The GCF Task Force represented by Colleen Lyons (Senior Director) and Jason Gray (Project Director) signed a Memorandum of Partnership with Associação de Universidades Amazônicas (UNAMAZ) on November 12, 2025 at COP30 in Belém, Brazil. UNAMAZ is a Pan-Amazonian network that establishes ongoing dialogue between universities and institutes of higher education in science, technology, education, innovation, and research. The Memorandum was also signed by Governor Manuel Gambini (Ucayali, Peru), Governor Gladson Cameli (Acre, Brazil); Prefect Tiyua Uyunkar Kaniras (Morona Santiago, Ecuador) and Governor Luiz Francisco Ruiz Aguilar (Caquetá, Colombia).
By February 2026, participants in the agreement will establish a working group and develop a joint action plan that will set out how we can use research to promote sustainability, address climate change, and manage natural resources responsibly. This partnership has brought us one step closer to building a New Forest Economy throughout the Amazon.