Defending Rights

We condemn the violations of the right to protest and the attacks against human rights and water defenders in the Libres-Oriental Basin who were protesting against Carroll Farms

1 Jul, 2024

We condemn the violations of the right to protest and the attacks against human rights and water defenders in the Libres-Oriental Basin who were protesting against Carroll Farms   Mexico City, June 24, 2024 — The organizations that subscribe to this communication express our rejection and reiterate our concern regarding the acts against the right to protest and the attacks against human rights defenders by the Security Forces of the state of Veracruz, which occurred on June 20 in the …

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Advocating for Land Rights in the Context of Climate Change

30 Apr, 2024

A new study and film from Bread for the World explores the issue of advocating for land rights in the context of climate change.

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Intl Day of Peasant Struggles: Launch of case study on agroecological shelters in Argentina

17 Apr, 2024

The International Day of Peasant Struggles, commemorated annually on April 17th, echoes the enduring fight for the rights and dignity of peasants and farmers worldwide. The day was originally declared…

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Guardians of Earth’s Tomorrow: How three visionary feminist organisations are changing the landscape of food justice and forest/biodiversity-protection

8 Mar, 2024

Photo: Heñói Center for Studies and Promotion of Democracy, Human Rights and Socio-environmental Sustainability, Paraguay.   By Chithira Vijayakumar We live in a time where the agrifood system, driven by capitalism,…

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Perspectives from the South: Stocktake on the Latin American and Caribbean Encounter of Peoples’ Integration

29 Feb, 2024

On February 22 and 23, a powerful meeting of social activists, unions, progressive political parties, and peasant, Indigenous and environmental organizations took place at the Foz de Iguaçu Convention Center,…

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Roots of Resilience: A Podcast from the Global Forest Coalition

13 Jun, 2023

Episode 1: GFC on the Frontlines In this opening episode of Roots of Resilience, host Chithira Vijayakumar speaks with three of GFC’s lead campaigners on the work of GFC and our…

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Press Statement: Global North Must Immediately Divest From False Climate Solutions

6 Jun, 2023

Global North Must Immediately Divest From False Climate Solutions Corporate co-opting of global climate policy is leading us to a climate catastrophe BONN, June 6, 2023 – UN member states…

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Global Forest Coalition expresses solidarity with the Colombian people

5 May, 2021

A bill that would raise taxes and force working people to bear the costs of the Colombian crises is the spark that has lit a fuse in the country, which…

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GFC condemns attacks by Myanmar military junta on Indigenous communities

9 Apr, 2021

The Global Forest Coalition strongly condemns the violent attacks by the military junta in Myanmar against Indigenous Peoples and other innocent citizens, including in particular the recent military airstrikes on…

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Swallowing Indonesia’s forests: New report reveals how Indonesia’s proposed food estate projects threaten a social and environmental disaster of global concern

4 Mar, 2021

by Rachel Smolker, Biofuelwatch, USA Read the full report: Swallowing Indonesia’s Forests The Indonesian government recently announced plans for several new “food estate” projects in Central Kalimantan, Papua and North…

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Contrasting food production models: forest destruction in Brazil vs forest conservation in Chad

10 Dec, 2020

December 10th commemorates the day in 1948 when the Universal Human Rights Declaration was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Although it lay the foundations for fundamental human rights…

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Solidarity with the Mapuche People

10 Aug, 2020

The Global Forest Coalition embraces the Mapuche men, women and children who are victims of the violence carried out at Wallampu by the Chilean state and para-state actors on the…

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On International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, celebrate pastoralism as an alternative to unsustainable livestock production

9 Aug, 2020

We celebrate International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples each August 9th, but the human cultures that have conserved biodiversity since time immemorial should be celebrated year-round. Indigenous Peoples and…

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Forest loss for large-scale agriculture and extractive industries goes hand in hand with violence against women

5 Jun, 2020

by John C. Cannon, originally published on Mongabay Gender-based violence shakes communities in the wake of forest loss Women in the province of East New Britain in Papua New Guinea…

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Chile 2019: El Derecho de Vivir en Paz (The Right to Live in Peace)

3 Dec, 2019

by Eduardo Giesen (Colectivo VientoSur) and Ruth Nyambura (Global Forest Coalition) On the 18th of October, the largest protests witnessed since the end of the 17-year dictatorship of General Augusto…

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Claiming Civic Space Together: conference in Copenhagen brings groups together to defend the defenders

3 Apr, 2019

by Linde Berbers, Global Forest Coalition intern Citizens and civil society organisations representing rightsholders and stakeholders play an essential role in all societies. In order to ensure the participation of…

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Feminists at UNEA4 Continue the Call for the Right to a Healthy and Sustainable Environment

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…

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