by gcftf | Jun 10, 2023 | Brazil, Carbon Finance, Carbon Markets
On June 5, 2023, World Environment Day, the State of Tocantins, Brazil, entered into a ten-year contract with Mercuria Energy Trading, a Swiss energy company for the sale of verified, jurisdictional carbon credits. Under this contract, Tocantins will be able to sell...
by gcftf | Jun 9, 2023 | Brazil, Capacity Building, Carbon Finance, Carbon Markets, Côte D’Ivoire, Ecuador, Indonesia, Mexico, Peru, Tracking Impact, United States of America
Over the course of this week, the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force (GCF Task Force) held its first Remote Sensing Workshop at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). This workshop was designed for geospatial technicians and decision-maker...
by gcftf | Jun 2, 2023 | Brazil, Côte D’Ivoire, Ecuador, Indonesia, Mexico, Peru, Tracking Impact, United States of America
The Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force (GCF Task Force), in collaboration with Emmett Institute on Climate Change & the Environment at UCLA School of Law and the UCLA Institute of the Environment & Sustainability, will host its first Remote Sensing...
by gcftf | May 16, 2023 | Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, United States of America
From May 8-10, a group of more than 20 high level officials from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru – Governors, Secretaries of Environment, and other Delegates – along with GCF Task Force Secretariat leaders, represented the Governors’ Climate and...
by gcftf | Apr 18, 2023 | Brazil
The Environment Secretaries of the 9 Brazilian States who are members of the GCF Task Force convened for a Forum of Environmental Secretaries of the Legal Amazon and the Brazilian Steering Committee of the GCF Task Force in Acre, Brazil last week. This forum provides...
by gcftf | Feb 15, 2023 | Brazil, Carbon Finance, Carbon Markets, Colombia, Côte D’Ivoire, Ecuador, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Spain, United States of America
The GCF Task Force, together with the Government of Yucatan, could not have organized our 13th Annual Meeting without the support of our incredible sponsors. You helped ensure not only the success of this meeting – but also the strengthening of this important...