Resources and publications

GFC Annual Report 2018: Defending rights and the power of community conservation

19 Jun, 2019

We are pleased to share with you a summary of the work performed by the Global Forest Coalition in 2018. This Annual Report describes the key moments and achievements of our campaigns over what was an extremely busy year for GFC and our members. The high point came in the middle of it when we were able to bring together over 120 representatives of our member groups, allies, indigenous organisations and local communities for our events in Montreal. The energy and shared purpose nurtured there has fueled our coalition since.

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Forest Cover 58: Large-scale cattle farming and its consequences for forests, agroecology and biodiversity

14 May, 2019

The 58th issue of Forest Cover focuses on large-scale cattle farming and its incompatibility with other, more sustainable food systems and with thriving, healthy forests. Case studies from six countries…

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Forest Cover 57 – 1.5°C from a community perspective

3 Dec, 2018

As governments congregate once more for a climate COP, this time in Katowice, Poland, Forest Cover 57 looks critically at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s latest assessment report…

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Incentivising deforestation for livestock products

18 Nov, 2018

How support for the livestock sector in the EU and Mercosur countries is subsidising forest destruction Aichi Target 3 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) states that subsidies and…

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Policy recommendations for the Convention on Biological Diversity Conference of the Parties 14

15 Nov, 2018

This brief provides a summary of the 2018 global report of the Community Conservation Resilience Initiative (CCRI) and sets out overarching recommendations for select draft decisions of the 14th Conference…

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Fire and Plantations in Portugal: A case study on the risks of using tree plantations to remove carbon from the atmosphere

28 Sep, 2018

We are pleased to share the following piece originally published in Science for the People, a recently revitalized organization of activists and scientists that published a bimonthly magazine from 1969…

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Forest Cover 56 – Community conservation in Africa

28 Sep, 2018

We are excited to bring you this special edition of Forest Cover on community conservation in Africa, which also contributes to discussions at the Conference of the Parties (COP) of…

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Implementing SDG 15.2: GFC’s analysis in Armenia, Benin, Colombia and Paraguay

13 Jul, 2018

The Global Forest Coalition is launching four brief alternative country reports at this year’s United Nations High Level Political Forum (HLPF), currently ongoing in New York. The reports highlight concerns…

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Community Conservation Resilience Initiative (CCRI) Global Report and Case Studies

25 Jun, 2018

Download the full report: English (web quality | low resolution) , Spanish (web quality | low resolution), French (web quality | low resolution) , Russian (web quality | low resolution) The…

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GFC Annual Report 2017

21 May, 2018

We are happy to share our 2017 Annual Report: “In Defence of Real Forests and their Communities”. As a global coalition, we have come far. Founded in 2000 with just…

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New briefing paper on the impacts of the EU-Mercosur trade deal

13 Apr, 2018

Mercosur's sovereignty is at stake, as are the ecosystems and communities that will be affected by a further boost to the destructive livestock and feedstock industries in South America

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Forest Cover 55 – The big four drivers of deforestation: beef, soy, wood and palm oil

12 Apr, 2018

Forest Cover 55 looks at trade in just four key commodities—beef, soy, wood, and palm oil—which together are the main drivers of deforestation in the world. Demand for these commodities…

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Working paper: The risks of large-scale biosequestration in the context of Carbon Dioxide Removal

28 Jan, 2018

Abstract The explicit reference to “a balance between anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases” (Art. 4) in the 2015 Paris Agreement has given a strong…

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Community Conservation Resilience Initiative (CCRI) Full Country Reports:

1 Jan, 2018

  Full country report: Kyrgyzstan Full country report: Colombia Full country report: Malaysia Full country report: Nepal Full country report: Ghana Full country report: Kenya  Full country report: Tanzania Full…

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Forest Cover 54 – Latin America’s Veins Remain Open

30 Nov, 2017

This 54th edition of Forest Cover called “Latin America’s veins remain open,” a title inspired by Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano’s landmark book, has a special emphasis on Latin America. It…

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Submissions to the Convention of Biodiversity

15 Sep, 2017

Developing a post-2020 global biodiversity framework, recognizing the need to develop a 2021-2030 strategic framework when most of the Aichi Targets are yet to be achieved and importance of Vision…

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Recognising the Contributions of Women & Local Communities is Required to Achieve the SDGs in Nepal

14 Sep, 2017

August 2017. This report has been prepared based on consultations in different local communities and with rural women’s groups who are sustainably managing natural resources in ways that need to…

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