Open Letter to the Member States of the United Nations on Draft Zero Binding Treaty

18 Aug 2018

Re: Publication of the “Zero Draft” text for the negotiation of a Legally Binding Instrument to Regulate, in International Human Rights Law, the activities of Transnational Corporations (TNCs) and other Business Enterprises. (1) We welcome the recent publication of the “Zero Draft” text for the negotiation of a legally binding instrument on Transnational Corporations (TNCs) with regard to human rights in the framework of the process initiated by the Resolution 26/9 of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in…

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Open letter: Ireland’s peat power stations must be shut down, not gradually converted to biomass

13 Aug 2018

August 13, 2018 Subject: Ireland’s peat power stations must be shut down, not gradually converted to biomass As conservation and…

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The rights of Indigenous Peoples are key to saving our global ecosystems

9 Aug 2018

By the Global Forest Coalition Indigenous Peoples have been protecting biodiversity on Earth for thousands of years. Yet their rights…

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Government silent on over 313 murders of human rights and environment defenders, denounce Colombian activists

20 Jul 2018

Colombian activists protest outside UN headquarters in New York; photo credit: Women’s Major Group New York, 19 July: Activists from…

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A heroic fighter for the rights of Indigenous peoples and local communities: Dr. Taghi Farvar

17 Jul 2018

The Global Forest Coalition mourns the loss of a heroic fighter for the rights of Indigenous peoples and local communities,…

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Implementing SDG 15.2: GFC’s analysis in Armenia, Benin, Colombia and Paraguay

The Global Forest Coalition is launching four brief alternative country reports at this year’s United Nations High Level Political Forum (HLPF), currently ongoing in New York. The reports highlight concerns…
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New briefing paper on the impacts of the EU-Mercosur trade deal

Mercosur's sovereignty is at stake, as are the ecosystems and communities that will be affected by a further boost to the destructive livestock and feedstock industries in South America
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