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GCF Task Force Meeting Closed with Awards and Tribute to Departed Colleagues

The official closing of the 12th Annual Meeting of the Governors’ Climate & Forests Task Force (GCF Task Force) was marked by an awards ceremony for several of our outstanding colleagues and leaders. Special awards were given to people who, even during the pandemic that postponed the meeting for two years, did not let their […]

March 18, 2022

Finance, investment, government, and public policy discussed on second day of the GCF Task Force meeting

On the second and last day of the event, the 12th Annual Meeting of the Governors’ Climate & Forests Task Force (GCF Task Force) continued with panels that discussed the pillars that make up the Manaus Action Plan (MAP), the main document produced by the meeting, which will guide the actions of the task force […]

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 […]

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 […]