Gender Justice and Forests

Sowing Life and Resistance

12 Aug, 2025

Women from around Latin America gathered to debate food sovereignty ahead of Nyéléni  By Inés Franceschelli, Heñói Centro de Estudios / Global Forest Coalition  July 22, 2025 More than 30 women peasant and Indigenous leaders and activists in defense of the environment participated in the second in-person meeting of the Women’s School of the Continental Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Latin America and the Caribbean (known as EMA in Spanish). From July 18 to 21, we engaged in an intense …

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The struggle to halt climate change is political, not just technical

8 Aug, 2025

The Meeting on Nature Markets, organized by GRAIN and CLOC-Vía Campesina, with social movements and organizations from around 20 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean, was held in Guararema,…

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PHOTO ESSAY | Ubuntu in Action: Zambian Women Leading Agroecology and Cultural Revival

1 Aug, 2025

Inspired by the spirit of Ubuntu, the women of Kapyanga in Zambia are blending traditional wisdom with modern agroecology to heal their land and communities.

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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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“Freeze false solutions” to biodiversity loss and respect rights and ecosystems to achieve real “peace with nature,” says Global Forest Coalition

30 Oct, 2024

Cali, Colombia, 29 October 2024 “As long as governments are in cahoots with corporations to destroy nature, there cannot be ‘Peace with Nature.’” Souparna Lahiri of the Global Forest Coalition…

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We Know What’s Behind Biodiversity Loss—It’s Time to Actually Tackle It

30 Oct, 2024

To halt global biodiversity loss in an equitable and gender-responsive manner, countries must stop subsidizing export-oriented economic sectors. By Souparna Lahiri and Valentina Figuera Martínez Common Dreams, 24 October 2024…

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Will COP16 on Biodiversity Listen to Indigenous Women or Corporate Lobbyists?

26 Oct, 2024

Published in Truthout Will COP16 on Biodiversity Listen to Indigenous Women or Corporate Lobbyists? Indigenous women have long been at the forefront of the global movement for land and territorial…

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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

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Advancing Gender Equity in Biodiversity: Insights from the GLA Gender Hub

24 Sep, 2024

In June 2024, the Green Livelihood Alliance’s (GLA) Gender Hub hosted another Inclusive Forest Community of Practice (InFoCP) session, focusing on preparations for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP16…

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A River’s Rights: Indigenous Kukama Women Lead the Way with Landmark Legal Victory

4 Sep, 2024

Here’s one of the most powerful pieces of good news you probably missed this year: a group of Indigenous women in Peru succeeded in asserting the legal right to integrity…

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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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Striving for gender justice in forest and biodiversity governance: reflections on our exchange and capacity workshop parallel to the international biodiversity negotiations

8 Jul, 2024

WECF's Annabel Kennedy shares updates from recent meetings and side events by the Green Livelihoods Alliance (GLA) held in parallel to the fourth meeting of the Subsidiary Body of Implementation…

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Asymmetries in Resource Mobilization: Direct Access for Frontline Communities Still Overlooked

28 May, 2024

GFC's Valentina Figuera Martínez discusses points of contention in resource mobilization under the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) and whether to work with existing structures or create a dedicated financial…

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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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International Mother Earth Day 2024: An Ode to Mother Earth

22 Apr, 2024

In honor of International Mother Earth Day 2024, Dr. Juana Vera Delgado, the Senior Gender Advisor at GFC, has penned and recited a heartfelt ode to our planet, our shared…

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Guardians of Earth’s Tomorrow: How three visionary feminist organisations are changing the landscape of food justice and forest/biodiversity-protection

8 Mar, 2024

Photo: Heñói Center for Studies and Promotion of Democracy, Human Rights and Socio-environmental Sustainability, Paraguay.   By Chithira Vijayakumar We live in a time where the agrifood system, driven by capitalism,…

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