Through conversations with two exceptional African leaders, Lucy Mulenkei of IIN Kenya and Anabela Lemos of JA! Mozambique we unveil the harrowing effects of climate change & expose the repercussions of false solutions on the environment, biodiversity, and communities. Join us as we shine a spotlight on the women at the forefront of this battle.
An open Letter to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) highlighting deep concerns regarding the bank's policy on phasing out of fossil fuels, coal in particular, which dangerously promotes false solutions…
On 19th October 2023 groups from six continents are taking a stand against large-scale forest biomass burning to produce energy, a false climate solution. The international day of action is…
We marked September 21, the International Day of Struggle against Monoculture Tree Plantations, with a webinar and discussion titled ‘In the Shadow of Monoculture Plantations’, which delved deep into the…
By Souparna Lahiri, Global Forest Coalition The draft SBSTTA recommendations ‘request the Executive secretary to review the outcomes of the intergovernmental consultations on nature-based-solutions undertaken by the United Nations Environment…
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…
If you’re working on forest, gender, climate justice or other related issues and are interested in producing your own podcast, then this online workshop and training will provide you with…
With key United Nations and Global Convention on Biological Diversity meetings taking place in Nairobi, Kenya this October, GFC's Souparna Lahiri and Valentina Figuera Martínez raise the alarm on the infiltration…
GFC’s latest briefing paper, Debt, Displacement, and Biodiversity Loss: Assessing the Gender, Environmental, and Human Rights Implications of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, has found that the controversial Belt and…
The Global Forest Coalition joined members and allies at the Finance in Common Summit in Colombia, contributing to the Civil Society Declaration and other core actions.
In this episode of Roots of Resilience, we hear insights from our member groups in Chile, Colombia and Paraguay on the impacts of the colonial, patriarchal and extractivist model that…
In a new 16-page report Debt, Displacement, and Biodiversity Loss: Assessing the Gender, Environmental, and Human Rights Implications of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, GFC uncovers the deeply troubling consequences…
Photo credit: Nathalia Segato By: Diego Cardona – Censat Agua Viva and Global Forest Coalition The fourth Amazon Summit has just taken place in Belém do Pará, Brazil, which brought…
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…
The agrifood system is intricately woven with social class, gender, and ethnicity, perpetuating a matrix of capitalist, patriarchal, and colonial dominance that underlies unequal access to sustenance, safe working conditions,…
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…
In this episode of Roots of Resilience, we hear that not only is change possible, but it is already happening. We speak with activists in Brazil and Uganda on the…
