第十屆巴西「全國州議會聯合會議」17、18日在馬瑙斯登場，會議主題之一探討了亞馬遜地區因眾多非官方組織進駐而衍伸的國際化的議題。同時，來自巴西國內不同區域的代表及亞馬遜的專家，在聯合會議的支持下同步進行會商。
與會代表指出，面對巴西亞馬遜這世界上最大的雨林，國際社會多認為該地區的飲用水和森林資源是集體公共財而意圖染指──但巴西國內人士對國際上這樣的想法越來越感到憂心。在協助保護世界最大雨林的想法下，環保團體已然造成巴西對外國勢力干擾的恐懼。州議員擔憂的是，國際社會認為自己在管理巴西的天然資源方面，可以做的比巴西政府更好。
亞馬遜區域的軍事將領會議中，也安排了菲格雷多將軍進行一場以「亞馬遜，巴西的祖產」為題進行演講，針對巴西所面對的外國干預風險提出警告。與會者預計在會議結束時草擬一封《來自瑪瑙斯》 的公開信，寄給今年度總統大選各候選人手上。
不過，對許多環保人士來說，他們認為亞馬遜的生物多樣性關乎全球重要性，因此亞馬遜是必須妥善保存的世界資源。許多在巴西亞馬遜地區運作的大型非政府組織團體都是國際組織的分部，以自主且非營利的巴西公民組織的方式在運作。
例如成立於1996年的世界自然巴西基金會，以促成一個保育自然環境、調和人類活動與生物多樣性保存，以及永續使用自然資源以造福今日與未來世代公民的巴西社會為任務，在巴西全國各地進行各種活動。
巴西綠色和平組織則是一個國際環境組織的自主性分部，持續進行示威反對亞馬遜地區的破壞活動。巴西綠色和平組織最近一次的活動是反對為了黃豆種植而砍伐林地。黃豆是巴西主要出口產品之一，而部份黃豆產品被用來飼養速食工業所宰殺的雞隻。
The 10th National Conference of State Legislatures of Brazil is debating charges that the Amazon is being internationalized by the presence of numerous nongovernmental organizations. State deputies from various regions in Brazil and experts on the Amazon are gathered in Manaus for the event, which is sponsored by the National Union of State Legislatures.
The idea that Brazil's Amazon rainforest, the largest in the world, is coveted by the international community because its drinking water and forest resources are seen as collective public goods, is a recurring fear in Brazil.
In their desire to help protect the world's largest rainforest, environmental groups have raised the fear of foreign interference. State legislators worry that the international community believes it can do a better job of managing Brazil's natural resources than the governments of Brazil.
During the conference the military commander of the Amazon region, General Cláudio Barbosa Figueiredo, will give a talk entitled "Amazônia - Patrimony of Brazil," in which he will warn of the foreign intervention risks the country faces.
At the end of the conference, which began yesterday and runs through Friday, the participants intend to draft a Letter from Manaus, which will be delivered to the candidates in this year's presidential race.
For their part, many environmentalists regard the Amazon as a world resource that must be preserved because its rich biodiversity is of global importance. Some of the largest nongovernmental organizations operating in the Brazilian Amazon are branches of international organizations and operate as autonomous, non-profit Brazilian civil society organizations.
Established in 1996, WWF-Brazil acts nationwide with the mission of contributing to a Brazilian society that conserves its natural environment, harmonizing human activity with the preservation of biodiversity and the sustainable use of natural resources, to the benefit of the citizens of today and of future generations.
Greenpeace Brazil is an autonomous branch of the international environmental organization and is constantly demonstrating against destruction of the Amazon. The latest Greenpeace Brazil campaign is against clearing the forest for soy plantations. Soy is a leading Brazilian export product, and some of the soy production is used to feed chickens slaughtered for the fast food industry.
