by gcftf | Mar 7, 2020 | Brazil, Colombia, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, Mexico, Peru, United States of America
Oaxaca, México—This week marked a landmark moment wherein the Governors’ Climate & Forests Task Force Global Committee for Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities (IP/LC Global Committee) convened in Oaxaca, México, to strategize on collaborative climate action...
by gcftf | Dec 19, 2019 | Brazil, Colombia, Côte D’Ivoire, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Spain, United States of America
(MADRID, SPAIN) Last week, subnational leaders from around the world convened at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Madrid, Spain. Governors, secretaries of the environment, civil servants, indigenous leaders, and more from GCF Task Force member...
by gcftf | Sep 24, 2019 | Brazil, United States of America
On September 22, 2019, high-level political leaders joined private sector actors, civil society, and indigenous peoples to answer the call to action raised by the New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF). As part of New York Climate Week, the Global Platform for the...
by gcftf | Sep 21, 2019 | Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, United States of America
September 19, 2019 marks a historic day in the direction of climate policy and forest governance—the California Air Resources board voted to endorse the California Tropical Forest Standard, demonstrating their global leadership on climate action. By creating the...
by gcftf | Sep 18, 2019 | Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, United States of America
On September 18, 2019, members of the GCF Task Force Global Committee on Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities gathered in Sacramento, California, to express their collective support for endorsing the Tropical Forest Standard. This letter was crafted by the Global...
by gcftf | Jun 12, 2019 | Indonesia, United States of America
Governor Dominggus Mandacan receiving the Global Conservation Hero Award by Conservation International for his commitments to sustainable development in West Papua, Indonesia. Last Friday, the UCLA School of Law hosted a workshop discussing the implementation...