In a historic moment for Amazon conservation, Indigenous Peoples, Amazonian scientific institutions, NGOs, governments, and global partners today unveiled the Mamirauá Declaration at COP30 — a groundbreaking, collective commitment to transform how biodiversity is monitored, governed, and protected across the Amazon Basin.
Led by the Mamirauá Institute for Sustainable Development and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, BarcelonaTech (UPC), the Declaration brings together voices and institutions that have never before aligned under a unified framework. For the first time, a shared vision anchored in Indigenous leadership, scientific excellence, and regional cooperation has been formally adopted — a milestone many see as long overdue for the world’s most vital rainforest.
Already, 30 organizations — including the Mamirauá Institute, The Sense of Silence Foundation, the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, WCS, WWF, Panthera, Alana Foundation, Imazon, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, New York University, Lobelia, Wildlife Insights, and XPRIZE — have signed the Declaration, with additional institutions committed to join this growing alliance.
“The Mamirauá Declaration marks a turning point,” said Emiliano Ramalho, co-promotor of the initiative and Technical Scientific Director at Mamirauá Institute. “It reflects a new era of collaboration — ethical, inclusive, and rooted in the knowledge and rights of the peoples who have protected the Amazon for millennia.” Michel André, Director of the Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, BarcelonaTech (UPC), International Ambassador of the Mamirauá Institute and co-promotor of the Mamirauá Declaration underlines that “with this historic declaration we aim at providing an unified and quick response to the international demands for the Amazon conservation”.
A Transformational Framework for Biodiversity Monitoring
Guided by principles of participatory governance, equitable partnerships, ethical open data (FAIR, CARE, TRUST), technological innovation, transparency, and Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC), signatories commit to a collaborative, inclusive, science-driven approach ensuring protection and regeneration of Amazonia for future generations by:
- Creating an unprecedented alliance uniting Amazonian governments, scientific institutions, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs), NGOs, and the private sector to safeguard Amazonian biodiversity.
- Responding to urgent threats such as deforestation, climate change, and unsustainable resource use, establishing a coordinated cross-border monitoring effort.
- Affirming the Amazon Basin’s global ecological importance for climate regulation, carbon storage, biodiversity, and cultural heritage.
- Recognizing Indigenous rights, intergenerational equity, gender sensitivity, and the value of traditional knowledge combined with modern science.
- Calling for a standardized, interoperable, and adaptive biodiversity monitoring system enabling evidence-based decision-making across the region.
- Building on international frameworks: CBD, Paris Agreement, Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, and regional commitments such as the Belém Declaration and ACTO.
While independent of any single project or institution, the Declaration acknowledges the growing role of science and technology when deployed ethically and collaboratively.
A New Chapter for Amazon Conservation
The event at COP30, supported by the XPRIZE Foundation, culminated in the formal signing of the Mamirauá Declaration, — a collective commitment that many hope will become a foundational pillar for collaborative biodiversity governance across the Amazon Basin for decades to come.
“This is a historic moment,” said Pedro Hartung, CEO of the Alana Foundation and supporter of the Declaration. “For the first time, the Amazon has a shared roadmap for biodiversity monitoring — created by the very people and institutions who steward it.”
About the Mamirauá Institute
The Mamirauá Institute for Sustainable Development is a leading Amazon-based research and conservation organization dedicated to biodiversity science, community-based management, and sustainable development.
About the Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics (UPC)
The Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics (LAB) at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC-BarcelonaTech) is a leading research center dedicated to studying how human activities impact terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems through sound. Combining cutting-edge engineering, ecology, and artificial intelligence, the LAB develops advanced real-time acoustic monitoring technologies used worldwide to protect biodiversity, particularly in the Amazon. Its work spans marine environments, tropical forests, and polar regions, supporting science-based conservation, policy, and sustainable management of natural habitats.
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