As COP30 opens in Belém, civil society and Indigenous Peoples’ organizations are rejecting the World Bank’s new Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF), calling it a colonial and profit-driven false solution to deforestation. Despite grand promises, the fund fell far short of its targets and fails to address the real drivers of forest loss.
4X Pledge at Leaders Summit Ahead of COP30, Issues Open Letter to Parties by Biomass Action Network | Nov 7, 2025 | Biomass, Media Release BELÉM, BRAZIL – [7th November 2025] – Relying on a four…
Statement from Civil Society Organizations on the Launch of the Tropical Forests Forever Fund (TFFF) Belém, November 2025 Brazilian, Amazonian, Asian, African and international civil society organizations, gathered on the…
Discover the Global Forest Coalition’s participation at mobilisations around COP30 in Belém, Brazil — including, key publications, and a full schedule of events and press conferences promoting real, rights-based, and…
As COP30 approaches in Belém, the world faces a critical test: will global leaders finally deliver on promises to protect tropical forests and those who defend them? It is time…
As the global climate negotiations continue to steer the world headlong towards climate catastrophe, the Global Forest Coalition (GFC) and our allies are pushing back against false solutions such as…
Movements are gearing up for the People’s Summit in Brazil during COP30 By Valentina Figuera Martínez, Kwami Kpondzo and Megan Morrissey For over half a century now, we’ve heard warnings…
Rejecting the “carbon violence” done to communities through forest offsets and financing that leads to “climate debt,” communities plan to champion real solutions on climate at COP30. Baku, 21 November…
Civil society groups at the UN Climate Change Conference in Azerbaijan are calling for a shift away from market-driven, corporate-led mechanisms and a focus on real solutions to address the…
Climate activists from Latin America and the Caribbean have set their demands towards the second week of COP29, focusing on the damage that the approval of Article 6.4 can cause…
As global leaders gather at COP 29, the Global Forest Coalition (GFC) and members and allies from Central Asia and the Caucasus have issued the “Baku Forest Declaration,” urging a…
Calling on the COP 29 Presidency and all Parties to the Paris Agreement Baku Forest Declaration from Central Asia and Caucasus As the global community gathers for the…
At UNFCCC COP29 in Baku, the Global Forest Coalition (GFC) is urging immediate action to end the financing of false solutions to climate change, such as carbon trading and offsetting,…
**For Immediate Release** Indigenous Leaders and Environmental Advocates Call for an End to REDD+ Mechanism Amid Rights Violations and Deforestation New briefer exposes inherent flaws in REDD+ November 15, 2024,…
The Climate Land Ambition and Rights Alliance (CLARA) condemns today’s decision by the CMA, the UN body that takes decisions, to approve rules for the new Article 6.4 carbon market…
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…
GFC expressed its concerns around nature-based solutions projects in a submission to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as part of the final round of intergovernmental negotiations on NbS, held…
