NGO and Intergovernmental Action through the Leticia Pact and Platform
Today we discuss Amazon inter-governmental collaboration and the Leticia Pact. In September 2019, as Amazon fires attracted global attention, Colombian President Ivan Duque convened heads of state and officials from 7 regional countries in the Amazon city of Leticia to advance inter-governmental cooperation. The group pledged to exchange green technologies, expand reforestation efforts, develop disaster response networks, explore alternatives to fire, and more. Diverse institutions and organizations are involved including the World Economic Forum, the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), the Paulson Institute, the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization, and more. Tune in this week to learn about this extraordinary effort and the Leticia Platform designed by the IADB to help match investors with projects in the Colombian Amazon and beyond. Amanda Paulson of the Bobolink Foundation and Yves Lesenfents from the IADB join us for the conversation..
