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World Bank urged to drop a $50 million loan for factory farm expansion in Ecuador because of health, social and environmental impacts

21 May, 2021

20 May 2021–World Bank urged to drop a $50 million loan for factory farm expansion in Ecuador because of health, social and environmental impacts The World Bank is being urged to drop a $50 million loan to Pronaca, Ecuador’s biggest livestock producer, because of its harmful impact on the environment and rural and indigenous communities and violations of the Bank’s own policies. The World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) board is expected to make a decision on the loan at a meeting on Friday 22 May. The …

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ICCA Consortium announces upcoming report on Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ territories of life

19 May, 2021

19 May 2021–The ICCA Consortium is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of its first-ever local-to-global report on the state of territories of life. Territories of Life: 2021 Report shines a spotlight on 17…

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Civil society organizations and experts call draft new global action plan on biodiversity conservation disappointingly weak and unacceptable

7 May, 2021

CBD-Alliance, 3 May 2021 — As governments worldwide begin today a new round of formal discussions on proposed new measures under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to protect Earth’s…

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Remembering “Papo”, Elias Diaz Peña Echeguren

6 May, 2021

The Global Forest Coalition wishes to express our deep sadness over the death of our dear friend and colleague Elias Diaz Peña Echeguren, known fondly as Papo. Papo was the…

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Global Forest Coalition expresses solidarity with the Colombian people

5 May, 2021

A bill that would raise taxes and force working people to bear the costs of the Colombian crises is the spark that has lit a fuse in the country, which…

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The post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, a massive step back in time

4 May, 2021

See the related Letter of Concern from CBD-Alliance. By Simone Lovera Once upon a time, some 30 years ago, life was very easy for conservationists. Instead of having to cope…

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Remembering Estebancio Castro-Diaz

28 Apr, 2021

The Global Forest Coalition wishes to express our deep sadness over the death of Estebancio Castro-Diaz, our dear friend and a former GFC staff and board member. Estebancio was a…

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The Summits of the Destroyers-in-Chief: We must resist the corporate takeover of the UN’s food, biodiversity and climate agenda

22 Apr, 2021

By Simone Lovera, Global Forest Coalition The US is back. Back in the Paris Agreement, and back to faithfully promoting the interests of destructive industries and their allies at the…

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GFC Partners with WECF in the Green Livelihoods Alliance

21 Apr, 2021

The Global Forest Coalition is pleased to announce that we are a strategic partner of Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF) in the Green Livelihoods Alliance’s “Forests for a…

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Nederlandse pensioenfondsen financieren ontbossing en daar kunnen en moeten ze iets aan doen

13 Apr, 2021

Originally published in de Volkskrant Nederlandse banken en pensioenfondsen faciliteren en investeren in de wereldwijde ontbossing, schrijven Simone Lovera, Kirsten Meijer en Hannah Mowat. De pensioensector is lui en zelfingenomen,…

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The Green Climate Fund is driving a paradigm shift – but in the wrong direction

21 Mar, 2021

By Coraina de la Plaza, Forests and Climate Change campaign coordinator, Global Forest Coalition This year the UN’s International Day of Forests (21st March) links the need to protect forest…

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Remembering Ericson Quoigbay

10 Mar, 2021

The Global Forest Coalition wishes to express our deepest sorrow over the death of Ericson Quoigbay, of our member organization in Liberia, Rural Integrated Center for Community Empowerment (RICCE). His…

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Women’s leadership in forest conservation and governance is central for an equal future: Voices from GFC

8 Mar, 2021

For an inclusive and just future in a COVID-19 world and beyond, we recognise that gender equality and addressing structural barriers of patriarchy, extractivism, racism and capitalism go hand in…

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Swallowing Indonesia’s forests: New report reveals how Indonesia’s proposed food estate projects threaten a social and environmental disaster of global concern

4 Mar, 2021

by Rachel Smolker, Biofuelwatch, USA Read the full report: Swallowing Indonesia’s Forests The Indonesian government recently announced plans for several new “food estate” projects in Central Kalimantan, Papua and North…

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Nepal’s community forests on the front lines against COVID-19

20 Feb, 2021

by Ramesh Timilsina, Program Officer, Federation Of Community Forestry Users Nepal (FECOFUN) Like the rest of the world, Nepal is suffering from the wrath of COVID-19. Factories are shut down,…

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Plans for burning Namibian wood in German power plants denounced

19 Feb, 2021

Open Letter sent to Germany’s Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development 18 February 2021 — A project which would see large quantities of Namibian wood burned in German power stations,…

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Contrasting food production models: forest destruction in Brazil vs forest conservation in Chad

10 Dec, 2020

December 10th commemorates the day in 1948 when the Universal Human Rights Declaration was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Although it lay the foundations for fundamental human rights…

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