Forests and Climate Change

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 activists and scientists that published a bimonthly magazine from 1969 to 1989. This essay is part of a special issue on geoengineering in the lead up to the official relaunch of the publication, slated for early 2019. You can read the rest of the collection at Science for the People’s website or become a Patreon donor to receive a printable …

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Forest Cover 56 – Community conservation in Africa

28 Sep, 2018

We are excited to bring you this special edition of Forest Cover on community conservation in Africa, which also contributes to discussions at the Conference of the Parties (COP) of…

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Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendants, and peasant farmers resist “green deserts” in Brazil

21 Sep, 2018

By the Global Forest Coalition On International Day Against Monoculture Tree Plantations we bring you this photo-essay showing the devastation caused by monoculture tree plantations in Brazil, and in contrast,…

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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) recommence in Bangkok. It reminds me of the 2009 Bangkok…

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78 Environmental Groups Challenge Drax’s Gas Burning Plans

31 Aug, 2018

Open Letter by groups denounces plans for UK’s largest gas power station On the final day of a public consultation about Drax’s planning proposal for what would be the UK’s…

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Open letter: Ireland’s peat power stations must be shut down, not gradually converted to biomass

13 Aug, 2018

August 13, 2018 Subject: Ireland’s peat power stations must be shut down, not gradually converted to biomass As conservation and environmental justice organizations in the United States, we are deeply…

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Government silent on over 313 murders of human rights and environment defenders, denounce Colombian activists

20 Jul, 2018

Colombian activists protest outside UN headquarters in New York; photo credit: Women’s Major Group New York, 19 July: Activists from various organizations worldwide [1] protested against the murders of at…

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Implementing SDG 15.2: GFC’s analysis in Armenia, Benin, Colombia and Paraguay

13 Jul, 2018

The Global Forest Coalition is launching four brief alternative country reports at this year’s United Nations High Level Political Forum (HLPF), currently ongoing in New York. The reports highlight concerns…

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Climate Talks in Bonn must Target the Big Four Drivers of Deforestation – Beef, Soy, Palm Oil, Wood, say Forest Activists

6 May, 2018

6 May: More than 50 forest activists from organizations in the Global North and South gathered in Bonn to tell the UNFCCC to discuss the climate impacts of the big…

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The big four drivers of deforestation: events in Bonn, May 2018

4 May, 2018

International workshop Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 May 2018, Bonn Deforestation is a key cause of climate change and significantly undermines the climate resilience of countries and communities. Just four…

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New briefing paper on the impacts of the EU-Mercosur trade deal

13 Apr, 2018

Mercosur's sovereignty is at stake, as are the ecosystems and communities that will be affected by a further boost to the destructive livestock and feedstock industries in South America

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Forest Cover 55 – The big four drivers of deforestation: beef, soy, wood and palm oil

12 Apr, 2018

Forest Cover 55 looks at trade in just four key commodities—beef, soy, wood, and palm oil—which together are the main drivers of deforestation in the world. Demand for these commodities…

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Day of Real Forests

21 Mar, 2018

By the Global Forest Coalition. This photo essay was originally published on Toward Freedom. 21 March 2018: Today is the international day of forests. The United Nations General Assembly designated…

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The dangerous drifting shift of the GCF towards bioenergy

20 Mar, 2018

By: Coraina de la Plaza* The last Green Climate Fund Board Meeting, BM19, took place in the funds´ headquarters, in Songdo, South Korea from February 26th to 1st March. This…

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Green Climate Fund Supports Deforestation in Paraguay

1 Mar, 2018

1 March, 2018: The Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) [1] has approved a 90-million-dollar climate change project in Paraguay called “PROEZA” [2] at its Board meeting which concluded…

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Aviation expansion: the global cost of the carbon jet set

9 Feb, 2018

Film Length: 21:46 A new global network has been launched to combat and coordinate action against the frightening expansion plans of the aviation industry. The plans are driven by the super rich…

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Working paper: The risks of large-scale biosequestration in the context of Carbon Dioxide Removal

28 Jan, 2018

Abstract The explicit reference to “a balance between anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases” (Art. 4) in the 2015 Paris Agreement has given a strong…

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