[1] There are local, national and international instances, congregations, institutions, specialized teams and missionaries from Brazil, Venezuela, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia[2] that coordinate to work together to protect human rights, indigenous peoples and a different approach to the territory of the Amazon.
[3] It was born to be a counterpoint to the states that have prioritized economic growth ahead of human rights violations and the attack on indigenous peoples.
[4] At the 2007 Aparecida Conference convened by John Paul II and concretized by Benedict XVI, the bishops warned that the Amazon was "only at the service of the economic interests of transnational corporations.
"[1][5] After his election in 2013, Pope Francis addressed the bishops of Brazil to request that the church should assume a new role in the Panamazon region and asked for courage.
[7] In the encyclical Laudato si' of 2015 Pope Francis talked about the need to protect the planet's biodiversity "in the Amazon and the Congo, or the great aquifers and glaciers" because of its importance "for the whole earth and the future of humanity.