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Video Recap of the 2019 GCF Task Force Annual Meeting in Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia
Many thanks to all attendees of our 2019 Annual Meeting, to Caquetá for hosting, and to all those who are moving ideas towards implementation! Read the Annual Meeting Summary. See Faces of the 2019 GCF Task Force Annual Meeting. Watch additional videos from the meeting on our YouTube Channel. We look […]
June 19, 2019
West Papua Governor Dominggus Mandacan Receives Award Following Workshop in Los Angeles, CA
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 challenges and opportunities associated with the Manokwari Declaration and the Conservation Province initiative in West Papua, Indonesia. Governor Dominggus […]
June 12, 2019
Indigenous & Governmental Leaders Come Together at the GCF Annual Meeting
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 groups, respecting and investing in existing conservation efforts from indigenous people, and creating change from the “bottom, up.” Read […]
May 14, 2019
2019 GCF Task Force Annual Meeting Summary
From April 30th to May 3rd, governors and civil servants from around the world joined with their partners from civil society, indigenous and local communities, national governments, and international donors for the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Governors’ Climate and Forests (GCF) Task Force, held in Florencia, the capital of Caquetá Department, in the Colombian […]
May 10, 2019
Caquetá Passes the Baton to Amazonas
During the GCF Task Force 2019 Annual Meeting last week in Caquetá, Colombia, the member states elected Amazonas, Brazil as the 2020 GCF Chair! The governor of Amazonas, Wilson Miranda Lima, will lead the Executive Committee and host the 2020 Annual Meeting in Manaus, the capital of Amazonas. “The concept of sustainability must be […]
May 9, 2019
GCF Task Force Pays Tribute To The Admirable Environmental Work of Dr. Alice Ekwu
Dr. Alice Ekwu, a GCF TF delegate from the Cross River State, Nigeria, received the “Everyday Hero Award” at the GCF Task Force’s Eleventh Annual Meeting in Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia. Alice, who has a PhD in Hydrobiology and Environmental Toxicology, has been a Commissioner for Forests and Climate Change of Cross River State, Nigeria […]
May 8, 2019
Stakeholder Dialogue For Low Emission Development Strategies In Aceh
On April 4th, over 50 participants gathered in Banda Aceh to launch the provincial government’s new efforts to develop an Integrated Low Emissions Development Strategy to tackle deforestation and promote sustainable development. The strategy is an effort by the province to capitalize on the momentum that has built in recent years to reduce deforestation and […]
April 8, 2019
Mexican Senate Inspires Joint Action on Forests
Mexico City From March 12-13 the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force held its first regional meeting of 2019, hosted by Senator Eduardo Murat Hinojosa in his role as President of the Mexican Senate’s Commission on the Environment and Climate Change. Titled ‘Forum on Sustainable Low Carbon Rural Development in Mexico’, the two-day event provided a […]
March 19, 2019
2019 GCF Task Force Annual Meeting – Save the Date
The GCF Task Force will hold its 2019 Annual Meeting in Caquetá, Colombia from May 1-3rd. Please save the date for this important event which will be held at the Chamber of Commerce of Florencia. En mayo del 2019, el GCF Task Force organizará su Reunión Anual en Caquetá, Colombia del 1-3 de mayo. Tome nota […]
January 25, 2019
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