News
Filter Posts
Found 327 Results
ARB Workshops Promote the Inclusion Of Tropical Forest Credits in the California Cap & Trade Program
GCF members rallied to support the ongoing effort by California to integrate jurisdictional REDD+ into its greenhouse gas (GHG) compliance system, which is the first such effort in the world. Members from topical forest states and provinces around the world hope to provide critical proof-of-concept for broader efforts to link emissions reductions in tropical forest […]
June 11, 2016
Government of Norway Makes Major Pledge Of USD $25 Million to the Governors’ Climate & Forests Fund
The Government of Norway has made a major pledge of USD 25 million to the Governors’ Climate and Forests Fund to support innovative rainforest states in their plans to implement the Rio Branco Declaration to reduce deforestation 80% by 2020 and provide opportunities to local communities. The pledge will leverage the Fund’s efforts to enlist […]
July 19, 2015
Rio Branco Declaration
On August 11, 2014 at the GCF Annual Meeting in Acre, Brazil, GCF Governors from across the world launched the Rio Branco Declaration committing their states and provinces to reducing deforestation by 80% by 2020 with performance-based funding from the international community. Through the Declaration, the Governors are pledging a substantial share of any pay-for-performance […]
August 11, 2014
Page 37 of 37