New briefing paper on the impacts of the EU-Mercosur trade deal
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
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…
Working paper: The risks of large-scale biosequestration in the context of Carbon Dioxide Removal
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…
Community Conservation Resilience Initiative (CCRI) Full Country Reports:
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…
Forest Cover 54 – Latin America’s Veins Remain Open
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…
Submissions to the Convention of Biodiversity
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…
Recognising the Contributions of Women & Local Communities is Required to Achieve the SDGs in Nepal
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…
Monoculture Tree Plantations: Fuelling the Climate Fire
Tree plantations often replace natural ecosystems, or lands that were in process of ecosystem restoration. The replacement of forests by tree plantations is one of the main threats to…
GFC Annual Report 2016
2016 was an exciting and productive year for the Global Forest Coalition. We grew our membership to 86 NGOs and Indigenous Peoples Organisations from 58 countries, enabling us to reaffirm…
Our food is not your business
Alternatives to unsustainable livestock and feedstock farming and the current corporate free trade model This briefing paper aims to contribute to the many ongoing efforts, actions, and discussions on alternatives…
WTO and Livestock: Starving small farmers, feeding large agribusinesses
Taking a closer look at the WTO and its free trade model, and how it negatively impacts on the livestock and feedstock industries By: Mary Louise Malig* In our…
Forest Cover 52 – The Burning Issue
In this 52nd edition of Forest Cover we focus on a truly burning issue, the loss of the world’s forests to fire, not only because of our changing climate, but…
#women2030 Media Training Toolkit
If you need to know more about how to communicate your campaign to others, this Media Training Toolkit will help you. It introduces basic ‘need to know’ information about telling…
Sustainable Development Goals and Gender
This international Women’s Day, GFC joins in solidarity with partners and women’s groups to defend women’s rights and gender equality worldwide. We also acknowledge that with recent times women still…
Community Conservation Resilience Initiative Legal Review
Guidance for conducting a review of legal and non-legal aspects of recognising and supporting community conservation initiatives This guidance complements the Community Conservation Resilience Initiative (CCRI) methodology and toolkit. It draws from Natural…
What’s at steak? The real cost of meat
Meat and Dairy industry destroying forests and biodiversity 5 Dec: Industrial meat and dairy production is one of the highest contributors to forest loss, and to climate change at 14.5%…
Climate Finance, Results-based Payments and Conservation by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
A Working Paper of the ICCA Consortium and the Community Conservation Resilience Initiative By Simone Lovera, Holly Jonas, Simon Fischer and Coraina de la Plaza Climate change is one of…
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