by gcftf | Jul 28, 2025 | Bolivia, Brazil, Carbon Finance, Colombia, Côte D’Ivoire, Ecuador, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Spain, UNFCCC COP, United States of America
São Paulo, July 28, 2025 – Actor, businessman, and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger reconnected with the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force (GCFTF), a group he founded in 2008 that is now the world’s largest subnational governmental...
by gcftf | Jul 2, 2025 | Bioeconomy, Capacity Building, Carbon Finance, Ecuador, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, Tracking Impact
In March of this year, the province of Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador, developed an inclusive model for the conservation and sustainable management of its forests, the second REDD+ Jurisdictional Plan in Ecuador after Pastaza. Both provinces are key members of the...
by gcftf | Jun 18, 2025 | Brazil, Capacity Building, Carbon Finance, Carbon Markets, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
In a historic milestone, the government and representatives of indigenous peoples and traditional communities define new percentages for the distribution of benefits from the Isa Carbono program. The Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force is posting the...
by gcftf | Jun 12, 2025 | Bioeconomy, Bolivia, Brazil, Capacity Building, Carbon Finance, Colombia, Côte D’Ivoire, Ecuador, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Spain, United States of America
Progress, partnerships, and a collective voice from Rio Branco, Brazil From May 19 to 23, 2025, a distinguished delegation from the Ecuadorian Amazon actively participated in the 15th Annual Meeting of the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force (GCFTF), held...
by gcftf | May 27, 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, UNFCCC COP, United States of America
Subnational coalition of states and provinces convene to co-design mechanisms to support a thriving bioeconomy, protect natural infrastructure at jurisdiction-scale, build out sustainable supply chains, and foster large-scale restoration. Rio Branco, May 23, 2025 –...
by gcftf | May 20, 2025 | Bioeconomy, Capacity Building, Carbon Finance, Ecuador, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, Technical Exchanges
May 7-8, 2025 Quito, Ecuador From May 7-8, the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force (GCFTF) participated in the “Cumbre de Acción Territorial Sostenible 2025,” organized by the Consortium for Autonomous Provincial Governments of Ecuador (CONGOPE) and other...
