Papua has been selected to host the GCF Task Force 2023

Papua Province was chosen to host the GCF Task Force (Governors' Climate and Forest Task Force) annual meeting in July 2023 by acclamation.

Spokesman for the Governor of Papua Muhammad Rifai Darus in a press release in Jayapura, Thursday, said the GFC Task Force is a meeting forum for 38 governors or heads of state from countries in America, Africa, Europe and Asia to discuss and implement cooperation related to forests and change. climate.

"Papua Province is one of the founders of the GCF Task Force with nine states or provinces, namely Acre, Amapa, Amazonas, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Para (Brazil), California, Illinois (United States), Aceh and Papua (Indonesia) in 2009- 2010," he said.

According to Rifai, the substance discussed at the meeting was firstly "human and community" which discussed forestry economics and tenure rights, secondly "knowledge, technology and innovation" related to the integration of technology with local knowledge and wisdom.

"The three 'finance, investment and private sectors' discuss support from parties related to the forestry economy and climate and the fourth 'government and public policy' discusses related to good governance and sustainable public policies," he said.

He explained that at the meeting, the delegation from Papua Province brought non-timber forest products (noken, honey, sago, wood oil and others) as a result of collaboration between indigenous peoples and the Papua Province Forestry and Environment Service through the Forest Management Unit and the Forestry and Environment Office Branch. Life.

"The Papuan provincial government asks for the blessing of all Papuans, so that next year's meeting will be able to provide evidence and be a good host as the realization that Papua is the heart of Indonesia and part of the heart of the world," he said.

For your information, the Papuan Governor's entourage, represented by the Regional Secretary (Sekda) of Papua Province, Ridwan Ruikutun, is also the leader of the Delegation of the GCF meeting in Manaus City, Amazonas State, Brazil, which will be held on March 15-19, 2022.

SOURCE : https://papua.antaranews.com/berita/677741/papua-terunjuk-jadi-tuan-rumah-gcf-task-force-2023