FORESTS, SOCIETY & ECONOMY:
NEW DEVELOPMENT MODELS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE PLANET

The meeting was divided into thematic tracks that align with the Manaus Action Plan (MAP), which is a plan that promotes low emissions development and the reduction of tropical deforestation, creates forest-based economies, and protects the rights of Indigenous Peoples. Each track highlighted bold and innovative solutions to mobilize actions for states, provinces, and their partners.

Thursday, March 17th

9:00 – 11:30     Opening Ceremony

• Wilson Lima, Governor of Amazonas, Chair of GCF Task Force
• William Boyd, Project Lead, GCF Task Force
• Colleen Scanlan Lyons, Project Director, GCF Task Force
• Odd Magne Rudd, Ambassador of Norway in Brazil
• Martine Sobey, Deputy Head of Forests, Land Use and Carbon Markets – Government of the United Kingdom​
• Franziska Troger, Representing the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
• Glenn Fedzer, Representing the US Embassy in Brazil
• Francisca Arara, IPLC Global & Regional Committee Representative
• Juan Carlos Jintiach, Representative of the Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon River Basin (COICA) in the Global Committee of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities of the GCF Task Force.
• Marli Santos, GCF Task Force Delegate from Tocantins

Remarks From GCF Task Force Governors and Partners

Brazil
• Gladson de Lima Cameli, Governor of Acre
• Waldez Góes, Governor of Amapá
• Otaviano Pivetta, Vice Governor of Mato Grosso

Peru
​• Pedro Bogarin Vargas, Governor of San Martin
• Angel Gutierrez, Governor of Ucayali

Mexico
​• Mauricio Vila Dosal, Governor of Yucatán

Colombia
​• Arnulfo Gasca Trujillo, Governor of Caquetá

Indonesia
​• Ridƒwan Rumasukun, Acting Vice Governor of Papua

USAID Brazil + GCF Task Force MOU Endorsement
Manaus Action Plan Endorsement

Thursday, March 17th

12:00pm – 1:30pm          Lunch

1:30pm – 3:00pm           Track 1: People and Communities

Regional-to-Global IPLC + Governmental Partnerships

Moderator: Colleen Scanlan Lyons, GCF Task Force​

• Oseas Barbarán Sánchez, Confederation of Peruvian Amazonian Nationalities (CONAP)
• Juan Carlos Jintiach, Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA)
• Gustavo Sanchez, Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB)
• Ricardo Queiroz, Representing the Public Defender’s Office of the State of Amazonas
• Fany Kuiru, Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA)
• Shannon Dilley, California Air Resources Board

3:00pm – 3:30pm              Coffee Break

3:30pm – 5:00pm              Track 2: Knowledge, Technology, and Innovation

Innovative Technology and Research for Conservation and Development

Moderator: Tatiana Schor, SECTI

• Mauro O’ de Almeida, Pará, Brazil
• Bruce Nelson, Environmental Dynamics Division National Institute for Amazon Research (INPA)
• Peter Houlihan, X-Prize
• Ismael Nobre, Instituto Amazônia 4.0
• Cleinaldo Costa, State University of Amazonas, UEA
• Victor Bicca, Coca-Cola
• Robson Capretz, Conservation International (CI) Brazil

Friday, March 18th

9:00am – 10:30am             Track 3: Finance and Investment

New Financial Opportunities to Support Tropical Forest Jurisdictions

Moderator: Jason Gray, GCF Task Force

• Mauricio Bianco, Conservation International Brazil
• Esben Brandi, BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group
• Carlos Canelo, Amazonas, Peru
• Sergio Graf, Jalisco, Mexico
• Andreas Dahl Jørgensen, Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI)
• Mary Grady, Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART)
• Thomas Rhodes, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Latin America
• Ted Gehr, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Brazil
• Hamsi Hamzah Hasani, North Kalimantan, Indonesia
• Richard Corey, California Air Resources Board, California, USA
• Javier Kinney, Yurok Tribe, USA

10:30am – 11:00am           Coffee Break

11:00am – 12:30pm           Track 4: Government and Public Policy

Implementation of Innovative Governance and Public Policy across the GCF

Moderators: Silvia Llamas, Fabiola Muñoz, Carlos Aragon, Syahrina D. Anggraini, GCF Task Force
• Mauren Lazzaretti, Mato Grosso, Brazil
• David Alejandro Yedra,Pastaza, Ecuador
• Sayda Rodriguez, Yucatan, Mexico
• Helena Iturribarria, Oaxaca, Mexico
• Gusti Hardiansyah Machmud, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
• Amon Auguste, Cote d’Ivoire
• Juan Moncada, Huanuco, Peru

12:30pm – 1:00pm  Closing Remarks and Awards

GCF Task Force Everyday Hero

• Governor Wilson Lima
• Secretary Eduardo Taveira
• William Boyd, Colleen Scanlan Lyons, Jason Gray
• Presentation of 2023 GCF Task Force Chair

Side Events – Friday, March 18th

2:00pm – 3:00pm

ROOM I
Indigenous and Local Community Level Leadership Dialogues: From Carbon Markets to Jurisdictional Strategies to Forest-Based Bioeconomy Development
ROOM II
Andean-Amazonian Governors’ Coalition with TNC, NCI-Ecuador, EII, MDA, Natura Bolivia.

3:00pm – 4:00pm

ROOM I
Subnational Systems for Accessing the Voluntary Carbon Market PART I: Alignment on Opportunities and Initiatives
ROOM II
Opportunities for an Amazonian Bioeconomy and the Role of Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) with Companies

4:00pm – 5:00pm

ROOM I
Subnational Systems for Accessing the Voluntary Carbon Market PART II: REDD+ Voluntary Carbon Markets in Brazil and Mexico
ROOM II
Opportunities for an Amazonian Bioeconomy and the Role of Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) with Companies (Continued)