PLN – 23
04/2018
Amazonian Cities: Peer learning about the sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems

Organizing partners

Federación Latinoamericana de Ciudades, Municipios y Asociaciones Nacionales de Gobiernos Locales (FLACMA)
Asociación de Municipios de Bolivia (AMB)
Ciudades y Gobiernos Locales Unidos
Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT), Fondo Andaluz de Municipios para la Solidaridad Internacional (FAMSI)

Hosting city

Riberalta, Bolivia

Good practices

  • Green economy approach to ensure sustainable development in the Amazonian regions
  • The establishment of a network of multi-level governance which will enable integrated sustainable development policies
  • Roadmap of actions for Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, and globally to facilitate the progress in the construction of the long term vision for sustainable and integrated development of Amazonia
  • Case studies:
    • Florencia, Colombia: Prevention of teenage pregnancies through innovative education
    • Riberalta, Bolivia: Value-added chain of the Brazil nut
    • Beni, Bolivia: Santa Rosa Youth Project
    • Morona Santiago Province, Ecuador: Green bonds to reduce or halt mining and petroleum activities
    • Consejo Interregional Amazónico (CIAM), Peru: Promotion and reinforcement of local production
    • Terrassa, Spain: Strategic planning through metropolitan city networks