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GFC’s UNFCCC COP28 Press Conference | Communities Rising: Voices from the Ground Against False Solutions

3 Dec 2023

[Dubai, December 3, 2023] — Members from the Global Forest Coalition from Latin America, Asia Pacific and Africa will raise their voices and concerns about the continuing extractivism and false solutions that are acting as a barrier to real solutions, and impinging on their rights and access to land and forests. Communities Rising: Voices from the Ground Against False Solutions Location: Press 2, Press Conference Room 2, Zone B6 – Building 77, and via Live Webcast here Time: Sunday,…

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GFC’s UNFCCC COP28 Press Conference | The Illicit World of Climate Finance: Promoting False Solutions To Deny Real Solutions

2 Dec 2023

Join GFC for an important press conference at COP28 exposing the staggering global financial flows into false climate solutions and…

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The Carbon Conspiracy: False Promises, Real Threats

25 Nov 2023

In the comic book The Carbon Conspiracy, a peaceful rural community’s existence is rocked by the arrival of a carbon…

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GFC’s Statement on Palestine

21 Nov 2023

GFC’s Statement on Palestine The Global Forest Coalition vehemently condemns the ongoing war crimes and genocide against the Palestinian…

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The Dark Side of Technology: Coltan Mining in the DRC and its Human Rights and Environmental Impacts

17 Nov 2023

A scene from an artisanal mining site in DRC. Photo Credit: Programme Intégré pour le Développement du Peuple Pygmé (PIDP)

The human rights abuses and environmental degradation associated with coltan mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) demand immediate…

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The Community Conservation Resilience Initiative ("CCRI") documented and reviewed the findings of bottom-up, participatory assessments in 22 countries of the resilience of community conservation initiatives and the support that should be provided to strengthen these initiatives. The aim of the project was to contribute to the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s 2011-2020 Strategic Plan and Aichi Targets, by providing policy advice on effective and appropriate forms of support for community conservation. The global report of is now available, including the summaries for each of the countries covered, in our CCRI reports' interactive map

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GFC’s UNFCCC COP28 Press Conference | The Illicit World of Climate Finance: Promoting False Solutions To Deny Real Solutions

2 Dec 2023
Join GFC for an important press conference at COP28 exposing the staggering global financial flows into false climate solutions and…
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GFC’s UNFCCC COP28 Press Conference | Communities Rising: Voices from the Ground Against False Solutions

3 Dec 2023
[Dubai, December 3, 2023] — Members from the Global Forest Coalition from Latin America, Asia Pacific and Africa will raise…
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WEBINAR Starving Africa to Feed the World: The impacts of unsustainable livestock production

9 Nov 2023

Please join us on Thursday, 9 November, at 1 pm UTC for a thought-provoking webinar where we will explore Africa’s…
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GFC’s UNFCCC COP28 Press Conference | Communities Rising: Voices from the Ground Against False Solutions

GFC’s UNFCCC COP28 Press Conference | The Illicit World of Climate Finance: Promoting False Solutions To Deny Real Solutions

The Carbon Conspiracy: False Promises, Real Threats

GFC’s Statement on Palestine

The Dark Side of Technology: Coltan Mining in the DRC and its Human Rights and Environmental Impacts

Upcoming events

GFC’s UNFCCC COP28 Press Conference | The Illicit World of Climate Finance: Promoting False Solutions To Deny Real Solutions

GFC’s UNFCCC COP28 Press Conference | Communities Rising: Voices from the Ground Against False Solutions

Recent events

WEBINAR Starving Africa to Feed the World: The impacts of unsustainable livestock production

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