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UN institutions must comply with target to halt deforestation by 2020, say forest groups on International Day for Biological Diversity

22 May, 2016

May 22, 2016. On the International Day for Biological Diversity, and a day ahead of the United Nations Environment Assembly meeting in Nairobi, the Global Forest Coalition (GFC) [2] reminded [3] policy makers that halting deforestation by 2020, in line with target 15.2 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) [4], and community-driven forest restoration, must become key priorities in dealing with climate change and biodiversity loss. Despite the UN’s historic pledge to halt deforestation by 2020 most countries and UN …

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In the aftermath of the Paris Agreement, nature and humanity lose

17 May, 2016

Mary Louise Malig* The Paris Agreement has been signed in New York with much fanfare, a lot of shaking hands and patting each other on the back, and claims that…

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Forest Cover 50 – The SDGs and forests: threat, or opportunity of a lifetime?

17 May, 2016

In this 50th edition of Forest Cover we review the ongoing tension between industrial-scale monoculture plantations and community forest management, considering the impacts of the former on communities in India…

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Delving into Community Conservation and ICCAs at SBSTTA-20

10 May, 2016

Jeanette Sequeira* Last week Global Forest Coalition (GFC), together with partners, organised an inspiring side event at the SBSTTA-20 meeting in Montreal entitled ‘Indigenous Peoples’ and Local Communities’ Recommendations for…

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Briefing Paper: Mainstreaming Biodiversity and the Resilience of Community Conservation

22 Apr, 2016

“Mainstreaming Biodiversity and the Resilience of Community Conservation” calls out to national governments to include indigenous peoples and local community conserved territories and areas (ICCAs) and other community conservation initiatives…

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Indigenous peoples and communities are key to mainstreaming biodiversity, highlights new report on Earth Day

22 Apr, 2016

22 April, 2016: On the occasion of Earth Day, the Global Forest Coalition (GFC) [1] released a new briefing paper titled “Mainstreaming Biodiversity and the Resilience of Community Conservation”[2] ahead…

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Using Electoral Rights to Negotiate Community Forest Rights

14 Apr, 2016

Souparna Lahiri* With barely ten days to go for the polls to the State Legislature, the forest villagers in the Himalayan foothills, Terai and Duars of the eastern Indian State…

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The Green Climate Fund 12th Meeting of the Board: Main Outcomes and Controversies

13 Apr, 2016

By Coraina de la Plaza, Global Forest Coalition Last March, from the 8th to the 10th, the 12th meeting of Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board took place in its headquarters,…

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Aviation industry’s offset plans distracts from urgent need to reduce emissions, say environmental NGOs

4 Apr, 2016

4th April, Brussels – As member countries of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), the United Nations’ specialised aviation agency, gather in Utrecht to discuss ways to ‘offset’ emissions from…

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IMVELO-YETHU MEYN workshop and excursion

25 Mar, 2016

On the 12th and 13th of March, 2016, the Mpumalanga Environmental Youth Network (MEYN) met for a one day workshop on the Saturday, followed by an excursion on the Sunday.…

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European Commission signs strategic agreement with women’s groups to implement Sustainable Development Goals

18 Mar, 2016

18 March: The European Commission’s International Cooperation arm (DEVCO)[1] has launched a 5-year partnership agreement with a coalition of 5 global and regional women’s networks to implement the Sustainable Development…

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Update from Brussels: debates on land use and bioenergy run high

18 Mar, 2016

by Simon Fischer* In the end of last year, the world looked with promising eyes to Paris after the adoption of a presumably historic climate agreement had been announced. The…

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Call for cancellation of Swedish carbon credit purchase in Uganda

10 Mar, 2016

Several environmental groups from around the world have today sent an open letter to the Swedish Energy Agency calling for the cancellation of the Agency’s purchase contract with the Norwegian…

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Urgent: We reject order that Gustavo Castro stay 30 days longer in Honduras

9 Mar, 2016

To the President of Honduras To the Supreme Court of Justice of Honduras We reject the Honduran Attorney General’s decision to prolong the migration alert that impedes human rights defender…

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International condemnation of the murder of indigenous leader Bertha Cáceres in Honduras

5 Mar, 2016

March 4, 2016 – Planet Earth Berta Cáceres, indigenous leader and spokeperson for more than 20 years of the Civic Council of Popular and Inigenous Organizations of Honduras (Consejo Cívico…

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Forest Cover 49: Meat as Driver of Deforestation

4 Mar, 2016

Welcome to the forty-nineth edition of Forest Cover, the newsletter of the Global Forest Coalition (GFC) In this edition we look at meat as a driver of deforestation, including the way…

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Open Ended Committee of Representatives (OECPR-2) – UNEA-2

3 Mar, 2016

by Isis Alvarez* From February 15-19, the 2nd Meeting of the Open Ended Committee of Representatives met in Nairobi, Kenya, at the UNEP Headquarters. This meeting serves as the preparatory…

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