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GCF States Participate in Development of the National Monitoring System for REDD+ Safeguards
Between February 27th and March 1st, the Brazilian GCF Task Force states attended the first meeting for the construction of SISREDD+ (Information System on REDD+ Safeguards, in Portuguese). This system aims to ensure that REDD+ jurisdictional and national initiatives in Brazil are aligned with the commitments undertaken to enhance their positive socio-environmental impacts and reduce […]
March 19, 2018
Pará and Mato Grosso Take Center Stage at TFA2020 Implementation Dialogue
Over the past two days, companies, civil society organizations, private sector representatives, and governments have come together in São Paulo, Brazil to assess and collectively mobilize to reduce commodity-driven deforestation in South America. Hosted by the Tropical Forest Alliance (TFA) 2020, of which the GCF Task Force is a member, the 2018 Latin American Implementation […]
March 13, 2018
Dialogue Between Indigenous Peoples & Subnational Gov.’s Seeks to Halt Deforestation in the Amazon
MEDIA ADVISORY March 2 in Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil WHAT: Workshop – Paths for Dialogue Between Indigenous Peoples and Subnational Governments of the Governors’ Climate and Forests (GCF) Task Force in Brazil WHO: Participants in the workshop will include indigenous leaders and representatives of the Brazilian Ministry of Environment (MMA), the National Indian […]
March 1, 2018
GCF Task Force & UNDP Release Guidance on Norway Pledge
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 their selected partner to formulate and submit a proposal for funding through the Norwegian government’s pledge […]
February 16, 2018
From the Amazon to California
In a recent letter published in the Sacramento Bee, the President of the Coordinating Group of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA), Edwin Vazquez, highlights the importance of engaging indigenous communities in efforts to conserve tropical forests — something he notes is already occurring within the Governors’ Climate and Forests (GCF) Task Force. The […]
February 2, 2018
Transition to a Conservation Economy in the Amazon
Economist João Tezza Neto, Ph.D. candidate at the Federal University of Amazonas (Brazil), visited the Governors’ Climate & Forests Task Force (GCF) Secretariat at CU Boulder’s Laboratory for Energy & Environmental Policy Innovation (LEEP). The lecture he delivered, titled “Transition to a Conservation Economy in the Amazon: Economic Perspectives of Zero Deforestation,” made the case […]
January 2, 2018
Governor Antonio Kubes of Pastaza, Ecuador Recognized for Leadership on Forest Conservation
2017 was a busy year for Antonio Kubes, the Governor of Pastaza, Ecuador. In March, Governor Kubes signed an ordinance to establish the Pastaza Ecological Area of Sustainable Development, a protected area of more than 2.5 million hectares that covers 90% of the province. The designation creates a biological corridor with the Yasuni National […]
December 22, 2017
GCF Task Force & The Climate Group Team Up With Support From the Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Through support from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Governors’ Climate and Forests (GCF) Task Force and the Under2 MOU Secretariat, The Climate Group, will advance progress towards making long-term, deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions in key tropical forest states and provinces. The funding will provide GCF Task Force members with support they need to […]
December 15, 2017
Jason Gray Named GCF Task Force Every Day Hero
2017 GCF Task Force Everyday Hero Award Presented to California Air Resource Board’s Jason Gray Governors’ Climate & Forests Task Force Annual Meeting | September 28, 2017 Balikpapan, East Kalimantan Indonesia This year the GCF presented the Everyday Hero award to Jason Gray from the California Air Resources Board. It is awarded to […]
November 27, 2017
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