, the organisations bring together networks across the Amazon Basin and Europe, working alongside their respective alliances and partners in South America.
Its premise is simple: lasting conservation requires action both where ecosystems are threatened and where policies, markets, and supply chains contribute to those pressures.
This joint effort follows a Partnership-Led Development approach, building on the principles of locally led development, where partners jointly shape priorities and share decision-making, with each organisation contributing its distinct strengths.
It draws on Aktion Amazonas’ engagement in the South American Forest Conservation Alliance (SAFCA) and Amazon Conservation’s work through the Amazon Conservation Alliance.
The agreement illustrates how international collaboration can support locally led conservation. With priorities shaped by South American partners’ knowledge and leadership, coordinated action across regions can help address global drivers of deforestation and mobilize support for locally developed solutions.
Photo credits: Jiří Hřebíček (1), Toke Nyborg (2), Amazon Conservation (3-5), Claudia Bealunde (6). Four Areas of Cooperation
The agreement identifies four areas for potential joint work:
Science and Technology: Shared data, analysis, and technical tools can help partners identify threats, monitor ecosystem health, and strengthen conservation planning and responses to climate impacts.
Policy and Market Engagement: Bringing evidence and priorities from South American partners into dialogue with policymakers and businesses in Europe and the United States can help address pressures linked to trade, investment, and supply chains.
Communication and Public Engagement: Joint communication can amplify South American perspectives and build public understanding of the connections between biodiversity, climate, and decisions made across continents.
Joint Initiative Development and Fundraising: Combining expertise and networks can open funding opportunities and support long-term conservation and climate resilience initiatives.
Specific activities will be developed with partners across the Amazon Basin and adjacent forest ecosystems, based on shared priorities and available resources.
A partnership for South America’s nature
Aktion Amazonas and Amazon Conservation are working together to protect nature in South America.
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