by gcftf | May 29, 2020 | Indonesia
Containing the third largest expanse of tropical forests in the world, Indonesia is a critical actor in the fight against deforestation and climate change. While the country has made important progress in developing programs to keep forests standing in recent years,...
by gcftf | May 28, 2020 | Indonesia
On May 14th, delegates from all seven GCF Task Force provinces in Indonesia gathered virtually to discuss their provincial responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and develop a plan for the provinces to continue to collaborate virtually in the coming months on issues...
by gcftf | May 19, 2020 | Brazil
Pará, Brazil–On April 29, 2020, Governor Helder Barbalho signed into law the State Policy on Climate Change in Pará. The Law, No. 9,048, aims to reduce the adverse effects of climate change and associated environmental, social, cultural, and economic vulnerabilities;...
by gcftf | May 14, 2020 | Brazil, Peru
Earlier this month, Governor Wilson Lima, Governor of Amazonas, Brazil, and 2020 chair of the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force, sent a letter to the Secretary General of the United Nations urging the international community to mobilize resources and...
by gcftf | May 8, 2020 | Nigeria
Dr. Alice Ekwu, a GCF TF delegate from the Cross River State, Nigeria, received the “Everyday Hero Award” at the GCF Task Force’s Eleventh Annual Meeting in Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia. Alice, who has a PhD in Hydrobiology and Environmental Toxicology,...
