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

by gcftf_login | Nov 30, 2022 | Brazil, Carbon Finance, Carbon Markets, Colombia, Côte D’Ivoire, Ecuador, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Spain, Uncategorized, UNFCCC COP, United States of America

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...

GCF Task Force Agenda at COP27

by gcftf_login | Nov 9, 2022 | Brazil, Carbon Markets, Côte D’Ivoire, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, Indonesia, Mexico, Peru, UNFCCC COP, United States of America

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...

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

by gcftf_login | Nov 9, 2022 | Carbon Finance, Indonesia

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...

Official GCF Task Force COP27 Side Event

by gcftf_login | Nov 1, 2022 | Brazil, Carbon Markets, Côte D’Ivoire, Ecuador, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Spain, UNFCCC COP, United States of America

We are excited to announce that the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force, in partnership with Pronatura Sur and Earth Innovation Institute, will be hosting an official side event at the upcoming 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations...

Historic Vote in Brazil Sees Return of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

by gcftf_login | Oct 31, 2022 | Brazil, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

Yesterday, the people of Brazil had a historic vote in favor of returning President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula) to power. Lula, who served as President of Brazil from 2003 to 2010 (and is the first President in Brazil to return for a third term), is known for his...