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From the Amazon to California
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 — something he notes is already occurring within the Governors’ Climate and Forests (GCF) Task Force. The […]
February 2, 2018
Transition to a Conservation Economy in the Amazon
Economist João Tezza Neto, Ph.D. candidate at the Federal University of Amazonas (Brazil), visited the Governors’ Climate & Forests Task Force (GCF) Secretariat at CU Boulder’s Laboratory for Energy & Environmental Policy Innovation (LEEP). The lecture he delivered, titled “Transition to a Conservation Economy in the Amazon: Economic Perspectives of Zero Deforestation,” made the case […]
January 2, 2018
Governor Antonio Kubes of Pastaza, Ecuador Recognized for Leadership on Forest Conservation
2017 was a busy year for Antonio Kubes, the Governor of Pastaza, Ecuador. In March, Governor Kubes signed an ordinance to establish the Pastaza Ecological Area of Sustainable Development, a protected area of more than 2.5 million hectares that covers 90% of the province. The designation creates a biological corridor with the Yasuni National […]
December 22, 2017
GCF Task Force & The Climate Group Team Up With Support From the Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Through support from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Governors’ Climate and Forests (GCF) Task Force and the Under2 MOU Secretariat, The Climate Group, will advance progress towards making long-term, deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions in key tropical forest states and provinces. The funding will provide GCF Task Force members with support they need to […]
December 15, 2017
Jason Gray Named GCF Task Force Every Day Hero
2017 GCF Task Force Everyday Hero Award Presented to California Air Resource Board’s Jason Gray Governors’ Climate & Forests Task Force Annual Meeting | September 28, 2017 Balikpapan, East Kalimantan Indonesia This year the GCF presented the Everyday Hero award to Jason Gray from the California Air Resources Board. It is awarded to […]
November 27, 2017
Governors Solidify Partnerships & Pledges in Forest Conservation & Low Carbon Development at COP 23
Click here for content in Spanish, French, and Portuguese. BONN, GERMANY – November 21, 2017 – Governors from the world’s largest tropical forest regions, all members of the Governors’ Climate and Forests (GCF) Task Force, ushered in new climate commitments and partnerships to help curb tropical deforestation. With 38 members from 10 mainly tropical forest […]
November 21, 2017
UNDP REDD+ Team Selected to Operationalize Norway Pledge to the GCF Task Force
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 Force. The aim of Norway’s pledge is to support innovative GCF Task Force tropical […]
November 20, 2017
Subnational Actors Continue to Lead at the 2017 GCF Annual Meeting
Governors’ Climate & Forests (GCF) Task Force Annual Meeting Summary Balikpapan, Indonesia September 25-29th, 2017 The Governors’ Climate and Forests (GCF) Task Force held its 2017 Annual Meeting in Balikpapan, Indonesia, from September 25-29th, 2017. The meeting was hosted by the 2017 GCF Chair, Governor Awang Faroek of East Kalimantan. Eleven GCF Task Force […]
November 1, 2017
New Data Shows Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Down 16%
The latest report from Brazil’s Programme for the Estimation of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon (PRODES) shows deforestation has decreased in the Brazilian Amazon by 16% compared to the prior year. Governors’ Climate and Forests (GCF) Task Force member states Tocantins and Roraima led the way with reductions of 55% and 43% respectively. The official PRODES […]
October 18, 2017
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