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Stolen land and fading forests in Chile: New report on conflict plantations

11 Jul, 2022

A new report from the Environmental Paper Network, GFC and Colectivo VientoSur reveals another case of “Conflict Plantations,” this time in Chile. Read in English / leer en español Chile’s military police were recently sent back to garrison Araucania in Southern-central Chile, where the pulp and paper industry is embroiled in a longstanding conflict with the Mapuche Indigenous people. This is not a good sign. Last November, former President Piñera declared a state of emergency in the area, and a …

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The Big Con of “All Sources” of Finance

6 Jul, 2022

By Simone Lovera The parties to the Convention on Biodiversity gathered in Nairobi, Kenya from 21 to 26 June for another meeting to negotiate a second Strategic Plan for the…

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Who Makes Decisions at the CBD? The Increasing Power of Business in Biodiversity Protection

24 Jun, 2022

By Philip Seufert, FIAN International (This article is based on discussions during a virtual CSO webinar hosted by FIAN International in May 2022) The next few months will show if…

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CLARA Responds to UNFCCC Bonn Climate Talks

22 Jun, 2022

After the most recent international climate negotiations in Bonn, the Climate Land Ambition & Rights Alliance (CLARA) has issued a press release providing updates and analyses on Paris Agreement Article…

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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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Op-ed: EU-Latin America Free Trade Agreements Fuel Food Crises Globally

17 Jun, 2022

by Lasse Bruun and A. Milena Bernal Rubio Newsweek, 15 June 2022 There is a grave misalignment between how the European Union (EU) conducts agricultural policy within and outside its borders.…

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Watch: GFC speaks at ‘Climate Justice Pathways for Real Zero, Real Finance, and Real Action’, UNFCCC 2022 Side-Event

13 Jun, 2022

Bonn, Germany – Corporate Accountability International, Global Forest Coalition, Jubilee South Asia Pacific Movement (APMDD) and Friends of the Earth Togo, all members of the Global Campaign to Demand Climate…

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Run Forests, Run! Six reasons why forests must run from Articles 6.2 and 6.4 of the Paris Agreement  

10 Jun, 2022

by Grupo Carta de Belém and Global Forest Coalition, 6 June 2022 As climate negotiators meet in Bonn, we want you to know the six big reasons why Articles 6.2…

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IPCC’s missing pathways to real climate solutions: Towards a gender transformative and rights-based policy approach to climate modeling

6 Jun, 2022

By Coraina de la Plaza and Souparna Lahiri 6 June 2022 [This piece was published in a slightly different form in Down to Earth magazine] Climate negotiators are meeting in…

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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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Global Forest Coalition featured on Women Rising Radio

3 May, 2022

Recently, the work of Global Forest Coalition was featured on an episode of Women Rising Radio called “Deforestation Emergency.” Interviews were done with Bernarda Pessoa of CONAMURI in Paraguay and…

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Aviation Biofuels: Mega-Refinery Threatens Local Livelihoods and Ecosystems in Paraguay, New Case Study shows

29 Mar, 2022

Omega Green agrofuel (biofuel) refinery in Paraguay is one of largest agrofuel refineries in the world and the first one in South America Low demand for aviation agrofuels in Paraguay…

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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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Ngodwana Biomass Energy Project: Can wood sourced from industrial timber plantations ever be sustainable?

21 Mar, 2022

Increasingly around the world pulp and paper mills are installing over-sized, dedicated biomass boilers alongside more traditional cogeneration units to take advantage of strong support and incentives for producing electricity…

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“Net Gain” is a lose-lose for rights, gender justice and social equity in biodiversity policy

1 Mar, 2022

The concepts of “Net Gain” and “No Net Loss” have become popular in biodiversity conservation circles and are embraced in the first draft of a new global biodiversity framework released…

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IDB Invest Drops Controversial Loan to Brazilian Beef Giant Marfrig Global Foods

23 Feb, 2022

WASHINGTON — Environmental, animal welfare, human rights and development advocacy groups and Indigenous communities are cheering today after learning that the IDB Invest, the private arm of the Inter-American Development Bank…

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Proposed conversion of former coal plant to biomass is a high risk for investors, new study shows

27 Jan, 2022

The Pego power station in Portugal represents a high risk for investors and financiers, according to a “Dodgy Deal” briefing published today by five environmental groups (1), who urged funders to…

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