Forests and Climate Change

Outside COP21: real change and alternatives by and for the people

12 Dec, 2015

by Jeanette Sequeira Whilst news headlines are focused on the negotiations and government delegations at the COP21 in Paris, there are other important dialogues taking place with more potential to effect real change. Behind the scenes and away from the spotlight a vibrant gathering of civil society from around the globe is mobilising. Hundreds of diverse people, non-government organisations, civil society and community organisations, international networks and social movements are coming together in Paris to defend climate justice and advocate for real …

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COP21: We have a Deal…

11 Dec, 2015

By Souparna Lahiri   The negotiations are almost over. Governments, civil society, media, NGOs, INGOs, BINGOs have all come out with their demands, expectations and postures. A few caucus of…

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The Phantom of the COP21 Opera: bioenergy with carbon capture and storage

8 Dec, 2015

by Oliver Munnion* Yesterday I went to a briefing at the COP21 summit on how realistic achieving a 1.5 degree target as part of the Paris climate deal is, as…

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The dirty deal that is on the table – an update from Paris

8 Dec, 2015

Simon Fischer* Last week, the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP) started with a big ballyhoo by the world leaders from all over the planet calling for action against climate…

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Biomyths: Bioenergy carbon neutrality myth is a time bomb under climate deal

8 Dec, 2015

7th December: The Global Forest Coalition [1] has launched a new report at the Paris climate talks today titled “Biomyths, the Costly Carbon Scam of Bioenergy”. [2] The report exposes how large-scale bioenergy…

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Art 3ter. New Carbon Markets under the name of Sustainable Development

7 Dec, 2015

By Pablo Solón  A draft climate agreement and decision with 48 pages and 939 brackets has been presented to the ministers in Paris on Saturday 5th of December. Many things…

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Zero deforestation by 2020 as one of key solutions to climate crisis

1 Dec, 2015

December 11, 15-16:50 Co-organizers: Global Forest Coalition and Fundación Solón Venue: Centquatre Paris Salle 200, ZAC We don’t want a world without forests, nor one where plantations have replaced forests.…

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Struggle against industrial livestock and feedstock production; Support for small farmer agroecology

1 Dec, 2015

December 9, 14:50-16:20 Co-organizers: Global Forest Coalition, La Via Campesina, Brighter Green, Friends of Siberian Forests and Confederation Paysanne Venue: Centquatre Paris Salle 200 The industrial livestock and feedstock industry…

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What India’s INDC does not tell you about its forests

1 Dec, 2015

Souparna Lahiri* India’s INDC submitted to the UNFCC this October makes a commitment to the international committee including its statement ‘to create an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3…

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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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Influence of Russian consumption of unsustainably produced livestock products on climate change

19 Nov, 2015

Svetlana Abramovich* Nowadays all over the world, demand for animal products is rising very fast. By 2050, consumption of meat and dairy products is expected to have risen 76 per…

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New Briefing Paper Highlights Dangers Of A Fraudulent Accounting Framework On Land Use To Potential Climate Agreement

16 Nov, 2015

15 Nov 2015: The Global Forest Coalition (GFC) [1] launched a new briefing paper [2] today, providing a critical overview of the problem of current carbon accounting rules in the…

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Durban Declaration on REDD

7 Oct, 2015

Durban, South Africa – September 9, 2015 We, local communities, peasants movements, Indigenous Peoples and civil society organizations from Africa and all over the world, call upon the United Nations, the…

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The coming tragedy of Paris: A disastrous climate deal that will see the planet burn

5 Oct, 2015

By: Mary Louise Malig* Like reading the ancient Greek tragedy of Homer, we are at the pages of the Iliad where we can see what hell ahead shall befall Troy.…

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We are the Real Forest Heroes Message to the XIV World Forestry Congress from the Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

23 Sep, 2015

By Souparna Lahiri* During the Global Forest Coalition (GFC)’s Fostering Community Conservation Conference in Durban, South Africa (31 August-4 September, 2015), just days before the World Forestry Congress (WFC) (7-11 September,…

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International Day against monoculture tree plantations

21 Sep, 2015

Today, September 21, on the international day against monoculture tree plantations, the Global Forest Coalition commemorates the many years of struggles of local communities, Indigenous Peoples, women and other forest…

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A congress in which the trees vanquish the forest

17 Sep, 2015

By Miguel Lovera* Earlier this year, I was invited to give a keynote speech at the World Forestry Congress (WFC), an event organised by the FAO every six years. The…

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