by gcftf | Sep 29, 2025 | Bioeconomy, Bolivia, Brazil, Capacity Building, Carbon Finance, Carbon Markets, Colombia, Côte D’Ivoire, Ecuador, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Spain, Technical Exchanges, Tracking Impact, UNFCCC COP, United States of America
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...
by gcftf | Sep 16, 2025 | Brazil, Carbon Finance, Ecuador, Mexico
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...
by gcftf | Sep 8, 2025 | Indonesia
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,...
by gcftf | Aug 29, 2025 | Bolivia, Brazil, Capacity Building, Carbon Finance, Carbon Markets, Colombia, Côte D’Ivoire, Ecuador, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Spain
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...
by gcftf | Aug 11, 2025 | Brazil, Carbon Finance, Carbon Markets, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
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...