by gcftf | Jul 28, 2023 | Capacity Building, Mexico
The Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force (GCF Task Force) works to support progress in creating Decentralized Public Municipal Bodies (e.g., Intermunicipal Boards) in the state of Chiapas, through an exchange of experiences that allowed mayors from...
by gcftf | Jul 20, 2023 | Brazil, Capacity Building
The GCF Task Force’s first cross-sector “Pilot Bioeconomy Planning Workshop” was held in Manaus, Amazonas (Brazil) on July 12-13, 2023 with funding support from USAID, the US National Science Foundation’s PIRE grant, and NICFI. The agenda and participants list is...
by gcftf | Jul 20, 2023 | Brazil, Capacity Building, United States of America
We know that solving complex socio-environmental sustainability challenges requires an interdisciplinary and systems-thinking approach that accounts for the perspectives of multiple stakeholders. We also know that Brazil’s Amazon and Atlantic Forest biomes are of...
by gcftf | Jul 10, 2023 | Bolivia, Brazil, Capacity Building, Carbon Finance, Carbon Markets, Colombia, Ecuador, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, Mexico, Peru
From June 27-29, the GCF Task Force participated in the Latin America Climate Summit 2023 in Panama City, Panama. This summit was organized by the International Emissions Trading Association, in partnership with the International Carbon Action Partnership, and the...
by gcftf | Jun 26, 2023 | Capacity Building, Mexico
In Mexico, although the member states of the GCF Task Force have advanced in the design of their REDD+ strategies, there are still many technical and political gaps to overcome for full implementation and transition to low-emission rural development. Pronatura Sur,...
by gcftf | Jun 22, 2023 | Capacity Building, Carbon Finance, Carbon Markets, Indonesia
In recent months, provinces in Indonesia have been approached by carbon project developers, proposing collaboration in the development of carbon projects, especially in the land-based sector. Many provincial-level officials only have limited understanding of carbon...