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Wilson Lima signed a memorandum with the US agency to encourage forest conservation actions

Governor Wilson Lima, together with the members of the Brazilian Amazon of the Task Force of Governors for Climate and Forests (GCF Task Force), signed, this Thursday (17/03), a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The document aims to engage in common efforts to stimulate forest conservation strategies. The […]

March 18, 2022

Wilson Lima launches Amazônia +10 during the opening of the 12th Annual Meeting of the GCF

The governor of Amazonas, Wilson Lima, launched, this Thursday (17/03), during the 12th Annual Meeting of the Task Force of Governors for Climate and Forests (GCF Task Force), the Amazon +10 fund. The project seeks to promote science, technology and innovation in the Amazon region through partnerships with state research foundations, governments, the private sector […]

The Afternoon marked the beginning of discussion of thematic tracks on the first day of the 12th GCF Task Force Meeting

After the morning, marked by the official opening of the 12th Meeting of the Governors’ Climate & Forests Task Force (GCF Task Force), this Thursday (03/17), the afternoon gave way to the discussion of the first thematic tracks that align with the Manaus Action Plan (MAP). The first theme discussed was “People and Communities”, moderated […]

Governor Wilson Lima invited investors to get to know the Amazon during the opening of the 12th Annual Meeting of the GCF

The Launch of ‘Guardians of the Forest’ and Manaus Action Plan were the highlights of the meeting of the governors’ task force in Manaus. The governor of Amazonas, Wilson Lima, officially opened the 12th Annual Meeting of the Governors for Climate and Forests (GCF Task Force) this Thursday (17/03). Wilson Lima launched the Guardians of […]

March 17, 2022

Launch of the ‘Guardians of the Forest’ and the Manaus Action Plan marks the opening of the 12th Annual Meeting of the GCF in Manaus

The governor of Amazonas, Wilson Lima, officially opened the program of the 12th Annual Meeting of the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force (GCF Task Force), on Thursday (03/17). On the occasion, he launched the Forest Guardians program, one of the largest systems of Payments for Environmental Services (PES) in the world and invited investors […]

Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force Kicks Off Annual Meeting in Heart of the Amazon Basin

This week, on the banks of the largest river system in the world, Governors, environment secretaries and civil servants, Indigenous peoples and local community leaders, national governments, the private sector, and partner organizations will be meeting to discuss innovative partnerships and solutions to the threat of tropical deforestation at the 12th Annual Meeting of the Governors’ Climate and Forests (GCF) […]

Governors Launch Action Plan to Reduce Deforestation and Improve Lives in Forested Regions

For more than a decade of leadership and innovation, member states and provinces of the Governors’ Climate and Forests (GCF) Task Force have been developing strategies, programs, investment plans, and new legal structures to address tropical deforestation, embark on a low-emissions development path, and benefit their populations and the climate. These governments have developed jurisdiction-specific, regional, and […]

The New GCF presidency and the approval of the Manaus Action Plan are the highlights of the second day of the 12th Task Force Meeting of Governors for the Climate

The host of the 12th Meeting of the Governors’ Climate Task Force (GCF Task Force), Wilson Lima, the governor, highlighted this Thursday morning (03/16), the importance of discussing the conservation of forests and aligning this with the fight against poverty and social inequalities. “We can no longer accept that people from other countries, who do […]

March 16, 2022

Executive comittee meeting

On Tuesday afternoon, the 12th Annual Meeting of the Governors’ Climate Task Force (GCF Task Force) with the participation of Environment Secretary Eduardo Taveira, continued explaining that the basis for real change is knowledge in technology and innovation. For secretary Taveira, it is necessary to leave the old thinking that technology is only developed in […]

March 15, 2022