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Join us at New York Climate Week!

Come join leading jurisdictions from within the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force during New York Climate Week. Governors from Pastaza, Ecuador and Michoacan, Mexico (one of our newest observer states), together with Secretaries for the Environment and for Indigenous Peoples from Acre and Mato Grosso (Brazil) and Michoacan and Jalisco (Mexico) will be participating […]

September 16, 2025

Norwegian Visit to West Kalimantan

On August 25-26, 2025, the West Kalimantan Provincial Government received a visit from a representative of the Norwegian Development Cooperation Agency (NORAD), Ms. Borghild Tonnessen-Krokan. She was accompanied by representatives of the Norwegian Embassy in Jakarta, Ms. Anja Lingjerde Lillegraven and Ms. Dewi Tresya, as well as the Country Coordinator of the Governors’ Climate and […]

September 8, 2025

Carbon Markets Access Toolkit for Governments

On August 21, 2025, the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force (GCFTF) participated in the launch of the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI)’s updated “Accessing High-Integrity Carbon Markets on the Road to COP30: A Toolkit for Policymakers.” This toolkit was also developed by Climate Focus and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The GCFTF […]

August 29, 2025

Historic Agreement for Jurisdictional REDD+ Program in Acre, Brazil

On August 6, 2025, the State of Acre, Brazil signed an unprecedented agreement with Standard Chartered bank, guaranteeing up to 40 million carbon credits directly linked to the state’s jurisdictional REDD+ program to protect the Amazon rainforest. Below is a translated version of the original press release, shared courtesy of the Acre Government. (Original available […]

August 11, 2025

Acre Advances Landmark Jurisdictional REDD+ Benefits Sharing Decree

On August 6, 2025, Governor Gladson Cameli of Acre, Brazil, signed a landmark executive decree establishing the new Benefit Sharing Strategy for the state’s Jurisdictional REDD+ program. Below is a translated version of the original press release, shared courtesy of the Acre Government. (Original available here) Decree establishes new strategy for distributing benefits from the […]

August 8, 2025

Arnold Schwarzenegger encontra governadores da Força-Tarefa GCF e discute posicionamento do grupo na COP30

A reunião aconteceu durante o Expert XP e contou com a presença dos governadores e secretários de meio ambiente do Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, Mato Grosso, Tocantins e Amapá. A Força-tarefa do GCF reúne 45 governos subnacionais e é referência no tema de clima e floresta São Paulo, 28 de julho de 2025 – O ator, […]

July 28, 2025

Arnold Schwarzenegger Reconnects with GCF Task Force Governors on Forests and COP30

São Paulo, July 28, 2025 – Actor, businessman, and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger reconnected with the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force (GCFTF), a group he founded in 2008 that is now the world’s largest subnational governmental network focused on forests and climate. The meeting, organized by the GCFTF, together with bioeconomy-partner and financial […]

Zamora Chinchipe model for jurisdictional REDD+

In March of this year, the province of Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador, developed an inclusive model for the conservation and sustainable management of its forests, the second REDD+ Jurisdictional Plan in Ecuador after Pastaza. Both provinces are key members of the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force (GCFTF). The following press release was published on June […]

July 2, 2025

Acre Completes Historic Benefits Sharing Plan

In a historic milestone, the government and representatives of indigenous peoples and traditional communities define new percentages for the distribution of benefits from the Isa Carbono program. The Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force is posting the official announcement translated into English with permission from the Acre government. For the original Portuguese post, see here. […]

June 18, 2025