Remembering Fany Avila
2 Sep, 2019
The Global Forest Coalition mourns the loss of our colleague Fany Avila, director of the Asociación Indígena Ambiental in Panama
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Crocodile tears will not help to put out the Amazon’s fires
24 Aug, 2019
by Simone Lovera, Global Forest Coalition Being proven correct does not always feel good. When the Green Climate Fund, the…
Derail negotiations on market mechanisms: false solutions will not bring equity and climate justice
13 Jun, 2019
by Souparna Lahiri, Global Forest Coalition, India The outcome of COP24 in Katowice last December failed on many counts, despite…
Claiming Civic Space Together: conference in Copenhagen brings groups together to defend the defenders
3 Apr, 2019
by Linde Berbers, Global Forest Coalition intern Citizens and civil society organisations representing rightsholders and stakeholders play an essential role…
Remembering Peter deMarsh
13 Mar, 2019
Dear GFC friends, Yesterday we received the very sad news that our colleague Peter deMarsh, director of the International Forestry…
REDD+ and the Green Climate Fund: Confirming the Worst Fears
20 Feb, 2019
By Simone Lovera-Bilderbeek, director, Global Forest Coalition, Paraguay/Netherlands Photo: “Afforestation” in Bahia in Brazil. On 29 January 2019, environmental activist…
Agents, Assumptions and Motivations Behind REDD+: Creating an International Forest Regime
7 Feb, 2019
Agents, Assumptions and Motivations Behind REDD+: Creating an International Forest Regime Simone Lovera-Bilderbeek, Global Forest Coalition, Asunción, Paraguay It was…
Implications of Katowice: Where human rights were ignored while big business captured the negotiations
29 Jan, 2019
By: Souparna Lahiri* The Paris Rulebook (renamed the ‘Katowice Rulebook’ by many), the outcome of 24th Conference of Parties to…
“Gender is not Plan B!” Advancing gender-responsive measures in the CBD’s Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework
12 Jan, 2019
by Mrinalini Rai, Global Forest Coalition Negotiations under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are now at a crucial juncture.…
A gloomy future for climate finance at COP24
11 Dec, 2018
By Coraina de la Plaza, Global Forest Coalition Climate finance has again been one of the most sticky issues in…
CBD COP14: Deforestation, monocultures and Strategic Plans – The farce continues
23 Nov, 2018
by Souparna Lahiri, All India Forum of Forest Movements & Global Forest Coalition COP14 will review the progress in the…
CBD COP14: Who benefits from gene drives as a modern biotechnology?
21 Nov, 2018
by Kwami D. Kpondzo, Campaigns Officer at Les Amis de la Terre Togo and Africa Regional Focal Point for the…
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…
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)…
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…
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,…
Urgent help needed for those affected by the dam tragedy in Colombia
18 May, 2018
The hidroituango, hydroelectric project in the department of Antioquia is the largest infrastructure currently running in the country. Since April…
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