State of Amazonas is represented at forum discussing socio-environmental justice in Italy
23 de April de 2025
By Izaías Godinho – From Cenarium
MANAUS (AM) – The Chief Secretary of the Civil House of Amazonas, Flávio Antony Cordeiro Filho, represents the Governor of the State, Wilson Lima (União Brasil), at the IAMazonia International Forum, taking place in Rome, Italy, with the aim of discussing solutions for socio-environmental justice, ecological regeneration, and climate change mitigation.
The event begins this Tuesday, the 22nd, a date chosen by the United Nations (UN) as International Mother Earth Day. The day serves as a reminder of the interdependence between humanity and the planet to promote sustainable coexistence between peoples and the forest.
In a social media post, Flávio Antony emphasized the importance of Amazonas being at the congress and detailed his participation in the event:
“I will have the opportunity to give a lecture on public-private partnerships and legal instruments aimed at the sustainable development of Amazonas, a mission I carry with great responsibility and pride,” he wrote on Instagram.
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In its public statement, IAMazonia states that it seeks to promote dialogue among representatives of governments, companies, traditional peoples, civil society organizations, and environmental ecosystem specialists.
Headquartered in Rome, IAMAZONIA proposes a global approach to local issues such as deforestation, biodiversity loss, and the challenges faced by traditional communities.
The exchange of experiences and innovative practices among countries and regions is one of the main features of the forum, which advocates for a new model of sustainable economy based on standing forest.
Based on the organization’s history, the presence of Amazonas representatives is strategic, considering that the state holds one of the largest expanses of tropical forest in the world and plays a key role in global environmental conservation.
Regional reality
Deforestation and wildfires, combined with climate change, are among the causes of changes in the hydrological regime of the Amazon rivers, which have become more intense in recent years, leading to the occurrence of more severe floods and droughts with shorter intervals.
An example was the historic drought of 2023, which caused the largest drop in river levels ever recorded in the region. On the Rio Negro, the water level at the Port of Manaus reached 14.75m, the lowest level ever recorded since the beginning of the historical series in 1902.
According to Jochen Shöngart, a researcher at the National Institute for Amazonian Research (Inpa), just in the first two decades of the 21st century, nine events of severe flooding were recorded, the same number registered throughout the entire previous century.
Shöngart also pointed out that the increase in the amplitude of the flood and drought in the Amazon has shown a variation of 1.6 meters. This causes the rivers to dry up earlier than expected or the opposite. This change has impacts especially on flooded forest areas, with major consequences for economic activities and also for the riverside populations of the Amazon, who depend on these resources for their survival.