Defending Rights

Deliberating Conflict, Peace and Resolution at the 15th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

26 May, 2016

By Jeanette Sequeira and Mrinalini Rai The Fifteen Session of the Permanent Forum of Indigenous Issues[1] took place from 9 – 20th May at the United Nations Headquarters in New York and was attended by numerous Indigenous Peoples Organisations, Indigenous Peoples, Member States, United Nations and other agencies and non-government organisations[2]. At the opening ceremony, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced through a video message the launch of the System-Wide Action Plan[3] to realise the full rights of Indigenous …

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Milestone gender and environment report from UNEP shows gender should be at heart of sustainable development

26 May, 2016

25 May 2016 – Nairobi, United Nations Environment Assembly 2 (UNEA-2) UNEP, together with report partners including Women in Europe for a Common Future (WECF) (1) and Global Forest Coalition…

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UN institutions must comply with target to halt deforestation by 2020, say forest groups on International Day for Biological Diversity

22 May, 2016

May 22, 2016. On the International Day for Biological Diversity, and a day ahead of the United Nations Environment Assembly meeting in Nairobi, the Global Forest Coalition (GFC) [2] reminded…

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Delving into Community Conservation and ICCAs at SBSTTA-20

10 May, 2016

Jeanette Sequeira* Last week Global Forest Coalition (GFC), together with partners, organised an inspiring side event at the SBSTTA-20 meeting in Montreal entitled ‘Indigenous Peoples’ and Local Communities’ Recommendations for…

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IMVELO-YETHU MEYN workshop and excursion

25 Mar, 2016

On the 12th and 13th of March, 2016, the Mpumalanga Environmental Youth Network (MEYN) met for a one day workshop on the Saturday, followed by an excursion on the Sunday.…

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European Commission signs strategic agreement with women’s groups to implement Sustainable Development Goals

18 Mar, 2016

18 March: The European Commission’s International Cooperation arm (DEVCO)[1] has launched a 5-year partnership agreement with a coalition of 5 global and regional women’s networks to implement the Sustainable Development…

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Urgent: We reject order that Gustavo Castro stay 30 days longer in Honduras

9 Mar, 2016

To the President of Honduras To the Supreme Court of Justice of Honduras We reject the Honduran Attorney General’s decision to prolong the migration alert that impedes human rights defender…

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International condemnation of the murder of indigenous leader Bertha Cáceres in Honduras

5 Mar, 2016

March 4, 2016 – Planet Earth Berta Cáceres, indigenous leader and spokeperson for more than 20 years of the Civic Council of Popular and Inigenous Organizations of Honduras (Consejo Cívico…

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Influence of GM feedstock products for industrial livestock farming and related pesticides on human health and the environment

24 Nov, 2015

By Svetlana Abramovich* Genetically modified food (GM food) has been a hot topic since its first discovery. Various experiments of genetic engineering with organisms may seem progressive and even well…

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From rhetoric to action! Bern conference demands action on indigenous and community land rights

21 Oct, 2015

By Andrey Laletin An international conference, ‘From Rhetoric to Action: Scaling up Community and Indigenous Peoples’ Land and Resource Rights’, was organised in Bern, Switzerland, 30 September-1 October 2015. It…

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Appeal for Solidarity for Nepal Earthquake Victims

30 Apr, 2015

Dear All, Greetings from Nepal ! I hope you are already heard about the Nepal terrible earthquake. I also received the emails, call, sms and messages from Facebook and tweeter.…

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Appeal: Freedom to Evgeny Vitishko!

22 Apr, 2015

APPEAL We, the undersigned non-governmental not-for-profit organizations, work to protect and promote universal rights to freedom and to a healthy environment and to protect individuals who defend these rights. Therefore,…

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Forest Cover 47: Bioenergy Special Edition

30 Mar, 2015

Welcome to a brand new edition of Forest Cover, the Global Forest Coalition newsletter that provides a space for Southern and Northern environmental justice activists to present their views on…

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Report: Meat from a Landscape Under Threat

16 Jan, 2015

Global Forest Coalition and Brighter Green have just released a new Report, “Meat from a Landscape Under Threat: Testimonies of the Impacts of Unsustainable Livestock and Soybean Production in Paraguay.”…

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Briefing Paper: What can Indigenous Peoples, local communities and women expect from Global Climate and Forests Funds in terms of their rights?

7 Nov, 2014

We are happy to announce the launch of a new briefing paper by the Global Forest Coalition entitled: What can Indigenous Peoples, local communities and women expect from Global Climate and…

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46th issue of Forest Cover, the newsletter of the Global Forest Coalition

8 Oct, 2014

In this new issue of Forest Cover 46 you will find an interesting editorial on the views of civil society in the Pacific about the 3rd United Nations Small Islands…

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People’s Goals Solidarity Message to the People of Ogoni on the 3rd Anniversary of UNEP Report

11 Aug, 2014

(cross-posted from http://peoplesgoals.org/) The Campaign for People’s Goals for Sustainable Development (People’s Goals) expresses its solidarity with the people of Ogoniland, Nigeria as they mark the third year anniversary of the…

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