The EBRD has withdrawn its planned €40 million equity investment in Rex Concepts SA (Burger King & Popeyes operator in Central & Eastern Europe). This win, driven by the Green REV Institute, Global Forest Coalition, S3F coalition, and 75+ groups, highlights the urgent need for development finance to prioritise environmental and health justice over industrial fast food.
GFC among ten rights‑holders and civil society groups today challenged UNEP’s dismissal of our formal complaint over its role in the TNFD—widely labeled “the next frontier in corporate greenwashing.” We’re…
As the global climate negotiations continue to steer the world headlong towards climate catastrophe, the Global Forest Coalition (GFC) and our allies are pushing back against false solutions such as…
Celebrating the Global Day of Action: “World Bank, Is Factory Farming Worth it?” GFC as part of the Stop Financing Farming Coalition handed the World Bank a giant symbolic…
Indigenous peoples, forest communities, and nature should be at the center of forest protection, not investors, groups say April 24, 2025–Tropical forest countries, movements, Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and civil…
UPDATE: Here’s how it went! Factory farming is a major driver of deforestation worldwide. We’re speaking out on April 24th during the World Bank’s spring meetings, urging it to stop…
A new report on the proposed ‘Tropical Forest Forever Facility’ by the Global Forest Coalition and Fundación Solón English / Português / Español / Bahasa / Français This report offers an in-depth…
The IMO Should Listen to Outcry Over False “Green” Bioenergy Solution Bioenergy, including crop-based biofuel, is often portrayed as “low-carbon,” but it isn’t, and the global shipping authority must recognize…
Tugai Forests: Central Asia’s Hidden Oasis and the Fight for Their Survival In the heart of Central Asia, where arid deserts and rugged mountains dominate the landscape, a green thread…
A joint statement in favor of truly sustianabile EU energy policy The Global Forest Coalition is among the signatories of this joint statement, Beyond Bioenergy, which calls on the EU…
SIGN ON A call for international solidarity against the environmental and humanitarian crimes committed in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo by the Mouvement du 23 mars (M23/AFC) Armed conflicts…
Photo: Adzwari Rizki/Trend Asia Press Release Road to COP 30: Global South Civil Societies Gather Voices Demanding Tropical Rainforest Protection From Energy Transition Policies Based on Land Use
Movements are gearing up for the People’s Summit in Brazil during COP30 By Valentina Figuera Martínez, Kwami Kpondzo and Megan Morrissey For over half a century now, we’ve heard warnings…
In an urgent press release, Biofuelwatch and the Global Forest Coalition (GFC) called on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and its 176 Member States to oppose the promotion of biofuels…
Sign on Letter to President Boric of Chile demanding the repeal of the Usurpation Law which violates international Indigenous Rights law and sets a dangerous international precedent for violating Indigenous…
Check out the recent analysis report by Brot für die Welt (Bread for the World), which explores the critical intersection of land rights and climate change, highlighting the challenges faced…
The path to avoid the point of no return of tropical forests in the Amazon, Congo and Indonesia The Amazon, Congo, and Indonesian tropical forests—three of the world’s largest and…
