Brazil, Colombia,
Ecuador, Peru Seek To
Protect Amazonia
Diplomats and indigenous
leaders from Brazil,
Colombia, Ecuador and
Peru met Wednesday in
Bogota ina bid to
protect Amazonia, the
"world's lung," by
limiting the
exploitation of natural
resources.
"This is an Amazonian
meeting of the four
countries sharing that
borderless region, our
government works and
implements negotiations
to not exploit oil nor
damage that region, the
world's lung," said
Ecuadorian consul Carlos
Solorzano.
The "Borders that unite"
meeting is being held at
the Luis Angel Arango
library in downtown
Bogota, Colombia's
capital, and is also
being attended by
representatives of nine
indigenous communities
that live along the
Amazonian border.
The ethnic groups of the
indigenous communities
include Cofan, Murui,
Huitoto, Coreguaje,
Muinane, Cocama, Tikuna,
Bora and Inga, and they
will present plans and
proposals to defend
Amazonia, which belongs
to them due to their
cultural heritage.
Colombia's
representative at the
meeting, Vice Minister
of Culture Martha Bedoya,
stated her country wants
to implement an
environmental
integration policy and
encourage dialogue on
Amazonia with
neighboring countries.
The meeting will
conclude on Friday and
is also attended by the
ambassadors of Colombia
in Brazil and Peru,
representatives of the
European Commission for
Colombia and Ecuador,
and officials from the
European Commission.
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