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Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities Committees
Implementing the Guiding Principles for Collaboration and Partnership Between Subnational Governments, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities is carried out both globally and regionally.
Committee Structure

Regional Representatives
From each of the 4 major GCF Task Force regions: Brazil, Peru, Mexico, and Indonesia:
– 1 Government Representative
– 1 Indigenous Peoples Representative
– 1 Local Communities Representative

Global IP-LC Organizations
1 Representative from each organization

GCF Task Force Secretariat
-1 Global Secretariat Member
-1 Regional Coordinator from each of the 4 major GCF Task Force regions: Brazil, Peru, Mexico, and Indonesia

California
1 Governmental Representative from California
Global Committee for Indigenous Peoples and Traditional Communities
The Global Committee convenes regularly at both international climate and forest events as well as in GCF Task Force regions. The Global Committee aligns around common policy and advocacy goals and serves as a platform for sharing effective strategies for effective, durable governmental-community partnerships.

BRAZIL
Francisca Arara
Government Representative
Head of Department, Institute of Climate Change, Acre, Brazil

BRAZIL
Joaqim Correa de Souza Belo
Local Community Representative

INDONESIA
Prof. Charlie D. Heatubun
Government Representative
Head of Provincial Research & Development Agency, West Papua, Indonesia

MEXICO
Basilio Velásquex Chí
Indigenous Representative

PERU
John Salcedo
Government Representative
Manager of Indigenous Peoples of Ucayali, Ucayali Regional Government

PERU
Lizardo Cauper
Indigenous Representative
President, AIDESEP

PERU
Oseas Barbaran
Local Community Representative
President, CONAP