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Agenda for 2024 Technical Meeting in Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Preliminary Santa Cruz Agenda (ENGLISH)
March 4, 2024
Collaboration Pitchbook with CDP
Aceh Collaboration Pitchbook Central Kalimantan Collaboration Pitchbook East Kalimantan Collaboration Pitchbook North Kalimantan Collaboration Pitchbook Papua Collaboration Pitchbook West Kalimantan Collaboration Pitchbook West Papua Collaboration Pitchbook
December 9, 2023
Call to Action – Financing the New Forest Economy
Spanish – GCF Task Force – Fondos para una Nueva Economia Forestal – Diciembre 2023 English – GCF Task Force – New Forest Economy Funds – December 2023 Portuguese – Updated – GCF Task Force – Nova Economia Florestal There are funding ready projects in our 43 member jurisdictions that you can analyze in this […]
December 5, 2023
Building the New Forest Economy: Advancing Climate Action through the GCF Task Force
English Portuguese Spanish French Bahasa This report is aligned with our Governors’ Call to Action at COP 28. For further information, check the press release under this link or contact us at secretariat@gcftaskforce.org.
December 3, 2023
San Martin Declaration – October 2022
The San Martin Declaration is an initiative of the Peruvian members to the GCF Task Force that was endorsed on October 13, 2022, that seeks to achieve “sustainable, inclusive, competitive and low-emission development that ensures effective climate management to achieve integral health and well-being,” in line with the Manaus Action Plan for a New Forest […]
October 20, 2022
GCF Task Force Governance Policy
Governance Policy (Updated 2023) English Español Français Bahasa Português Membership Procedures (Updated 2023) English Español Français Bahasa Português
October 5, 2022
Window A Concept Note
English PDF Spanish PDF Portuguese PDF Indonesian PDF French PDF
November 29, 2021
Jurisdictional REDD+ Approaches: Lessons from the Governors’ Climate & Forests Task Force
From 2018 – 2020, UNDP, with funding from the Government of Norway, supported 35 jurisdictions in the Governors’ Climate & Forests Task Force (GCFTF) to develop and/or revise jurisdictional strategies and investment plans to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD+) and promote low-emissions development. The purpose of this review is to present the findings […]
Governors of the Brazilian Amazon’s Statement at New York Climate Week
States of Acre, Amapá, Amazonas and Mato Grosso Statement at New York Climate Week, September 2019 PDF
June 22, 2021
Norway-GCF Pledge: Overall Framework
Information on how the Norway-GCF Pledge will be administered with management from the UNDP PDF
TCA Program Summary Report
Summary Report: TCA Program – A certificate program in advanced terrestrial carbon accounting at Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia PDF
Overview of Subnational REDD+ Programs
Overview of Subnational Programs to Reduce Emissions from Deforestatino and Forest Degradation (REDD) as Part of the Governors’ Climate & Forests Task Force PDF
Responding to Climate Change & the Global Land Crisis
Responding to Climate Change & the Global Land Crisis: REDD+, Market Transformation & Low-Emissions Rural Development PDF
Supporting California’s Leadership in Global Solutions to Climate Change
Multiplying the Impact of California’s Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32) through International Partnerships for Tropical Forests PDF
April MRV Workshop Report
Workshop Report: Improving MRV Capacitites at the Subnational Level: Lessons from Governors’ Climate & Forests Fund Projects PDF
Indonesia Work Plan
Work Plan of Indonesia’s Provincial Governments of the Governors’ Climate & Forests Task Force (GCF) for the Implementation of Rio Branco Declaration PDF
Komite Global Governors’ Climate And Forests Tentang Masyarakat Adat DAn Komunitas Lokal
MENDUKUNG KEMITRAAN ANTARA PEMERINTAH SUBNASIONAL, MASYARAKAT ADAT DAN KOMUNITAS LOKAL UNTUK KONSERVASI HUTAN, MITIGASI PERUBAHAN IKLIM, HAK-HAK ATAS WILAYAH DAN KESEJAHTERAAN PDF
REDD+ Base construida retos y lecciones aprendidas en Mexico
In 2008, Mexico began a planning process to reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by deforestation and forest degradation that involved multiple actors from civil society, international organizations, productive organizations, and government institutions. Over the next 10 years, modifications were made, various instruments were enabled and created, and a proposal for a REDD+ results-based payment mechanism […]
February 10, 2021
Ucayali Regional Plan for Addressing COVID-19 in Indigenous Populations
Ucayali’s Regional Plan for Addressing COVID-19 in Indigenous Populations was developed by the Regional Government of Ucayali and the Regional Management for the Development of Indigenous Peoples of Ucayali, in conjunction with AIDESEP and CONAP, to respond to the regional challenges of protecting indigenous communities and isolated peoples whose social and geographic contexts make them […]
December 11, 2020
REDD+ Results Based Payments Indonesia
REDD+ Results-Based Payments: Overview and Preparation for Indonesian Provinces. Download PDF English Indonesian
Economic Reactivation and Resilience
Technical note in response to the COVID-19 crisis from Governors of the Peruvian Amazon region. Download PDF Spanish
2019 Results from Monitoring Deforestation in Colombia
Presented by the Ministry of Environment of Colombia in July 2019. Download PDF Spanish
GCF Task Force One-Page Overview
One-page overview of the GCF Task Force, 2019. Download PDF English Spanish Portuguese French
December 8, 2020
More food, more forests, fewer emissions, better livelihoods
More food, more forests, fewer emissions, better livelihoods: linking REDD+, sustainable supply chains and domestic policy in Brazil, Indonesia and Colombia. Policy Focus in Future Science, 2013. Download PDF English
