18 Sep 2019
In this issue of Forest Cover we explore the full spectrum of bioenergy developments and use in West Africa and how they are impacting women and forests. The articles cover bioenergy in its very large-scale, requiring huge areas of land to provide the raw materials, to the ubiquitous and time-old household and community-scale, where wood is collected mainly by women to meet domestic energy needs.
11 Sep 2019
With world leaders gathering once again at UN Headquarters in New York, this time for the Climate Action Summit, this photo essay highlights the stark contrast between profit-driven, biodiversity-destroying, carbon-intensive…
10 Aug 2019
The need to protect forests and biodiversity in order to mitigate the impacts of the climate emergency is a key conclusion in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)…
11 Jul 2019
Also published on Intercontinental Cry Governments gathered today at the High-level Political Forum at United Nations Headquarters in New York are discussing Sustainable Development Goal 13, on climate action. But…
21 Mar 2019
From 18 to 21 March 2019, 32 representatives of local community groups, women’s groups and NGOs gathered for a West African skillshare on gender-sensitive community-based forest conservation and restoration initiatives,…
16 Mar 2019
Reflecting on the outcomes of the 4th Meeting of the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya (UNEA-4), the Women’s Major Group offered the following statement: Nairobi, Kenya. The conclusion…
8 Mar 2019
By Fundaexpresión, a Global Forest Coalition Women2030 partner in Colombia The key role that peasant women play in Colombia and the rest of the world in forging community processes to…
12 Jan 2019
by Mrinalini Rai, Global Forest Coalition Negotiations under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are now at a crucial juncture. Governments, civil society, Indigenous Peoples, local communities, women, youth and…
9 Aug 2018
By the Global Forest Coalition Indigenous Peoples have been protecting biodiversity on Earth for thousands of years. Yet their rights are increasingly being eroded and they face multiple threats. On…
13 Jul 2018
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…
12 Dec 2017
Press release Monday, December 11, 2017. Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Peoples Summit #FueraOMC today presented its position on the XI Ministerial Conference of the WTO with the presence of activists,…
