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GCFTF at COP30 Highlights: Strong Subnational Leadership, Strengthening Partnerships, and Advancing New Agreements
Governors’ Meeting, Nov. 12, 2025 (Photo: Consórcio da Amazônia Legal) In November 2025, the 30th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP30) took place in Belém in the Brazilian state of Pará, a founding member of the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force (GCFTF). COP30 was dubbed “Implementation COP,” as it has been 10 […]
November 25, 2025
Global States & Regions Summit in Rio
During the Local Leaders Forum organized by the Bloomberg Foundation and COP30 Presidency in Rio de Janeiro from November 3-5, 2025, Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force (GCFTF) Governors and Environment Secretaries represented their jurisdictions and the full network. GCFTF Governors were invited to participate on panel discussions, plenary remarks, closing ceremonies, and bilateral sessions […]
November 5, 2025
First MIPA Technical Meeting
First Technical Meeting of the Mechanism for the Exchange of Subnational Public Policies for the Sustainable Environmental Management of the Amazon (MIPA): Regenerative Agriculture and Livestock Farming for Jurisdictions with Forests in Peru and the Amazon From October 27 – 29, 2025 in Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru, subnational governments from across the Amazon, regenerative agriculture experts, […]
November 4, 2025
Video Release: Voices of the GCF Task Force 2025
In the wake of New York Climate Week and in the lead up to COP30, state and provincial leadership on climate, biodiversity, sustainable finance, and community-focused investments is more important than ever. The Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force continues to support our member states and provinces in implementing their jurisdictional plans and climate solutions […]
September 29, 2025
Join us at New York Climate Week!
Come join leading jurisdictions from within the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force during New York Climate Week. Governors from Pastaza, Ecuador and Michoacan, Mexico (one of our newest observer states), together with Secretaries for the Environment and for Indigenous Peoples from Acre and Mato Grosso (Brazil) and Michoacan and Jalisco (Mexico) will be participating […]
September 16, 2025
Norwegian Visit to West Kalimantan
On August 25-26, 2025, the West Kalimantan Provincial Government received a visit from a representative of the Norwegian Development Cooperation Agency (NORAD), Ms. Borghild Tonnessen-Krokan. She was accompanied by representatives of the Norwegian Embassy in Jakarta, Ms. Anja Lingjerde Lillegraven and Ms. Dewi Tresya, as well as the Country Coordinator of the Governors’ Climate and […]
September 8, 2025
Carbon Markets Access Toolkit for Governments
On August 21, 2025, the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force (GCFTF) participated in the launch of the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI)’s updated “Accessing High-Integrity Carbon Markets on the Road to COP30: A Toolkit for Policymakers.” This toolkit was also developed by Climate Focus and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The GCFTF […]
August 29, 2025
Historic Agreement for Jurisdictional REDD+ Program in Acre, Brazil
On August 6, 2025, the State of Acre, Brazil signed an unprecedented agreement with Standard Chartered bank, guaranteeing up to 40 million carbon credits directly linked to the state’s jurisdictional REDD+ program to protect the Amazon rainforest. Below is a translated version of the original press release, shared courtesy of the Acre Government. (Original available […]
August 11, 2025
Acre Advances Landmark Jurisdictional REDD+ Benefits Sharing Decree
On August 6, 2025, Governor Gladson Cameli of Acre, Brazil, signed a landmark executive decree establishing the new Benefit Sharing Strategy for the state’s Jurisdictional REDD+ program. Below is a translated version of the original press release, shared courtesy of the Acre Government. (Original available here) Decree establishes new strategy for distributing benefits from the […]
August 8, 2025
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