Unity at COP25: Working Together to Advance Subnational Climate Action

by gcftf | Dec 19, 2019 | Brazil, Colombia, Côte D’Ivoire, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Spain, United States of America

(MADRID, SPAIN) Last week, subnational leaders from around the world convened at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Madrid, Spain. Governors, secretaries of the environment, civil servants, indigenous leaders, and more from GCF Task Force member...

Governors of the Brazilian Amazon Deliver Statement at the NYDF Event During New York Climate Week

by gcftf | Sep 24, 2019 | Brazil, United States of America

On September 22, 2019, high-level political leaders joined private sector actors, civil society, and indigenous peoples to answer the call to action raised by the New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF). As part of New York Climate Week, the Global Platform for the...

California Advances Climate Action by Endorsing the Tropical Forest Standard

by gcftf | Sep 21, 2019 | Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, United States of America

September 19, 2019 marks a historic day in the direction of climate policy and forest governance—the California Air Resources board voted to endorse the California Tropical Forest Standard, demonstrating their global leadership on climate action.   By creating the...

Letter of Support for the Tropical Forest Standard from the IP/LC Global Committee

by gcftf | Sep 18, 2019 | Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, United States of America

On September 18, 2019, members of the GCF Task Force Global Committee on Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities gathered in Sacramento, California, to express their collective support for endorsing the Tropical Forest Standard. This letter was crafted by the Global...

West Papua Governor Dominggus Mandacan Receives Award Following Workshop in Los Angeles, CA

by gcftf | Jun 12, 2019 | Indonesia, United States of America

Governor Dominggus Mandacan receiving the Global Conservation Hero Award by Conservation International for his commitments to sustainable development in West Papua, Indonesia.   Last Friday, the UCLA School of Law hosted a workshop discussing the implementation...

Governors’ Climate & Forests Task Force Members in Action at COP24

by gcftf | Jan 9, 2019 | Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, United States of America

States and provinces from the world’s largest network of tropical forest states and provinces, the Governors Climate and Forests (GCF) Task Force traveled to Katowice, Poland, to take part in this year’s 24th Conference of the Parties (COP 24) to the UN Framework...