2009 Governors' Global Climate Summit 2 - Sept. 30 to Oct. 2, 2009

• 2009 Governors' Global Climate Summit 2 (website) - www.governorsglobalclimatesummit.org/
• GCF Presidential Request Letter Signed October 2009 at the Governors Global Climate Summit 2 in Los Angeles.
  (PDF file, 3 pages, 3.4 megabytes)
• Governors' Climate and Forests Task Force and Stakeholder Meetings Presentations

2008 Governors' Global Climate Summit

• 2008 Governors' Global Climate Summit (main page) - http://www.climatechange.ca.gov/events/2008_summit/
• Governors' Global Climate Summit 2008 MOU's - http://www.climatechange.ca.gov/events/2008_summit/mou/index.php
• Governors' Global Climate Summit 2008 MOU signing and press release (Governor's Website) - http://gov.ca.gov/press-release/11101/
• Governors' Climate and Forests Task Force / Non-governmental Organizations Meetings Presentations

2009 GCF Deliverables

• Governors' Climate & Forests Task Force: Joint Action Plan (2009-2010), August 2009.
  (PDF file, 24 pages, 952kb)
• Appendices to Joint Action Plan, August 2009.
  (PDF file, 72 pages, 2.0 megabytes)
• Indonesian Translation of Joint Action Plan, August 2009.
  (PDF file, 27 pages, 6.1 megabytes)
• Portuguese Translation of Joint Action Plan, August 2009.
  (PDF file, 27 pages, 683 kilobytes - low resolution)
  
  
• GCF Protocol Assessment, John Nickerson - Dogwood Springs Forestry, Nancy Budge - QB Consulting, September 26, 2009; Revised December 2009. (PDF file, 25 pages, 703 kilobytes)

Upcoming Events

• December 2009 - UNFCCC 15th Conference of the Parties, Copenhagen, Denmark
• May 2010 - 3rd GCF and Stakeholder Meeting, Aceh Province, Indonesia (TBA)
• September 2010 - 4th GCF and Stakeholder Meeting (TBA)

Other Materials

Governors' Climate and Forests Task Force and Stakeholder Meetings, Los Angeles, CA, September 28-29, 2009

On September 28-29, 2009, more than 60 GCF representatives and other stakeholders from the United States, Brazil, and Indonesia convened in Los Angeles for the second Governors' Climate and Forests Task Force (GCF) meeting to continue their efforts to implement the forest sector provisions of the 2008 MOUs. Powerpoint presentations from this meeting are provided below.

• ACEH MOU Progress Update - Governors' Climate and Forest Workshop, Los Angeles, California: Sep. 28-29, 2009. (PDF file, 48 kb)
• The Role of International Forestry in California's Cap and Trade Program - Barbara Bamberger, Office of Climate Change, California Air Resources Board. (PDF file, 328 kb)
• The Implementation of a National REDD Framework in Brazil - Osvaldo Stella, Ph.D. in Ecology, IPAM (Amazon Environmental Research Institute), Brazil. (PDF file, 704 kb)
• Forest Governance Reforms with REDD: Lessons from Papua Province, Indonesia - Barnabas Suebu, Governor of Papua Province, Indonesia. (PDF file, 372 kb)
• REDD & U.S. Climate Policy - William Boyd, University of Colorado Law School. (PDF file, 4.7 megabytes)
• Protocol Assessment Report, Standards and Criteria, Working Group 1 Presentation - Rodrigo Freire and John Nickerson. (PDF file, 312 kb)
• Governors' Climate & Forests Task Force Working Group 2, Forest Carbon Accounting Frameworks & Coordination Mechanisms. (PDF file, 800 kb)
• Needs Assessment, GCF Working Group 3, Brazil and Indonesia Report. (PDF file, 1.7 MB)
• Projecto Carbono Surui - Almir Nrayamoga Suruí, Associação Merareilã do Pop Indígena Suruí. (PDF file, 13.2 megabytes - Please note file size!)

Governors' Climate and Forests Task Force / Non-governmental Organizations Meetings, Belém, Brazil, June 18-19, 2009

On June 18th and 19th, 2009, more than 30 representatives from all Brazilian, Indonesian, and U.S. signatory states and provinces to the November 2008 MOUs met for the first Governors' Climate and Forests Task Force (GCF) meeting in Belém, Brazil, to begin implementing the MOU forest sector provisions. In addition, the afternoon of June 19th was devoted to a joint meeting of the GCF representatives and over 25 non-governmental organization representatives from Brazil, Indonesia, and the U.S. Powerpoint presentations from the two meeting days are provided below. Additional information about the meeting outcomes and key documents to follow.

• ACEH MOU Key Activities and Needs - Governors' Climate and Forest Workshop, Belem, Brazil: June 18-19, 2009. (PDF file, 416 kb)
• Acre State Government - REDD Plan for Acre State, Amazon, Brazil. (PDF file, 5.9 MB)
• Amazonas Governo Do Estado - The State of Amozonas and Climate Change. (PDF file, 656 kb)
• Environmental Defense Fund - Offsets and AB 32: Challenges and Opportunities, Derek Walker, Director, California Climate Program, Environmental Defense Fund June 19, 2009. (PDF file, 332 kb)
• Environmental Defense Fund - Estados Tropicais e REDD, Steve Schwartzman, Diretor, Politicas de Florestas Tropicais, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). (PDF file, 524 kb)
• Fundação Amazonas Sustentável - Luiz Villares, Director - Administration and Finance. (PDF file, 8.4 MB)
• Governo de Mato Grosso - We're Playing Our Part On the Role. (PDF file, 1.0 MB)
• Governo Do Estado Do Amapá - Secretaria Especial de Desenvolvimento Econômico, Estratégias Para Redd No Amapá. (PDF file, 544 kb)
• Governo Do Estado Do Paraá - Secretaria De Estado De Meio Ambiente Do Pará. (PDF file, 532 kb)
• IDESAM - Standards and Methodological Implications for Project-level and National Initiatives - Mariano C Cenamo. (PDF file, 1.8 MB)
• Illinois Land Cover. (PDF file, 2.2 MB)
• IPAM: Amazon Environmental Research Institute - A proposal for a National REDD Pact based on performance: Target, Forest Stock & Deforestation Reduction - André Lima, Public Policy Coordinator, Pará, 19 june, 2009. (PDF file, 1.1 MB)
• Papua Provincal Action Plan for REDD in Indonesia - Barnabas Suebu Governor of Papua Province, Republic of Indonesia. (PDF file, 836 kb)
• The Nature Conservancy - Forest Carbon in California: creating compliance credits, Louis Blumberg, The Nature Conservancy. (PDF file, 872 kb)