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What India’s INDC does not tell you about its forests

1 Dec, 2015

Souparna Lahiri* India’s INDC submitted to the UNFCC this October makes a commitment to the international committee including its statement ‘to create an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through additional forest and tree cover by 2030.’Behind this commitment lie a series of claims that it has also made in the INDC. India’s forest and tree cover has increased from 23.4% in 2005 to 24% of the geographical area in 2013. It has been …

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Influence of GM feedstock products for industrial livestock farming and related pesticides on human health and the environment

24 Nov, 2015

By Svetlana Abramovich* Genetically modified food (GM food) has been a hot topic since its first discovery. Various experiments of genetic engineering with organisms may seem progressive and even well…

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Influence of Russian consumption of unsustainably produced livestock products on climate change

19 Nov, 2015

Svetlana Abramovich* Nowadays all over the world, demand for animal products is rising very fast. By 2050, consumption of meat and dairy products is expected to have risen 76 per…

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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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The Smooth Operators of Biodiversity Conservation

10 Nov, 2015

By Simone Lovera* For those who are currently following the highly polarized and unproductive climate negotiations it might seem unbelievable, but there are still UN processes that succeed to agree…

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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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CBD’s Technical Workshop on Ecosystem-Based Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction

31 Oct, 2015

Isis Alvarez- Global Forest Coalition The very first workshop on Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) and Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) took place from 28 September to 2nd October in Johannesburg, South…

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5 Films that Could Help in the Struggles to Save Our Forests

26 Oct, 2015

By Emma Bailey*, youth guest blogger Despite being one of the largest contributors to climate change, the problem of deforestation and land degradation is largely removed from the public eye.…

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Slow down the process of growth; stop over-exploitation. There is more to just development.

23 Oct, 2015

By Anu Nettar* ‘In a fight between the elephants, a lot of leaves are lost’, said A. K. Barum, an independent expert, rightly pointing out the status of indigenous peoples…

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From rhetoric to action! Bern conference demands action on indigenous and community land rights

21 Oct, 2015

By Andrey Laletin An international conference, ‘From Rhetoric to Action: Scaling up Community and Indigenous Peoples’ Land and Resource Rights’, was organised in Bern, Switzerland, 30 September-1 October 2015. It…

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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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Forests and IMFP’s: Impressions from Durban

12 Oct, 2015

By Philip Owen, GeaSphere I had the opportunity to attend some events related to the World Forestry Congress, held in Durban from 7 – 11 September., 2015. For this I thank…

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Pacific Island Delegates at International Conference Identify Endorsement and Implementation of UNDRIP as Advocacy Priority

7 Oct, 2015

By Holly Jonas (CCRI Regional Resource Person and Legal Team Coordinator) with Fiu Mata’ese Elisara, Dr. Sapa Saifaleupolu, Dr. Samson Viulu, Aydah Gwaena Vahia and James Meimana Four delegates from…

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A volunteer’s introduction to the Community Conservation Resilience Initiative

7 Oct, 2015

By: Jan Carl Matysiak* After my environmental science studies I decided it would be good to experience the real world, beyond the seminars in university. So I applied for a…

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The coming tragedy of Paris: A disastrous climate deal that will see the planet burn

5 Oct, 2015

By: Mary Louise Malig* Like reading the ancient Greek tragedy of Homer, we are at the pages of the Iliad where we can see what hell ahead shall befall Troy.…

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Improving Cooperation at the Regional Level

5 Oct, 2015

By Andrey Laletin* Russian speaking participants used Durban meetings to improve regional cooperation between GFC members in Eastern Europe, Northern and Central Asia. Representatives from all member groups from the…

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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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