WHO WE ARE

We are 30 organizations from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, the United States, France and Peru which are part of the Amazon Waters Alliance. Our objective is to maintain the integrity and connectivity of the aquatic ecosystems of the Amazon Basin and the services they provide to the region and the world.

Our vision for the Amazon

The Amazon Basin remains intact, dynamic, diverse and interconnected, ecologically, socio-culturally and institutionally, from the Andes to the Amazon plain and the Atlantic Ocean, thanks to a local and global population that values it, cares for it and benefits from its goods and services.

Our vision

We are an alliance whose actions are based on traditional science and citizen science and look forward to strengthening the governance of the Amazon Basin. We enhance the understanding of ecological and social processes, generating accessible, reliable, and timely information. We connect initiatives and actors from civil society and the public sector, generating knowledge, solutions, and actions in favor of the conservation and management of aquatic ecosystems in the Basin, and respect for the rights of Amazonian peoples. We create spaces and strategies for dialogue, debate, and agreements for the conservation and management of the Amazon Basin, promoting timely and reliable information to stakeholders, developing strategic advocacy, and assuming agreements and commitments towards the development and sustainability of the Amazon Basin.

Values or guide principles

Integrated Basin Vision

We work with a multi-scale, basin-wide approach, recognizing that Amazonian rivers are interconnected and require local, regional, and global perspectives.

Knowledge Diversity

We integrate scientific, local, and Indigenous knowledge. We promote citizen science, open science, and intercultural collaboration.

Innovation and Learning

We foster creative solutions, context-adapted technologies, and spaces for experimentation that value collective learning.

Equitable Collaboration

We facilitate ethical and transparent relationships among communities, organizations, and scientists, strengthening joint efforts.

Context-Aware Openness

We share data responsibly, taking into account the contexts and impacts of its use.

Respect

We value the human rights, territories, and knowledge of Amazonian peoples.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We are a diverse network that promotes the full and equitable participation of all actors, especially those historically underrepresented.

Strategy

As this is a regional plan, some strategies operate as an umbrella, indicating the general direction of actions and results to be achieved at more local scales. Our strategies are:

One: Governance for effective advocacy

Strategy two: Integrated management of priority areas

Strategy three: Sectoral and territorial planning (land and water)

Strategy four: Strengthen fisheries governance at multiple scales

Governance model