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Defending Rights

UNFF12 – the most quiet session so far

19 May, 2017

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By Andrey Laletin* The twelfth session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF-12) took place at the UN headquarters in New York in May 1-5, 2017. There were more than 300 participants, but only a few representatives from the civil society, mostly UNFF focal points for the different Major Groups. The meeting addressed a number of issues, including the implementation of the UN Strategic Plan for Forests 2017-2030 (UNSPF), which was agreed in January 2017 during UNFF Working Group …

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Our food is not your business

6 May, 2017

Alternatives to unsustainable livestock and feedstock farming and the current corporate free trade model This briefing paper aims to contribute to the many ongoing efforts, actions, and discussions on alternatives…

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Sustainable Development Goals and Gender

8 Mar, 2017

This international Women’s Day, GFC joins in solidarity with partners and women’s groups to defend women’s rights and gender equality worldwide. We also acknowledge that with recent times women still…

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National CCRI workshops held in Africa

22 Feb, 2017

By Kureeba David* The Global Forest Coalition, in partnership with host Community Conservation Resilience Initiative (CCRI) institutions in selected countries, organised three national workshops on CCRI in Africa at the…

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