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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. This is particularly evident in its trade relations with Latin America. The aspiration of inter-regionalism is to ease access for companies to regulated markets by giving them more legal protection, better geographical access and lower investment costs. However, integration projects and a strategic association between the European Union and the …

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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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Short-term research contract: Unsustainable livestock farming in Asia

26 Jan, 2022

The Global Forest Coalition is looking for a researcher in the field of unsustainable livestock farming in Asia. The researcher will work together with the project coordinator and communications team…

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#DivestFactoryFarming website project consultant

7 Jan, 2022

The Divest Factory Farming campaign is seeking an experienced digital consultant to coordinate the production of a new website for the campaign. Contract: Fixed term – approximately 10 days work…

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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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In tree plantations in Paraguay, public money is driving private profit: What is Germany’s role?

9 Dec, 2021

Forestry and land-use are a hot topic in the current climate debate, and play an important role in German climate finance. This article, originally published on germanclimatefinance.de, looks at tree…

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International Civil Aviation Day: Carbon offsets for aviation are a false climate solution

6 Dec, 2021

Today is International Civil Aviation Day and we’re launching a second case study on the false solutions that the International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO) is basing its climate strategy on.…

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