Over 270 civil society organizations and academics from around the world have voiced strong opposition to the use of biodiversity offsets and credits, warning that such mechanisms will fail to protect ecosystems and instead pose significant risks to the environment, Indigenous Peoples, women, youth, small-scale food producers, and local and Afro-descendant communities.
Here’s one of the most powerful pieces of good news you probably missed this year: a group of Indigenous women in Peru succeeded in asserting the legal right to integrity…
WECF's Annabel Kennedy shares updates from recent meetings and side events by the Green Livelihoods Alliance (GLA) held in parallel to the fourth meeting of the Subsidiary Body of Implementation…
Following a side event at Bonn SB60, GFC’s Kwami Kponzo was quoted in South Korean media along with other allies who spoke at the event which brought a spotlight on…
GFC’s Africa Coordinator Kwami Kpondzo told Africa Business Magazine that despite claims to the contrary from the logging industry, there is no real way to mitigate the more damaging impacts…
GFC is pleased to announce the appointment of Mary Louise Malig as the coalition’s new policy director. Mary Louise brings with her over 20 years of experience in forestry policy…
GFC рада объявить о назначении Мэри Луизы Малиг новым директором по политике коалиции. Мэри Луиза обладает более чем 20-летним опытом работы в области лесной политики и адвокации, свободной торговли, изменения…
The Global Forest Coalition's 2022 report Trees for Global Benefit Uganda: A Case Study on the Failures of Carbon Offsetting was cited in a new investigation by the Swedish newspaper…
Guayana is a heavily forested country in South America, and according to reports, it’s becoming “the world’s newest petro-state.” Oil companies appear to be touting false solutions to climate impacts…
The United Nations-backed Green Climate Fund through &Green and the FMO (The Dutch Development Bank) and other climate financiers must halt financing false solutions to climate change and redirect support…
Join host Chithira Vijayakumar and dedicated advocate for biodiversity and forest protection in Central Asia and beyond Elena Kreuzberg for a compelling journey into Central Asia, an often overlooked region…
GFC's Valentina Figuera Martinez assesses the need for comprehensive reporting on implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) based on biodiversity data that also includes elements to integrate human…
In this special Episode of Roots of Resilience, we come to you from COP28 in Dubai. We hear how the politics of the UNFCCC continues to relegate Indigenous Peoples, Civil…
Global leaders must urgently reevaluate and overhaul their climate finance strategies, which direct billions of dollars into false solutions, and instead redirect financial and policy commitments towards inclusive, community-driven solutions…
GFC’s Statement on Palestine The Global Forest Coalition vehemently condemns the ongoing war crimes and genocide against the Palestinian people by the government of Israel and its allies, and…
Through conversations with two exceptional African leaders, Lucy Mulenkei of IIN Kenya and Anabela Lemos of JA! Mozambique we unveil the harrowing effects of climate change & expose the repercussions…
An open Letter to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) highlighting deep concerns regarding the bank's policy on phasing out of fossil fuels, coal in particular, which dangerously promotes false solutions…
