Delivering Stability and Strong Governance in the Amazon Basin
An ICCF Group Initiative in partnership with the Global Environment Facility, Conservation International, the Bezos Earth Fund, and others, to help Amazon nations close critical governance, policy, and financing gaps.
The Amazon Basin is one of the most strategically important regions in the Western Hemisphere.
It sustains more than 48 million people, supports major agricultural and energy systems, and influences weather patterns that affect water and food security across the Americas. Its forests also anchor rural economies and provide natural assets essential to long‑term regional stability.
However, weak governance, illegal resource extraction, and fragmented policy frameworks undermine stability and create risks that can spill across borders.
Strengthening the rule of law, improving resource management, and supporting responsible economic development are not only environmental priorities — they are matters of security, economic resilience, and long‑term hemispheric stability.
The ICCF Group is partnering with the Global Environment Facility, Conservation International, the Bezos Earth Fund, and others, to help Amazon nations close critical governance, policy, and financing gaps.
In PictureBrasilia, Brazil, November 2025 -- Senator and Caucus Brazil Co-Chair Nelsinho Trad, at a meeting of parliamentarians from Amazonian countries, to plan the necessary steps for the integration of the Secretariat of the Amazon Parliament (PARLAMAZ) into the structure of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO).
The initiative supports practical, country‑led solutions that reinforce legislative capacity, improve coordination across sectors, and strengthen the institutions responsible for managing the region’s natural assets.
ICCF works with parliamentarians across the Amazon Basin to:
- Build legislative capacity to draft and implement effective, coherent laws
- Identify and empower legislative champions who can drive durable, bipartisan reforms
- Strengthen national conservation caucuses to support informed, market‑friendly policymaking
- Improve regional coordination through platforms such as the Amazon Parliament (PARLAMAZ).
This approach promotes stronger institutions, better governance, and more predictable investment environments.
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