Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization

Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization
	Member states of ACTO
Abbreviation	ACTO
Established	25 February 1995
Headquarters	Brasília, Brazil
Coordinates	15.847357°S 47.895831°W
Membership	8 states Bolivia ; Brazil ; Colombia ; Ecuador ; Guyana ; Peru ; Suriname ; Venezuela ;
Official languages	Dutch; English; Portuguese; Spanish;
Secretary-General	Maria Jacqueline Mendoza Ortega
Website	otca.org

The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) (Portuguese: Organização do Tratado de Cooperação Amazônica (OTCA)) is an international organization aimed at the promotion of sustainable development of the Amazon Basin. Its member states are: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.

The Amazon Cooperation Treaty (ACT) was signed on 3 July 1978 and amended in 1998. ACTO was created in 1995 to strengthen the implementation of the Treaty. The Permanent Secretariat was later established in Brasilia in 2002.

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