Forests and Climate Change

Joint letter to Members of the European Parliament on the Post-2020 Renewable Energy Directive (RED)

11 Jan, 2018

The plenary of the European Parliament will vote on the renewed Renewable Energy Directive (RED) during the week of the 15th January. This vote could see even more policy support being directed towards destructive biofuels and biomass. We believe that neither should be classed as renewable energy. Consequently, GFC and Biofuelwatch have issued a joint letter to Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) ahead of the vote, to influence the direction that this important legislation takes. You can download a …

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The bittersweet results of the climate talks in Bonn

28 Nov, 2017

By Coraina de la Plaza* Another climate COP ended in the backdrop of extreme weather events worldwide – ravaging wildfires in Europe, massive hurricanes that devastated the Caribbean islands, record…

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GFC side-event at UNFCCC COP23 on November 2017: Livestock, Biosequestration and Forests

12 Nov, 2017

Livestock and forest policies are interrelated and will determine whether we get on a 1.5 C pathway without compromising environmental integrity and human rights. A roundtable of experts will discuss…

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Calls for help: Bialowieza–the last wild forest in Europe

20 Oct, 2017

By Jan Carl Matysiak* It is a rare outstanding forest with an innumerable number of over 100 year old trees. It is one of the last places where you can…

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Almost 100 Organisations Worldwide Condemn UN Aviation Agency’s Biofuel Plans

11 Oct, 2017

An in-depth report released by Biofuelwatch last week [4] shows that feedstocks (raw materials used to produce biofuel) other than palm oil cannot be converted to aviation fuels on a…

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21 September: GFC commemorates the international day of struggle against monoculture plantations

21 Sep, 2017

To mark this international day of struggle against monoculture tree plantations, we are publishing a striking photo essay about the role of eucalyptus plantations in Portugal’s awful forest fires, as…

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Overwhelming Opposition to USDA Proposal to Legalize Genetically Engineered Eucalyptus Trees

10 Aug, 2017

Quarter of a Million People Say NO to First-Ever GE Forest Tree *Photo by Orin Langelle of the wildfires in Chile By: Anne Petermann As a result of a national…

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Letter of Concern from GFC and FOEI to Green Climate Fund on Monoculture Tree Plantations

30 Jun, 2017

A Letter of Concern was just submitted by the Global Forest Coalition, a coalition of 86 NGOs and Indigenous Peoples’ Organisations from 56 different countries and Friends of the Earth…

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Aviation Emissions Under Scrutiny on Sustainable Tourism Day

22 May, 2017

22 May: Rapidly growing emissions from tourism related aviation, and proposals to offset these through fraudulent projects are a threat to biodiversity and communities, warns the Global Forest Coalition (GFC)[1]…

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UNFF12 – the most quiet session so far

19 May, 2017

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…

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GFC Side-event at UNFCCC intersessional on May 2017: What’s at Steak? Land Use, Livestock, Offsets and the Climate Regime

16 May, 2017

Co-applicants: Global Forest Coalition, Brighter Green, Inc.; FSF. The event will discuss the risks and opportunities of addressing unsustainable land use through the climate regime, including livestock production, deforestation, monoculture…

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70 Civil Society Organisations Call On UNESCO to Protect Sundarbans From Proposed Coal-fired Power Plant

20 Apr, 2017

As the people from the Sunderbans coastal belt and the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports hold a grand rally in Khulna, Bangladesh, 70 civil…

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WTO and Livestock: Starving small farmers, feeding large agribusinesses

10 Apr, 2017

Taking a closer look at the WTO and its free trade model, and how it negatively impacts on the livestock and feedstock industries   By: Mary Louise Malig* In our…

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Divest from destructive Rampal coal businesses, groups urge global investors

7 Apr, 2017

Mangrove forest in the Sundarbans. Photo: Mohammad Rakibul Hasan Press release 7th of April 2017 During the current visit of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh to India, investors in the…

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Forest Cover 52 – The Burning Issue

21 Mar, 2017

In this 52nd edition of Forest Cover we focus on a truly burning issue, the loss of the world’s forests to fire, not only because of our changing climate, but…

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FAO’s Bioenergy Themed International Day of Forests is a Threat to Mother Earth

21 Mar, 2017

This blog was originally published on countercurrents.org By Souparna Lahiri* Every year, 21st March is celebrated as the International Day of Forests, so designated by the United Nations to highlight…

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“Bioenergy Burns Forests”—Environmentalists Denounce UN’s Bioenergy Themed International Day of Forests

20 Mar, 2017

March 20, 2017: The UNFAO’s [1] “Forests and Energy” theme for this year’s International Day of Forests on March 21 [2] misleadingly promotes bioenergy from burning wood from forests as…

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