by gcftf | Apr 8, 2021 | Brazil
We are very sad to announce that on April 7th, 2021, the Covid-19 virus claimed “one of our own”— Robério Nobre, Secretary of Environment for the State of Amapá, Brazil. Robério will be remembered for his leadership among the tight-knit group of GCF Task Force...
by gcftf | Jan 29, 2021 | Brazil, Uncategorized
The state of Acre, in Brazil, started immunizing its population against Covid on January 19, when it received the first 40,760 doses of the vaccine. On January 25, an additional 4,000 doses were made available to the state. The priority vaccination group is composed...
by gcftf | Nov 11, 2020 | Brazil
The public hearing was held by the Federal Supreme Court (STF). The nine Brazilian Member states of the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force, which make up the Legal Amazon, participated in a public hearing held by Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court to discuss the...
by gcftf | Oct 23, 2020 | Brazil
Today, the Governor of Roraima, Antônio Denarium, signed a decree launching several new plans to bring the state’s Economic-Environmental Policy to implementation. The ambitious programs will promote the expansion of low-carbon agriculture and provide incentives to...
by gcftf | Oct 22, 2020 | Brazil
Ensuring that all social spheres participate and are consulted on environmental decisions is now a reality in Amapá, Brazil, with the implementation of the Socio-Environmental Safeguards—a set of principles of rights and criteria that should guide public policies,...
by gcftf | Oct 20, 2020 | Brazil, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
Participatory diagnosis started to identify problems, trends, and solutions for the development of the indigenous economy in the post-COVID-19 Amazon scenario Environmental management and development of the traditional economy in indigenous lands will be topics for...
