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Countdown to 13th Annual Meeting of the GCF Task Force in Yucatan Mexico!

In less than one week, the Government of Yucatan and the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force will launch the 13th Annual Meeting of the GCF Task Force in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. Check out our most up-to-date agenda of speakers, announcements, and activities: The meeting will focus on healthy ecosystems, integrated governance and knowledge exchange, […]

February 1, 2023

Women Environment Secretaries Elected to Lead GCF Task Force in Brazil

January 27, 2023 Brazil – For the first time since the formalization of the Secretaries of the Environment of the Amazon Forum, women hold the key positions of President and Vice-President of the Forum and the GCF Task Force Brazil. As part of the protocols and regulations agreed upon by the Secretaries of the Environment […]

January 30, 2023

1st Meeting of the Peruvian Amazon Regional Commonwealth

Press Release January 20, 2023 Huánuco – On January 20, 2023, in the city of Huánuco, Huánuco region, Peru, the First Meeting of the Amazon Regional Commonwealth of 2023 was held, with the participation of the governors of Amazonas, Huánuco, Loreto, San Martin and Ucayali, as well as virtual participation from the governor of Madre […]

January 23, 2023

Yucatan to host important international environmental meetings

Press Release Merida, Yucatan, January 17, 2023 – It was announced that the 13th Annual Meeting of the Governors’ Climate and Forests (GCF) Task Force, currently chaired by Governor Mauricio Vila Dosal, will be held in parallel with the first International Biosphera Summit, from February 7-10, 2023, at the Yucatan Siglo XXI Convention Center. At […]

January 17, 2023

Happy New Year from the Governors’ Climate & Forests Task Force!

Bonne Année ! ¡Feliz Año Nuevo! Happy New Year! Próspero Ano Novo! Selamat Tahun Baru! From all of us at the GCF Task Force, we wish you a Happy New Year, and we look forward to working together in 2023 to protect tropical forests, promote sustainable and just economies, and support our member jurisdictions and […]

January 2, 2023

Annual Meeting in Yucatan, Mexico in February 2023! Stay tuned…

Please join us for our upcoming Annual Meeting of the GCF Task Force hosted by the Government of Yucatan, Mexico. The Annual Meeting will be held between February 7-10, 2023 in the beautiful city of Merida, with the public sessions starting on February 8. This meeting will build on the launch of the Manaus Action Plan in […]

December 22, 2022

Subnational Solutions to Deforestation on Display at COP27: A recap of Sharm el-Sheikh from the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force

The Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force (GCF Task Force) participated in the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt during the second week of the conference (November 14-18, 2022). There were high-level talks, bilateral partnership discussions, celebrations, and re-engagement with the Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula […]

November 30, 2022

GCF Task Force Agenda at COP27

The GCF Task Force is pleased to share our agenda for Week 2 @COP27. This 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has been called the “Implementation COP,” where national negotiators and other participants are focused on moving from commitments to implementation. The GCF Task Force agenda has […]

November 9, 2022

First payment from Forest Carbon Partnership Facility received for East Kalimantan efforts

On November 8, 2022, the efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD+) in GCF Task Force member East Kalimantan, Indonesia, resulted in a first advance payment of $20.9 million USD from the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF). The payment, channeled through the Indonesia Environment Fund (with the acronym BPDLH in Bahasa), […]