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Exposing Net Zero greenwash: New report details Big Polluters’ next Big Con

9 Jun, 2021

Exposé of “net-zero” pledges uncovers grossly insufficient plans and the strategies polluting industries have used to lock in the ineffective schemes Press release, for immediate use – In the midst of virtual discussions of the UN climate treaty, a new report shines a light on how polluting industries are pushing a “net zero” agenda to become the presumed centerpiece of global climate plans and how the details in these plans (should any be included) delay action and don’t add up. …

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People’s movements call to reclaim food systems from corporate control

6 Jun, 2021

PRESS RELEASE June 5, 2021 People’s movements to counter UN summit; call to reclaim food systems from corporate control On the occasion of World Environment Day, June 5, people’s movements…

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Corporate contagion: How the private sector is capturing the UN Food, Biodiversity and Climate Summits

21 May, 2021

Three big United Nations summits are coming up on food, biodiversity and the climate, and the private sector is poised to have a major influence at all of them, making…

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World Bank urged to drop a $50 million loan for factory farm expansion in Ecuador because of health, social and environmental impacts

21 May, 2021

20 May 2021–World Bank urged to drop a $50 million loan for factory farm expansion in Ecuador because of health, social and environmental impacts The World Bank is being urged to drop a…

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The importance of integrating gender in sustainable forest governance: findings and recommendations from the GLA1 Gender Assessment

17 May, 2021

By Chantal Van Den Bossche of WECF — On Monday 29th March, over 120 participants from across the Green Livelihoods Alliance (GLA) network came together virtually to reflect on the findings…

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Global Forest Coalition expresses solidarity with the Colombian people

5 May, 2021

A bill that would raise taxes and force working people to bear the costs of the Colombian crises is the spark that has lit a fuse in the country, which…

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The post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, a massive step back in time

4 May, 2021

See the related Letter of Concern from CBD-Alliance. By Simone Lovera Once upon a time, some 30 years ago, life was very easy for conservationists. Instead of having to cope…

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The Summits of the Destroyers-in-Chief: We must resist the corporate takeover of the UN’s food, biodiversity and climate agenda

22 Apr, 2021

By Simone Lovera, Global Forest Coalition The US is back. Back in the Paris Agreement, and back to faithfully promoting the interests of destructive industries and their allies at the…

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GFC Partners with WECF in the Green Livelihoods Alliance

21 Apr, 2021

The Global Forest Coalition is pleased to announce that we are a strategic partner of Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF) in the Green Livelihoods Alliance’s “Forests for a…

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GFC condemns attacks by Myanmar military junta on Indigenous communities

9 Apr, 2021

The Global Forest Coalition strongly condemns the violent attacks by the military junta in Myanmar against Indigenous Peoples and other innocent citizens, including in particular the recent military airstrikes on…

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The Women2030 program – a celebration of impact!

8 Apr, 2021

On the 4th and 5th of March 2021, Women2030 coalition and country partners gathered virtually to celebrate the end of the Women2030 program, which was funded over the last five…

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The Green Climate Fund is driving a paradigm shift – but in the wrong direction

21 Mar, 2021

By Coraina de la Plaza, Forests and Climate Change campaign coordinator, Global Forest Coalition This year the UN’s International Day of Forests (21st March) links the need to protect forest…

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Women’s leadership in forest conservation and governance is central for an equal future: Voices from GFC

8 Mar, 2021

For an inclusive and just future in a COVID-19 world and beyond, we recognise that gender equality and addressing structural barriers of patriarchy, extractivism, racism and capitalism go hand in…

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Swallowing Indonesia’s forests: New report reveals how Indonesia’s proposed food estate projects threaten a social and environmental disaster of global concern

4 Mar, 2021

by Rachel Smolker, Biofuelwatch, USA Read the full report: Swallowing Indonesia’s Forests The Indonesian government recently announced plans for several new “food estate” projects in Central Kalimantan, Papua and North…

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Nepal’s community forests on the front lines against COVID-19

20 Feb, 2021

by Ramesh Timilsina, Program Officer, Federation Of Community Forestry Users Nepal (FECOFUN) Like the rest of the world, Nepal is suffering from the wrath of COVID-19. Factories are shut down,…

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Plans for burning Namibian wood in German power plants denounced

19 Feb, 2021

Open Letter sent to Germany’s Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development 18 February 2021 — A project which would see large quantities of Namibian wood burned in German power stations,…

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Economia circular ou círculo vicioso? Como a captura corporativa na elaboração de políticas e de incentivos perversos leva ao desmatamento

21 Jan, 2021

O novo relatório em nossa série Forest Cover analisa o ciclo de auto-reforço da captura corporativa de políticas e os incentivos perversos que prejudicam a biodiversidade. Inclui análises por grupos…

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