Today is International Day for Biological Diversity, and the theme this year is “Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health”. Unfortunately, many biodiversity conservation schemes globally see communities as part of the problem and actively seek to exclude them from protected areas, which seriously harms their food security and access to traditional health care. We believe in a rights-based approach, where local communities and Indigenous Peoples are supported to protect and conserve biodiversity themselves. Instead of denying communities access to land…
Briefing by environmental groups highlights serious financial, legal and reputational risks The Environmental Paper Network [1], Global Forest Coalition [2]…
18 Mar 2019 to 21 Mar 2019 Lome, Togo The objectives of the meetings are to enhance the capacity and knowledge of our West African members, partners and allies…
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18 Mar 2019 to 31 Mar 2019 Worldwide BURNED: Are Trees the New Coal? is a documentary film that tells the little-known story of the accelerating destruction of…
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13 Mar 2019 Green Tent 1600-1730, the Green Tent, UNEA Nairobi Description: To explore the impact of industrial animal agriculture on deforestation, biodiversity loss and…
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by Linde Berbers, Global Forest Coalition intern Citizens and civil society organisations representing rightsholders and stakeholders play an essential role… Read in full ›
By Simone Lovera-Bilderbeek, director, Global Forest Coalition, Paraguay/Netherlands Photo: “Afforestation” in Bahia in Brazil. On 29 January 2019, environmental activist… Read in full ›
Agents, Assumptions and Motivations Behind REDD+: Creating an International Forest Regime Simone Lovera-Bilderbeek, Global Forest Coalition, Asunción, Paraguay It was… Read in full ›
Dear GFC friends, Yesterday we received the very sad news that our colleague Peter deMarsh, director of the International Forestry Family Association (IFFA), was one of the many people on… Read in full ›
Welcome to the 57th issue of Forest Cover, the Global Forest Coalition’s magazine. It provides a space for environmental justice activists from across the world to present their views on… Read in full ›
