Press releases

European Commission signs strategic agreement with women’s groups to implement Sustainable Development Goals

18 Mar, 2016

18 March: The European Commission’s International Cooperation arm (DEVCO)[1] has launched a 5-year partnership agreement with a coalition of 5 global and regional women’s networks to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 17 SDGs [2], adopted by the UN in September 2015, are a universal roadmap to achieve a historic pledge to end structural inequalities between countries, between rich and poor and between men and women by 2030. This partnership results from the European Commission’s commitment to support the implementation …

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Call for cancellation of Swedish carbon credit purchase in Uganda

10 Mar, 2016

Several environmental groups from around the world have today sent an open letter to the Swedish Energy Agency calling for the cancellation of the Agency’s purchase contract with the Norwegian…

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Destructive biofuels and wood-based biomass out of next Renewable Energy Directive say 115 organisations to EU renewables consultation

10 Feb, 2016

Campaigners say: False solutions to climate change do not cut emissions but damage land and livelihoods in other countries 10th February 2016 – 115 civil society organisations and networks from…

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Biomyths: Bioenergy carbon neutrality myth is a time bomb under climate deal

8 Dec, 2015

7th December: The Global Forest Coalition [1] has launched a new report at the Paris climate talks today titled “Biomyths, the Costly Carbon Scam of Bioenergy”. [2] The report exposes how large-scale bioenergy…

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New Briefing Paper Highlights Dangers Of A Fraudulent Accounting Framework On Land Use To Potential Climate Agreement

16 Nov, 2015

15 Nov 2015: The Global Forest Coalition (GFC) [1] launched a new briefing paper [2] today, providing a critical overview of the problem of current carbon accounting rules in the…

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Indigenous and Local Communities launch crucial report to help governments appropriately recognize and support community conservation

2 Nov, 2015

Community conservation: Indigenous peoples and local communities have shown that we understand much better the ways of sustainable living and conservation of nature than any technocrats and government authorities

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Activists Denounce Agribusiness Take-Over of UN Food Body

16 Oct, 2015

16 October: On the occasion of World Food Day [1] a coalition of environmental and indigenous groups [2] denounces undue corporate influence over the UN Committee on World Food Security…

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PRESS RELEASE: Historic Deforestation Target in UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Requires Real Transformation

25 Sep, 2015

25 September 2015: The Global Forest Coalition (GFC) [1] congratulated the UN on the target to halt deforestation by 2020 [2] in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be adopted…

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International coalition of green groups speaks out against renewable energy subsidies being spent on biofuels and burning wood

17 Sep, 2015

Press release: Tuesday 8th September, 2015 International coalition of green groups speaks out against renewable energy subsidies being spent on biofuels and burning wood, warning of their disastrous impacts on…

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FAO’s new optimistic assessment on reduced deforestation is totally misplaced say forest activists

9 Sep, 2015

7 September, Durban: The Global Forest Coalition[1], a coalition of Indigenous Peoples and environmental activist movements from 50 different countries has denounced FAO’s optimistic assessment that deforestation has been halved…

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Support Communities to Conserve Real Forests, Stop Industry’s Fake Forests

3 Sep, 2015

PRESS RELEASE 2 September, Durban: In a press conference today, the Global Forest Coalition (GFC) [1] highlighted the need for governments to provide policy support for indigenous communities to conserve forests…

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Community Conservation Conference Brings Real Forest Heroes Together

31 Aug, 2015

PRESS RELEASE 31 Aug, Durban: The Global Forest Coalition (GFC) has brought together more than 100 indigenous peoples and forest community members from over 40 countries around the world to…

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UN Postpones Action to Halt Deforestation by 10 Years under Pressure from Industry

10 Jul, 2015

[New York] The Global Forest Coalition [1] reacted furiously to the final draft of the Sustainable Development Goals released this week. Despite the fact that most Sustainable Development Goals were…

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Iberá in conflict: national route 118 blocked in demand of land and against forestry plantations

22 Sep, 2014

Press Release: Corrientes Capital City, September 17, 2014 – Farmer organizations, unions, social and environmental organizations request the ownership of the lands of the San Nicolás Foundation, taken for the provincial…

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Industry Hype & Misdirected Science Undercuts Real Energy/Climate Solutions Genetically Engineering Poplars for Paper and Biofuels Condemned

10 Apr, 2014

(cross-posted) – Biofuelwatch, Center for Food Safety, Global Justice Ecology Project, Canadian Biotechnology Action Network FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  –  9 APRIL 2014 Washington, DC–Scientists and environmentalists today condemned a recent press…

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Exhibition on Green Land Grabbing Launched

21 Mar, 2014

On the occasion of International Forest Day, the Global Forest Coalition [1] in collaboration with Critical Information Collective [2], Global Justice Ecology Project [3], and Langelle Photography [4], launched an…

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New Report: REDD+ Does Not Address Underlying Causes of Forest Loss

13 Nov, 2013

Warsaw, Poland –A new report released by the Global Forest Coalition [1] today at the 19th UN Climate Conference concludes that projects and policies related to REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from…

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