
Torbjørn Gjefsen
@torbjorngjefsen
Rådgiver for internasjonal klimapolitikk i @regnskogfondet.
Adviser on international climate policy for @RainforestNORW.
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29-08-2013 14:39:46
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We’re delighted to see the progress Global Alliance of Territorial Communities display with the Shandia platform in directing support to #Indigenous peoples and communities in the rainforests, and particularly the launch of a national Indigenous fund in Brazil by Apib Oficial


How can we protect the critical frontiers of intact rainforest in the border area of Peru/Brazil - and home to most of the remaining isolated peoples on Earth? Brazil's Indigneous minister Sonia Guajajara opened our #ClimateWeekNYC event.




Jonas Gahr Støre utroper den reduserte avskogingen i Brasil til årets viktigste klimanyhet. Vi kunne ikke vært mer enige! 🌍💚Synd at Norge likevel ikke finner midler til å oppskalere regnskogsatsingen nå som vi virkelig begynner å se resultater.


"Norway's PM Jonas Gahr Støre today hailed Brazil's reduced deforestation as "the biggest climate news of the year". We couldn't agree more! Now that Brazil has invited Norway to join the G20 meeting next year, we expect a stong collaboration to bring nature to the core of G20.


While almost all REDD+ projects in #Colombia are in #IndigenousPeoples territories, the lack of regulation, transparency and consultations leaves many communities in the dark about the projects, says Julia Naime senior advisor Rainforest Foundation Norway (RFN).




We are reassured to hear that the Colombian government MinAmbiente Colombia and Sebastian Carranza Sebastian Carranza recognize the problems REDD+ projects in Colombia have with transparency and consultation, - and that the government expresses a clear commitment to address this.






New launch: RFN and RRI - Rights and Resources Initiative are thrilled to launch the #PathtoScale dashboard—an open-source online tool giving access to donor funding data for the first time for Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities’ rights and forest guardianship. 🧵 regnskog.no/en/news/increa…


🧵 #NEWS: RRI and Rainforest Foundation Norway (RFN) are thrilled to launch the #PathtoScale dashboard—an open-source online tool giving access to donor funding data for the first time for Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities’ rights and forest guardianship.


Great story by SONAM and Latoya in Mongabay Latam on our new online tool The Path to Scale Dashboard, that we have developed with RRI - Rights and Resources Initiative, tracking funding to Indigenous, Afro-descendant and local communities. news.mongabay.com/2024/04/new-on…

Climate Home News The story cites our new Path to Scale dashboard and funding brief, which shows that while funding for Indigenous and local communities rose with 36% since 2020, there is no evidence of a systematic shift towards direct funding. Check it out: dashboard.pathtoscale.org
