by gcftf | Aug 26, 2020 | Brazil, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
Initiatives are underway to empower and strengthen indigenous women in Acre, Brazil. On August 20th, the Government of Acre joined the Office of the First Lady and Secretariat for Social Assistance, Human Rights and Policies for Women (SEASDHM), together with the...
by gcftf | Aug 22, 2020 | Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
It is with heavy hearts that we lament the passing of Robinson López yesterday, 21 August 2020. Robinson was a committed leader for the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon and beyond, through his work as the Coordinator of Climate Change of the Coordination...
by gcftf | Aug 21, 2020 | Indonesia
In recent years, Indonesia has taken enormous strides towards reducing deforestation—the country was recently rewarded with a nearly USD 60 million payment from the Government of Norway for reducing deforestation in 2017, and the World Resources Institute highlighted...
by gcftf | Jul 30, 2020 | Mexico
Forest fires are a problem that the environment faces year after year. The fight against forest fire requires collective efforts and commitments towards preventing fires in forests and jungles. Multiple factors derived from anthropogenic activities cause fires, and...
by gcftf | Jul 29, 2020 | Peru
In 2020, the Piura Regional Government assumed the presidency of the National Assembly of Regional Governments (ANGR), elected by the Governors of the Peruvian jurisdictions. Under Supreme Decree No. 006-2020-MINAM on July 21, 2020, the High Level Commission on...
