ATBC Declarations

Our Declarations seek to influence specific local or regional conservation issues and focus on issues relevant to the host country of each of our annual meetings. Below you can find pdf's of each one of our Declarations. You can find more information about the purpose, past, and future of ATBC Declarations here.

Kigali Declaration on Native Tree Restoration in Tropical Landscapes

An urgent call for bridging of knowledge–action gaps in tropical conservation

An urgent demand to stop the violence against Indigenous People, Local Communities and Environmental Defenders in Amazonia

Ivato Declaration - Conservation of Madagascar Biodiversity

An appeal for reconciling development with eco-cultural heritage and diversity of Sri Lanka

Protecting Wildlife Against Illegal Trade and Trafficking in Asia

A Call for Public Policies that Foster and Protect Traditional Maya Agricultural Practices in Mexico (also in Spanish)

Responsible Business in Asia

Europe’s central role in advancing sustainable palm oil

Cultural and biological restoration of Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve, Hawai'i

Importance of environmental and social impact assessments prior to infrastructure development in the Mondulkiri Protected Forest and other Cambodian biodiversity hotspots

Support of Stronger Protection of the Great Barrier Reef

Urgent need to maintain the integrity of Costa Rica’s designated protected areas (also in Spanish)

The Crucial Importance of Aceh’s Forests (also in Bahasa)

Urgent Need for Continued Improvement in Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Development in Brazil

Unequivocal Support for Recent Forest-Conservation Initiatives in Indonesia

The Urgent Need to Maximize Biodiversity Conservation in Forest Carbon Trading

Establishing Permanent Protected Status and Preservation Guidelines for Brownsberg, Nassau and Lely Mountains in Suriname

Protection of Threatened Tropical Dry-Forests in Jalisco, Mexico

The Critical Need for Forest Conservation and Strategic Research in Tropical Asia

The Critical Need to Slow the Pace of Amazon Deforestation