Congratulations to the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization for its recent decision to create the Amazon Indigenous Peoples’ Mechanism<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kbN8W84LgOI34lHQcqajIiqpKJzRoe12/view> (MAPI), which establishes a formal role for Indigenous peoples within their governance mechanisms. ACTO (OTCA en español ou português) is an intergovernmental organization linking the eight Amazonian countries, as well as a GBIF organizational participant. More info: https://otca.org/en/otca-gives-historic-green-light-to-indigenous-rights-in-... Anúshiik (Munsee/Lenape for “thank you”), Kyle ===== Kyle Copas Head of Communications GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility Universitetsparken 15 | DK-2100 København Ø | DENMARK +45 28 75 14 75 GBIF.org<https://www.gbif.org/> | Mastodon<https://biodiversity.social/@gbif> | Bluesky<https://bsky.app/profile/gbif.org> | LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/gbif/>