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Letter of concern to the European Investment Bank (EIB) to stop finance for industrial livestock production

22 Jul 2020

Over 20 organisations including the Global Forest Coalition have sent an open letter (copied below) to the President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) calling on them to align their finances with the Paris Agreement by committing to a strategy that phases out the financing of industrial livestock production and calling for a transition to healthy, socially just, low-carbon and animal friendly food production systems. Considering the threat of the climate emergency, the shocking levels of forest destruction for livestock…

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Women2030 global shadow report: Gender equality on the ground

15 Jul 2020

Feminist findings and recommendations for achieving Agenda 2030 This global shadow report aims to capture the inspiring and diverse range…

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Latin America report: gender assessments reveal gap between real life and the UN’s good intentions

7 Jul 2020

World leaders have gathered virtually for this year’s edition of the UN’s High-Level Political Forum. Top on the agenda is…

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Open letter: International development banks must stop funding industrial livestock farming

2 Jul 2020

Over 30 organisations including the Global Forest Coalition have signed an open letter (also copied below) to the Chief Executive…

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GFC Annual Report 2019: Forest protection through rights-based action and advocacy

1 Jul 2020

We are pleased to share with you a summary of the work performed by the Global Forest Coalition in 2019.…

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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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Webinar on the Belt and Road Initiative: Impacts on forests and communities

20 Jul 2020
Zoom webinar in English @ 14:00 Amsterdam/CEST

MONDAY 20TH JULY – 8am New York/2pm Amsterdam/7pm Jakarta The Global Forest Coalition’s campaign on Extractive Industries, Tourism and Infrastructure…
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Power shift – Gender equality from the ground up

15 Jul 2020
Zoom meeting in English, Spanish, French and Russian, 8-9:30am New York

Since the implementation of Agenda2030, the Women2030 coalition partners have gathered community-based data and published shadow reports to identify gaps…
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Global livestock webinar: Building resilient alternatives to unsustainable livestock farming

25 Jun 2020
Zoom meeting, 8AM Bogotá/9AM New York/1PM Ghana/3PM Amsterdam/6.30PM Delhi/8PM Jakarta (in English and Spanish)

SAVE THE DATE – THURSDAY 25TH JUNE – 8AM Bogotá/9AM New York/1PM Ghana/3PM Amsterdam/6.30PM Dehli/8PM Jakarta The Global Forest Coalition’s…
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Letter of concern to the European Investment Bank (EIB) to stop finance for industrial livestock production

Women2030 global shadow report: Gender equality on the ground

Latin America report: gender assessments reveal gap between real life and the UN’s good intentions

Open letter: International development banks must stop funding industrial livestock farming

GFC Annual Report 2019: Forest protection through rights-based action and advocacy

Recent events

Webinar on the Belt and Road Initiative: Impacts on forests and communities

Power shift – Gender equality from the ground up

Global livestock webinar: Building resilient alternatives to unsustainable livestock farming

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