Gender Justice and Forests

Webinar: Gender-Just and Community Rights Perspectives on Pathways to 1.5

2 May, 2023

Click here to register for the event. The latest IPCC reports paint a difficult path to 1.5C and we are already seeing the devastating effects of climate change at 1.2C increase. Policymakers continue to focus on carbon removals, offsets, and other false solutions while ignoring the real solutions and the need to cut emissions. How can we ensure a gender-just and rights-based approach to keep at a maximum of 1.5? Please join us on Tuesday, May 9 at 12:00 – …

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‘Forests represent health’: An interview with Fundaexpresión on the International Day of Forests

21 Mar, 2023

Photo: Biodiversity monitoring workshop with children in the Selva Alto Andina in Suratá, Santander, Colombia On the International Day of Forests, the Global Forest Coalition salutes the work of our…

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International Women’s Day: An Occasion to Recall that the Fight Continues

8 Mar, 2023

Let’s wake up! Let’s wake up, humankind! We’re out of time. We must shake our conscience free from the rapacious capitalism, racism and patriarchy that will only assure our own…

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Guaraní women’s environmental and gender justice struggle highlighted in Ms. Magazine

17 Jan, 2023

Published in Ms. Magazine on 1/11/2023 by Juana Vera Delgado This article was written by Senior Gender Expert Juana Vera Delgado of the Global Forest Coalition and appeared in Ms.…

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Women contribute to the UNFCCC Standing Committee on Finance discussion on nature-based solutions

11 Nov, 2022

Originally published by Women4Biodiversity Guest article by Simone Lovera, Global Forest Coalition   Women’s groups and many other actors have frequently highlighted the need for more coherence between climate and…

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Commentary in Mongabay: EU’s anti-deforestation trade rule should be more women-friendly

26 Oct, 2022

Published in Mongabay by Simone Lovera on 26 October 2022 Photo by Abhaya Raj Josh/Mongabay: A member of the Bhimeshwori Sustainable Farming Group at her agroforestry farm in Kavre, Nepal…

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A gendered perspective on the proposed EU Regulation on deforestation-free products

17 Oct, 2022

The Global Forest Coalition is pleased to bring you a new report, to continue the important messaging around the International Day of Rural Women: A Gendered Perspective on the Proposed…

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Guaraní Women Leaders in Bolivia Share Successful Land Struggle on Indigenous Peoples’ Day

25 Aug, 2022

By: Valentina Figuera Martínez, GFC Gender Justice and Forests Campaign Coordinator | August 9, 2022 (photo by CCIMCAT) Guaraní women leaders from Laguna Chica, which is located in the Department…

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Gender Engagement is Crucial for Biodiversity in Central Asia

7 Aug, 2022

By Valentina Figuera Martínez, GFC Gender Justice and Forests Campaign Coordinator | Aug 4, 2022 Gender engagement is crucial for preserving Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Central Asia. This was…

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“Being a woman means resistance, to fight for the conservation of forests”

5 Aug, 2022

By Valentina Figuera Martínez, Gender Justice and Forests Campaign coordinator | August 5, 2022 “What does it mean to be a woman in my territory today?” was one of the…

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Calls Open for Gender Just Climate Solutions Awards 2022 – Apply Now!

20 Jun, 2022

The Women and Gender Constituency (WGC) is now calling for applications to the 2022 annual Gender Just Climate Solutions Awards, conducted with the support of the Climate Technology Centre and…

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Women’s Major Group launches Position Paper for 2022 High-Level Political Forum

2 Jun, 2022

“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way.” ― Arundhati Roy The Women’s Major Group has just launched its Position Paper for the 2022 High-Level Political Forum…

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HerstoryofChange on International Day of Forests – The Story of Jeanette Sequeira

21 Mar, 2022

Today it is March 21st, International Day of Forests. It’s an important day for Jeanette Sequeira, coordinator of the Gender Justice and Forests campaign at Global Forest Coalition & Activist…

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Gender justice and livestock farming: A feminist analysis of livestock and forest policy-making

22 Dec, 2021

The Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use, signed in November 2021 during COP26, pledged to end deforestation by 2030. This is a full ten years later than the…

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Gender justice and climate action: A feminist analysis of forest and climate policy-making

2 Nov, 2021

As the global climate negotiations convene for the 26th time, this time in Glasgow, Scotland, we are reminded once more of the extent to which climate change is the largest,…

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Nature-based Solutions to climate change harmful to women, new report finds

2 Nov, 2021

PRESS RELEASE: for immediate use Nature-based Solutions to Climate Change Harmful for Women, New Report Finds 2 November, 2021 — Nature-based Solutions to climate change like forest carbon offsets cause…

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Meat Atlas 2021: Gender, poverty and livestock farming

9 Sep, 2021

This year’s edition of the Meat Atlas is packed full of analysis, statistics and infographics on global meat production and consumption, including a contribution by GFC’s Livestock and Gender Justice…

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