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GCF TF Unveils Guiding Principles Of Collaboration And Partnership
San Francisco. On September 11, 2018, the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force unveiled a set of unifying principles to address deforestation, climate change, and the rights of Indigenous Peoples and forest communities. During the Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS), GCF Task Force members representing millions of indigenous peoples across Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Indonesia, […]
September 11, 2018
Statement on the Protest Actions Conducted by RISE Against Climate Capitalism
Statement from Colleen Colleen Scanlan-Lyons, Project Director of the Governors’ Climate and Forest Task Force (GCF) on the protest actions conducted by RISE Against Climate Capitalism and other groups during GCF’s Annual Meeting in San Francisco: “We welcome constructive criticism and diverse perspectives and firmly believe that successful efforts to address climate change must […]
September 10, 2018
Updates from the GCF Task Force in Mexico
Lea este artículo en español aquí EDITORIAL With the inclusion of the State of Oaxaca at the last Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force annual meeting held from September 25-29, 2017 in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, the GCF now has 7 member states in Mexico. Globally the GCF Task Force is now comprised of 38 […]
September 5, 2018
ExpoAmazonica Advances Partnerships, Dialogue In Peru
Lea este artículo en español aquí Pucallpa, Peru – The Governors’ Climate and Forests (GCF) Task Force members in Peru participated in three forums during the 2018 Expo-Amazonica from August 9-11, in Pucallpa, Peru. The themes of the forums were the sustainable development of the Peruvian Amazon, the development of public policies for 2021, […]
August 21, 2018
Jalisco Launches Public Consultation On REDD+ Strategy
Leer este artículo en español aquí. On July 17th the State of Jalisco took another step forward with its jurisdictional program to reduce deforestation by opening its draft State Strategy for the Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (EE-REDD+ for its acronym in Spanish). Since 2011, the State of Jalisco has been […]
July 20, 2018
West Papua Proposes Vision to Become a “Conservation Province”
Article available in Indonesian here. West Papua is an Indonesian province with tremendous economic potential stemming from agriculture, mining, forest products, and tourism. Pearls and seaweed are produced in the Raja Ampat district, pure fragrant nutmeg is exported from the Fak-Fak district, and ecotourism presents large potential in areas such as Cenderawasih Bay National […]
June 27, 2018
Businesses, Local Governments and Citizens Challenged to Conserve and Restore Land
As part of the Global Climate Action Summit, WWF, together with a broad coalition of partners, today issued the 30X30 Forests, Food and Land Challenge: calling on businesses, states, city and local governments, and global citizens to take action for better forest and habitat conservation, food production and consumption, and land use, working together across […]
June 25, 2018
Governors in Peru Discuss Finance, Engaging Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
On Tuesday, May 8, the Governor of Huánuco and current President of the Amazon Interregional Council, Rubén Alva, and the Governor of San Martín, Víctor Noriega, met with GCF Task Force Project Director Colleen Scanlan Lyons to strengthen integration of the Governors’ Climate and Forests (GCF) Task Force in Peru and discuss regional approaches to […]
May 23, 2018
GCF Task Force Indonesian Provinces Set 2018 Agend
GCF TASK FORCE REGIONAL MEETING (INDONESIA) JAKARTA 8-9 MAY, 2018 The Governors’ Climate & Forests (GCF) Task Force – Indonesia held its first regional meeting on 8-9 May 2018 at the Ra Simatupang Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia. All seven GCF Task Force Indonesian provinces attended, with a total of thirteen representatives from Aceh, West Kalimantan, […]
May 15, 2018
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