GFC’s Valentina Figuera Martínez discusses points of contention in resource mobilization under the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) and whether to work with existing structures or create a dedicated financial mechanism as well as pointing out that direct access to funds for women, Indigenous Peoples, youth, local and Afro-descendant communities continue to be overlooked.
A new study and film from Bread for the World explores the issue of advocating for land rights in the context of climate change.
In honor of International Mother Earth Day 2024, Dr. Juana Vera Delgado, the Senior Gender Advisor at GFC, has penned and recited a heartfelt ode to our planet, our shared…
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,…
The Global Forest Coalition (GFC), an NGO with over 120 member organisations, including Indigenous Peoples and local communities worldwide, will be present at the Latin American and Caribbean Conference of…
Don’t fuel the fire! We need real solutions and real emission reductions: Now, in 2040 and beyond. We – over 140 organisations – call on the EU to be…
GFC's Valentina Figuera Martinez assesses the need for comprehensive reporting on implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) based on biodiversity data that also includes elements to integrate human…
In the comic book The Carbon Conspiracy, a peaceful rural community’s existence is rocked by the arrival of a carbon offset project. What at first appears to be a win-win…
GFC expressed its concerns around nature-based solutions projects in a submission to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as part of the final round of intergovernmental negotiations on NbS, held…
The Power of Indigenous Women in Protecting Forests and Biodiversity On the 2023 International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, the Global Forest Coalition (GFC) brought together Indigenous women leaders…
Over six months since the historic signing of the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), the Global Forest Coalition and our allies are working hard to ensure the gender-responsive monitoring of…
“My struggle is to honour grandma’s struggle: every day, tirelessly, and forever. To fight against the capturing spirits of our spirits, of that which hardens us and makes us incapable of…
Please join us on Wednesday, 9 August, at 12 pm UTC for a special online event bringing together Indigenous Peoples, including Indigenous women leaders, from Latin America as we celebrate…
By: Valentina Figuera Martínez, coordinator of the Gender Justice and Forests Campaign What does it mean to be men? Why are there so few of us in this workshop?…
Photo credit: Annie Spratt GFC regularly contributes to United Nations processes on issues like forests, biodiversity, climate change and gender in order to bring the priorities and perspectives of our…
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…
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…
