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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
Governors’ Climate & Forests Task Force Members in Action at COP24
States and provinces from the world’s largest network of tropical forest states and provinces, the Governors Climate and Forests (GCF) Task Force traveled to Katowice, Poland, to take part in this year’s 24th Conference of the Parties (COP 24) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. At COP 24, GCF Task Force governors, delegates, […]
January 9, 2019
Governo Do Acre Ganha Prêmio ODS Brasil Com Programa Pioneiro De Redd+
Entre os mais de mil projetos inscritos, o Acre foi finalista com três iniciativas e ganhou o prêmio na categoria Governo. O Acre levou o primeiro lugar do prêmio ODS Brasil com o Programa Estadual de Redução de Emissões por Desmatamento e Degradação Florestal com Benefícios Socioambientais (Redd+). O Estado concorria à premiação na categoria Governo […]
December 14, 2018
Regional Planning Workshop Of The GCF Task Force In Mexico
Ver versión en español Cancún, QR- From November 12th-15th, delegates and partners of the Governors’ Climate and Forests (GCF)Task Force gathered in Cancun to advance initiatives to respect indigenous rights, establish alliances with rural producers and supply chain actors, and discuss other priorities for the region in 2019. Organized by the GCF Task Force Mexico […]
December 4, 2018
Declaration of San Francisco
During the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Governors’ Climate and Forest Task Force in San Francisco (held alongside the Global Climate Action Summit), Amazonian Governors committed, through the “San Francisco Declaration” to implement actions against climate change and deforestation in their jurisdictions. See the San Francisco Declaration in English here and in Spanish here. […]
November 16, 2018
ICBE 2018
As the largest island in Indonesia, Papua is divided into two Provincial Governments administratively, namely Papua Province, with an area of 319,036 square kilometers and West Papua Province, with an area of 140,376 square kilometers. This land, which is the second largest island in the world, is endowed with a wealth of natural and incredible ecosystem […]
October 17, 2018
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