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Inaugural Amazon Governors Summit Convenes at the Vatican, Rome

Rome, Italy– On October 28, 2019, GCF Task Force Governors from the Brazilian and Peruvian Amazon convened at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences of the Vatican for the Amazon Governors Summit: Paths and Commitments for Sustainable Development of the Amazon.   GCF Task Force Governors at the Amazon Governors Summit The Summit was an initiative […]

November 4, 2019

Indonesia Regional Meeting Recap—Jakarta, October 2019

Jakarta, Indonesia—from 22 to 24 October, GCF Task Force members, delegates, and partners from Indonesia convened for their final regional meeting of the year.     The 3-day meeting included presentations on Window A implementation progress by each province, the second meeting of the Steering Committee on Sustainable Agriculture Indonesia (SCAI), development of Indonesia’s 2020 […]

October 29, 2019

Unidos y Comprometidos por un Modelo de Desarrollo Amazónico Sostenible – Nota de Prensa

  Con la finalidad de unificar criterios en pro del desarrollo sostenible, inclusivo y competitivo de la Amazonia, las Cámaras de Comercio, Industria y Turismo de las diferentes regiones amazónicas conformadas por: Amazonas, Huánuco, Loreto, Madre de Dios, San Martin, Pasco y Ucayali, llevaron a cabo el Primer Congreso Empresarial Amazónico – CEA 2019, logrando […]

October 7, 2019

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

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 NYDF celebrated its 5-year anniversary with a high-level leadership event focused on […]

September 24, 2019

California Advances Climate Action by Endorsing the Tropical Forest Standard

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 economic incentives rendering forests more valuable alive than dead, the Tropical Forest Standard (TFS) sends a […]

September 21, 2019

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

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 Committee members alongside other GCF Task Force delegates and partners.   We come to California […]

September 18, 2019

Miembros Peruanos del GCF Task Force revisan los avances hacia el desarrollo bajo en emisiones

Delegados de las siete regiones miembros y organizaciones aliadas de la red del GCF Task Forceen Perú participaron en una reunión de trabajo de dos días para revisar los avances de la Hoja de Ruta 2019 y definir los próximos pasos hacia el año 2020.   En el marco de las actividades del GCF Task […]

Desarrollo Rural de Bajas Emisiones: GCF TF México en la Conferencia Nacional de Gobernadores

Reunión de Instalación de la Comisión de Medio Ambiente, Recursos Hídricos y Cambio Climático de la CONAGO El pasado 23 de Agosto se llevó a cabo en la ciudad de Guadalajara la Conferencia Nacional de Gobernadores (CONAGO), donde el Gobernador de Jalisco, Enrique Alfaro Ramírez encabezó la instalación de la Comisión de Medio Ambiente, Recursos […]

September 4, 2019

Reunión Regional GCF Task Force México 2019

  Con la participación de los y las delegadas de los siete estados miembros de la red de trabajo del GCF Task Force México, la Coordinación Regional, socios implementadores, representación del Secretariado del GCF, autoridades del Gobierno del Estado de Oaxaca y una amplia lista de invitados especialistas en políticas ambientales, cambio climático, pueblos indígenas, […]

August 28, 2019