Forests and Climate Change

Join the International Day of Action on Big Biomass! 21 October 2021

12 Oct, 2021

[Português abaixo] Involving organisations from countries around the world, the International Day of Action on Big Biomass will shine a spotlight on the impacts of large-scale biomass in many of the regions where our membership is active. It will be an online day of events, taking place on 21st October, and include webinars, a petition submission, report publications and more. Help us to expose the truth about #BigBadBiomass by amplifying your local campaign and building political pressure in the run …

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The Net Zero Files: How greenwash is being used to reduce climate ambition

6 Oct, 2021

CLARA LAUNCHES THE NET ZERO FILES Earth is finite, nature is finite, and the carbon-holding capacity of nature is finite. The Net Zero Files, 18 concise briefings which call out…

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These are not forests: The Arbaro Fund and monoculture tree plantations in Paraguay

29 Sep, 2021

With the financial support of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the Arbaro Fund is looking to invest in 75,000 ha of monoculture tree plantations across seven target countries as a…

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Could a major restoration initiative in Africa nearly double the area occupied by conflict-causing tree plantations?

21 Sep, 2021

By Oliver Munnion, Global Forest Coalition. Originally published on germanclimatefinance.de. The African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR100) wants 100 billion dollars to help finance the restoration of degraded landscapes across the…

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AFR100: Driving commercial tree plantation expansion in Africa?

21 Sep, 2021

Pledges made towards the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR100) could result in nearly doubling the scale of commercial tree plantations across the continent. Download the briefing (2.1MB) AFR100 is…

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Postpone COP26! CLARA members call on UN to speed up climate action, but delay the negotiations

9 Sep, 2021

FOR RELEASE: Wednesday 8 September CLARA Members Call for Postponing COP26 COP26 climate change talks should be delayed, say CLARA organizations. The COP26 climate change conference scheduled for October 31…

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Asian Development Bank: Don’t finance dirty biomass!

31 Aug, 2021

In response to the Asian Development Bank’s consultation on its “Energy Policy – Supporting Low-Carbon Transition in Asia and the Pacific”, 48 organizations involved in the Environmental Paper Network’s Biomass…

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Pulp and paper giant denounced as the first delivery of eucalyptus arrives in Portugal from Mozambique

14 Jul, 2021

[Português abaixo] The first delivery of eucalyptus trees to Aveiro in Portugal from the port of Beira in Mozambique has been received with strong criticism by Mozambican and Portuguese groups…

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Open Letter opposing the Energy Charter Treaty and the proposed inclusion of biomass energy in it

7 Jul, 2021

Energy Charter Treaty: Including bioenergy within its remit would make this harmful treaty even worse The Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) allows investors in the energy sector based in one member…

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Over 60 groups publish open letter in opposition to a coal-to-biomass conversion in Portugal

21 Jun, 2021

Nine Portuguese environmental NGOs (including two GFC member groups) and with the support of another 58 organizations internationally have published an open letter (see below) to the Portuguese Government and…

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Alarm over costly and polluting conversion of Pego power station in Portugal

21 Jun, 2021

21 June 2021 — A coal power plant in Portugal that was supposed to be shut down could instead be converted into a biomass burning facility at great public expense,…

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Exposing Net Zero greenwash: New report details Big Polluters’ next Big Con

9 Jun, 2021

Exposé of “net-zero” pledges uncovers grossly insufficient plans and the strategies polluting industries have used to lock in the ineffective schemes Press release, for immediate use – In the midst…

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Corporate contagion: How the private sector is capturing the UN Food, Biodiversity and Climate Summits

21 May, 2021

Three big United Nations summits are coming up on food, biodiversity and the climate, and the private sector is poised to have a major influence at all of them, making…

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The post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, a massive step back in time

4 May, 2021

See the related Letter of Concern from CBD-Alliance. By Simone Lovera Once upon a time, some 30 years ago, life was very easy for conservationists. Instead of having to cope…

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The Summits of the Destroyers-in-Chief: We must resist the corporate takeover of the UN’s food, biodiversity and climate agenda

22 Apr, 2021

By Simone Lovera, Global Forest Coalition The US is back. Back in the Paris Agreement, and back to faithfully promoting the interests of destructive industries and their allies at the…

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The Green Climate Fund is driving a paradigm shift – but in the wrong direction

21 Mar, 2021

By Coraina de la Plaza, Forests and Climate Change campaign coordinator, Global Forest Coalition This year the UN’s International Day of Forests (21st March) links the need to protect forest…

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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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