COP 16 Statements and Releases
Halt biodiversity loss and corporate-led false solutions that exclude Indigenous Peoples, women and local communities, GFC says
23 Oct 2024
23 October 2024 — Members and leaders from the Global Forest Coalition held a press conference today at the UN…
Real Solutions, Not False Promises: A Joint Call to Action
21 Oct 2024
A Joint Call to Action for Rejecting Market-Based Approaches and Advancing a Gender Just and Rights-Based Approach to Biodiversity Protection at CBD COP 16
Biodiversity Offsets: A Flawed Conservation Solution – New Analysis Debunks “No Net Loss” and Calls for Urgent Action
Biodiversity offsets are a dangerous illusion—allowing corporations to profit while ecosystems are destroyed and communities pay the price, the Global Forest Coalition (GFC) warned today. Instead of supporting this failed…
Civil Society Organizations Worldwide Warn Against Biodiversity Offsets and Credits
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…
Human Rights and Environmental Concerns Found in UN-financed large-scale Livestock Project in Colombia
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…