Global Steering Committee
The GCF Task Force launches the Global Steering Committee following the Balikpapan Challenge, 2018. Download PDF English
Declaration of San Francisco
Commitment of the Amazonian Governors to implement actions against climate change and deforestation in their jurisdictions, 2018. Download PDF English Spanish
Rio Branco Declaration and INDCS
Stimulating early action and closing the emissions gap following the global climate treaty forged at the 21st United Nations Conference on Climate Change. Download PDF English
Nested Projects and REDD+
Briefing document developed in partnership with Forest Trends and Climate Focus. Download PDF English
The challenge of establishing REDD+ on the ground
Occasional paper with insights from 23 subnational initiatives in six countries, developed by CIFOR. Complete paper in English, Executive Summary available in Spanish, Portuguese, and Indonesian. Download PDF English Spanish Portuguese Indonesian
Contributions to the National REDD+ Strategy
A proposal for allocation between states and the union, 2nd edition revised and updated. Download PDF English Portuguese
Environmental Licensing in Brazil
Assessment of environmental licensing in 4 productive strategies in the Brazilian Amazon States, 2020. Download PDF Portuguese
Harnessing the Power of Subnational Networks for REDD+ and Low Emissions Development
Report and recommendations developed as part of the GCF Task force training and network development initiative, 2013. Download PDF English
Report on status and needs for REDD+
Report on status and needs for REDD+ in GCF jurisdictions in Brazil, Peru, Mexico and Indonesia, developed in partnership with Winrock International, 2015. Download PDF English
The Why and How of Subnational REDD+
A brief explaining the role that provinces and states can play in making progress towards national reductions of emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+), developed in partnership with Climate Focus, 2013. Download PDF English
A Call for Collaboration from the Private Sector
A call for collaboration from the private sector on behalf of tropical forest government leaders, announced at the GCF Task Force 2019 Annual Meeting in Caquetá, Colombia. Download PDF English Spanish Portuguese Indonesian
Avoided Deforestation (REDD) and Indigenous Peoples
Experiences, challenges and opportunities in the Amazon context. Download PDF English
Jurisdictional Approaches to REDD+ and Low Emissions Development: Progress and Prospects
Working paper on ending tropical deforestation: a stock-take of progress and challenges, 2018. Download PDF English
Resilient Amazon: from emergency to sustainable development
How to face the global health crisis with an agenda that contributes to the consolidation of sustainable jurisdictions in the Peruvian Amazon, 2020. Download PDF English Spanish
Global Committee for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
Information briefing on the Global Committee for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities highlighting the power of partnerships. Download PDF English
Completing the Puzzle
Putting the pieces together for a REDD+ proposal in Madre de Dios. Download PDF English Spanish
Norad Grant Agreement
GLO 4060 QZA-16/0175: Advancing Jurisdictional Programs for REDD+ and Low Emissions Development: The Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force. Download PDF English
Directions and recommendations to facilitate the implementation of the Guiding Principles in GCF Task Force jurisdictions in Mexico
A legal analysis of mechanisms for collaboration and partnership between subnational governments, Indigenous Peoples and local communities, 2020. Download PDF Spanish
New Alliances for People and the Planet
How unexpected partnerships between Indigenous Peoples and state and provincial governments are delivering for communities, conservation and climate, 2018. Download PDF English
Acre, Brazil: Subnational Leader in REDD+
A briefing developed in partnership with Climate Focus describing the pioneering state of Acre in curbing its forestation and forest degradation while simultaneously strengthening its sustainable economic development, 2013. Download PDF English
Guadalajara Declaration
Guadalajara Declaration from the Consejo Interregional Amazónico (CIAM), 2016. Download PDF English Spanish
Productive activities for the sustainable management of forests
Catalogue of productive activities for the sustainable management of forests in Mexico, 2020. Download PDF English Spanish
Rio Branco Declaration
At the 2014 GCF Task Force Annual Meeting in Acre, Brazil, GCF Task Force 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. Download PDF English Spanish Portuguese Indonesian
December 7, 2020
Guiding Principles for Collaboration and Partnership Between Subnational Governments, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
A set of 13 principles to guide partnership and collaboration between subnational governments, Indigenous Peoples and local communities toward inclusive and effective forest governance and protection. These principles were endorsed by 34 governments, 17 non-governmental organizations, and 18 Indigenous Peoples’ organizations. Download PDF English Spanish Portuguese Indonesian French
Jurisdictional Sustainability: A Primer for Practitioners
Jurisdictional sustainability is achieved when an entire political geography completes the transition to sustainable development. The pathway to jurisdictional sustainability is neither easy nor quick, however. This document is intended to highlight some of the key elements of successful strategies for achieving jurisdictional sustainability. It builds upon two multi-stakeholder roundtable dialogues (January 2015 and June […]
November 30, 2020
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