by gcftf | Jun 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Governors’ Climate and Forests (GCF) Task Force and the Laboratory for Energy and Environmental Policy innovation (LEEP) join with others across the United States and around the world to condemn racism and oppression in all forms. As a global network, we are...
by gcftf | Dec 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
Madrid, Spain—COP25 is underway here in Madrid, and the GCF Task Force is gearing up for our Official Side Event on Monday, December 9th, from 15:00 – 16:30, co-hosted with Pronatura Sur. This is What Implementation Looks Like: Implementing Subnational Forest...
by gcftf | May 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Throughout the GCF Task Force 2019 Annual Meeting, conversations between indigenous and governmental leaders explored ways the two groups can better collaborate to protect forests and the climate. Best practices include: consistent and inclusive dialogue between...
by gcftf | Sep 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
We are pleased to announce the following key outcomes from the 2018 GCF Task Force Annual Meeting: Leading into the 2018 Annual Meeting, California released a draft California Tropical Forest Standard which is now open for public comment through Fall 2018. The 38 GCF...
by gcftf | Mar 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
A study published recently in Nature Sustainability found that Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) could induce forest conservation even after the payments stopped. To conduct the study, lead author Krister Andersson and his colleagues traveled to 54 villages near...
by gcftf | Feb 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Governors’ Climate and Forests (GCF) Task Force is pleased to release the draft concept note and proposal template for Funding Window A – Jurisdictional Strategies and Investment Plans. These documents are designed to assist GCF Task Force jurisdictions and...