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Ending subsidies for meat and soy sector is key to halting deforestation, shows new paper

18 Nov, 2018

18 Nov, Sharm El Sheikh: Incentives to produce and export meat and animal feedstocks like soy in major producer countries like Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina are a leading cause of deforestation and biodiversity loss says a new briefing paper [1] launched by the Global Forest Coalition (GFC) [2] at the Convention of Biodiversity’s (CBD) Conference of Parties in Egypt today [3]. Such subsidies must be phased out by 2020 to conserve biodiversity, in line with the Aichi Target 3 [4], …

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The Dark Side of the Bioeconomy: Climate Catastrophe, Forest Destruction, and Human Rights Abuses

7 Nov, 2018

Over 115 Organisations from 40 countries hold day of action to reject the “BioFuture Platform” (November 7, 2018) — An international coalition of more than 120 organisations from 40 countries…

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Over 120 groups from around the world declare large scale forest biomass energy a dangerous ‘delusion’

24 Oct, 2018

Organisations from over 30 countries release statement calling for an end to monetary and policy support for biomass (24 October 2018) – A loud chorus of civil society organisations representing…

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Safeguard women against development -led disasters – Withanage

17 Oct, 2018

In Sri Lanka and in most other parts of the world, when massive development projects fail and lead to disaster, it is the women who are most vulnerable to the…

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Do We Really Have the Time and the Tools to Fix Climate Change?

11 Oct, 2018

As part of the Paris agreement, the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was asked “to provide a special report in 2018 on the impacts of global warming of 1.5…

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How Harvard’s investments exacerbate global land and water conflicts

9 Oct, 2018

A similar letter appeared in 2014, this time written by an international group of leaders from civil society organizations, like the Croatan Institute and the Global Forest Coalition. “Four decades…

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Cerrado towns terrorized to provide toilet paper for the world, say critics

2 Oct, 2018

A Mongabay investigation has found that global consumers who buy brand name toilet paper and tissues may unwittingly be fuelling land conflicts, environmental crimes and the loss of native vegetation…

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GFC deeply congratulates and celebrates with LVC on its historic victory!

30 Sep, 2018

La Via Campesina UN Human Rights Council passes a resolution adopting the peasant rights declaration in Geneva 28 SEPTEMBER 2018 Press Release (Geneva, September 28, 2018) Seventeen years of long…

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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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Fire and Plantations in Portugal

13 Sep, 2018

By Oliver Munnion A case study on the risks of using tree plantations to remove carbon from the atmosphere. Devastating wildfires are increasingly a feature of summers across the globe,…

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The rights of Indigenous Peoples are key to saving our global ecosystems

4 Sep, 2018

Indigenous Peoples have been protecting biodiversity on Earth for thousands of years. Yet their rights are increasingly being eroded and they face multiple threats. This photo-essay gives you a glimpse…

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From Bangkok to Katowice: In whose interests are the climate negotiations?

1 Sep, 2018

by Souparna Lahiri, 2nd September, 2018 This week the negotiations over the Paris Rulebook and Paris Agreement Work Programme (PAWP) recommence in Bangkok. It reminds me of the 2009 Bangkok…

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The rights of Indigenous Peoples are key to saving our global ecosystems

9 Aug, 2018

By the Global Forest Coalition Indigenous Peoples have been protecting biodiversity on Earth for thousands of years. Yet their rights are increasingly being eroded and they face multiple threats. On…

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Government silent on over 313 murders of human rights and environment defenders, denounce Colombian activists

20 Jul, 2018

Colombian activists protest outside UN headquarters in New York; photo credit: Women’s Major Group New York, 19 July: Activists from various organizations worldwide [1] protested against the murders of at…

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A heroic fighter for the rights of Indigenous peoples and local communities: Dr. Taghi Farvar

17 Jul, 2018

The Global Forest Coalition mourns the loss of a heroic fighter for the rights of Indigenous peoples and local communities, Dr. Taghi Farvar. Taghi was the chairperson of our member…

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Simone Lovera of Global Forest Coalition wins prestigious Forest Award

10 Jul, 2018

July 8: Simone Lovera, the Executive Director of the Global Forest Coalition (GFC) [1] won the 2018 Sandro Urushadze Award for her lifelong contribution to the defence of the world’s…

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Saving tigers, killing people

6 Jul, 2018

By Souparna Lahiri States are evicting and murdering Indigenous people in the guise of biodiversity conservation. From forced eviction to restrictions on access to resources, conservation practices have long been…

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