by gcftf | May 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Throughout the GCF Task Force 2019 Annual Meeting, conversations between indigenous and governmental leaders explored ways the two groups can better collaborate to protect forests and the climate. Best practices include: consistent and inclusive dialogue between...
by gcftf | Sep 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
We are pleased to announce the following key outcomes from the 2018 GCF Task Force Annual Meeting: Leading into the 2018 Annual Meeting, California released a draft California Tropical Forest Standard which is now open for public comment through Fall 2018. The 38 GCF...
by gcftf | Mar 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
A study published recently in Nature Sustainability found that Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) could induce forest conservation even after the payments stopped. Â To conduct the study, lead author Krister Andersson and his colleagues traveled to 54 villages near...
by gcftf | Feb 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Governors’ Climate and Forests (GCF) Task Force is pleased to release the draft concept note and proposal template for Funding Window A – Jurisdictional Strategies and Investment Plans. These documents are designed to assist GCF Task Force jurisdictions and...
by gcftf | Feb 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
In a recent letter published in the Sacramento Bee, the President of the Coordinating Group of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA), Edwin Vazquez, highlights the importance of engaging indigenous communities in efforts to conserve tropical forests...
by gcftf | Nov 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) REDD+ Team in Geneva, Switzerland has been selected to manage and implement the Government of Norway’s 2015 pledge of NOK 200 million (approximately USD 24 million) to the Governors’ Climate and Forests (GCF) Task...
