Defending Rights

Repeal Chile’s Usurpation Law, which violates international Indigenous Rights law and sets a dangerous precedent for violating Indigenous land rights

13 Feb, 2025

Sign on Letter to President Boric of Chile demanding the repeal of the Usurpation Law which violates international Indigenous Rights law and sets a dangerous international precedent for violating Indigenous land rights We further demand that  Mapuche Sara Huincatripay be acquitted of violating this illegal law Date: 30 January 2025 President Gabriel Boric Palacio de La Moneda Santiago, Chile Cc: CONADI National Director, Álvaro Morales Marileo Dear President Boric, We the undersigned individuals and organizations, are writing to demand the …

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Brot für die Welt Report: Land and Climate – Rights at Risk

3 Feb, 2025

Check out the recent analysis report by Brot für die Welt (Bread for the World), which explores the critical intersection of land rights and climate change, highlighting the challenges faced…

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The path to avoid the point of no return of tropical forests in the Amazon, Congo and Indonesia

11 Dec, 2024

The path to avoid the point of no return of tropical forests in the Amazon, Congo and Indonesia  The Amazon, Congo, and Indonesian tropical forests—three of the world’s largest and…

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Roots July 2024: Uniting for Forests and Forest Peoples

22 Jul, 2024

  Roots Newsletter: July 2024 Dear friends, members, allies and comrades, As we stride into the second half of the year, take a moment to reflect on the work of…

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RUS Roots July 2024

22 Jul, 2024

Информационный бюллетень Roots: июль 2024 г.   Дорогие друзья, партнеры, союзники и товарищи!   Вступая во вторую половину года, постарайтесь найти время, чтобы поразмышлять о результатах работы последних нескольких месяцев…

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We condemn violations of the right to protest and attacks on human rights and water defenders protesting against Carroll Farms in the Libres-Oriental Basin

1 Jul, 2024

We condemn violations of the right to protest and attacks on human rights and water defenders protesting against Carroll Farms in the Libres-Oriental Basin   Mexico City, June 24, 2024…

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Advocating for Land Rights in the Context of Climate Change

30 Apr, 2024

A new study and film from Bread for the World explores the issue of advocating for land rights in the context of climate change.

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Intl Day of Peasant Struggles: Launch of case study on agroecological shelters in Argentina

17 Apr, 2024

The International Day of Peasant Struggles, commemorated annually on April 17th, echoes the enduring fight for the rights and dignity of peasants and farmers worldwide. The day was originally declared…

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Roots of Resilience: A Podcast from the Global Forest Coalition

13 Jun, 2023

Episode 1: GFC on the Frontlines In this opening episode of Roots of Resilience, host Chithira Vijayakumar speaks with three of GFC’s lead campaigners on the work of GFC and our…

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Press Statement: Global North Must Immediately Divest From False Climate Solutions

6 Jun, 2023

Global North Must Immediately Divest From False Climate Solutions Corporate co-opting of global climate policy is leading us to a climate catastrophe BONN, June 6, 2023 – UN member states…

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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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GFC condemns attacks by Myanmar military junta on Indigenous communities

9 Apr, 2021

The Global Forest Coalition strongly condemns the violent attacks by the military junta in Myanmar against Indigenous Peoples and other innocent citizens, including in particular the recent military airstrikes on…

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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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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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Solidarity with the Mapuche People

10 Aug, 2020

The Global Forest Coalition embraces the Mapuche men, women and children who are victims of the violence carried out at Wallampu by the Chilean state and para-state actors on the…

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On International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, celebrate pastoralism as an alternative to unsustainable livestock production

9 Aug, 2020

We celebrate International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples each August 9th, but the human cultures that have conserved biodiversity since time immemorial should be celebrated year-round. Indigenous Peoples and…

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Forest loss for large-scale agriculture and extractive industries goes hand in hand with violence against women

5 Jun, 2020

by John C. Cannon, originally published on Mongabay Gender-based violence shakes communities in the wake of forest loss Women in the province of East New Britain in Papua New Guinea…

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