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SUBNATIONAL LEADERSHIP ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
News from the GCF Task Force
GCF Task Force
Oct 20, 2020
Developing the indigenous economy in the Brazilian Amazon post-COVID-19 [EN, PT]
Leia a versão em Português abaixo Participatory diagnosis started to identify problems, trends, and solutions for the development of the...
GCF Task Force
Sep 1, 2020
Ver el vídeo: Programa de Incentivos Regionales en Perú [ES]
En un contexto de crisis pos-pandemia, el PIR (Programa de Incentivos Regionales) nace como una propuesta de reactivación económica para...
GCF Task Force
Aug 26, 2020
Strengthening indigenous womens' entrepreneurial skills in Acre, Brazil
Initiatives are underway to empower and strengthen indigenous women in Acre, Brazil. On August 20th, the Government of Acre joined the...
GCF Task Force
Jul 10, 2020
Spotlight on Colombia: Reducing deforestation amidst COVID-19 pandemic
As the world confronts the second half of a tumultuous year spearheaded by the COVID-19 pandemic and associated impacts on forests, we...
GCF Task Force
Jun 9, 2020
Reactivación Económica y Resiliencia: Los gobiernos regionales Amazónicos frente a la COVID-19
After three months since the first outbreak in Lima, Peru, the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the country by overwhelming health...
GCF Task Force
Jun 9, 2020
Loreto Forms Indigenous COVID-19 Command
Loreto, Peru—On June 8th, the First Indigenous COVID-19 Command formed to address the urgent needs of COVID-19 patients in primary health...
GCF Task Force
Jun 5, 2020
Ucayali Advances Regional Plan for Addressing COVID-19 in Indigenous Populations
On May 30th, the Regional Government of Ucayali, in collaboration with the Regional Health Directorate of Ucayali and Indigenous...
GCF Task Force
May 28, 2020
Indonesian Provinces Advance Initiatives Through Virtual Collaboration
On May 14th, delegates from all seven GCF Task Force provinces in Indonesia gathered virtually to discuss their provincial responses to...
GCF Task Force
May 14, 2020
Letter from Governor Lima to the UN Gains Support from Governors of Peruvian Amazon States
Earlier this month, Governor Wilson Lima, Governor of Amazonas, Brazil, and 2020 chair of the Governors' Climate and Forests Task Force,...
GCF Task Force
May 1, 2020
Ucayali Releases Regional Plan for Addressing COVID-19 in Indigenous Populations
In Perú, the Regional Government of Ucayali is working quickly to mobilize a Regional Plan for Addressing the COVID-19 Pandemic in...
GCF Task Force
May 1, 2020
Governor Lima Calls for one Million COVID-19 Tests for the Amazon Region
The devastating widespread impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic are ravaging their way across the tropics—from Indonesia to Peru and...
GCF Task Force
Apr 21, 2020
Mexican State Governments Act on COVID-19 Social, Economic, and Environmental Impacts
As a generational global health crisis has swept across globe, local leaders are once again in the spotlight. As the axiom goes,...
GCF Task Force
Apr 17, 2020
Amazonas Launches COVID-19 Guide for Conservation Units
The Secretariat of the Environment for Amazonas, Brazil, launches material to inform traditional communities about COVID-19. The new...
GCF Task Force
Apr 7, 2020
Resilient Amazon: From Emergency to Sustainable Development in the Wake of COVID-19
As COVID-19 has swept across the globe it is clear that we are confronting not just a worldwide health pandemic, but also a deepening...
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