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The impacts of tree plantations on women & women-led resistance to monocultures

20 Sep, 2020

September 21st marks International Day of Struggle Against Monoculture Tree Plantations, a day to celebrate resistance against the establishment and expansion of harmful commercial monocultures. To commemorate the occasion and amplify the struggles of Indigenous Peoples, local communities and in particular women, this year we are launching our new report on the specific impacts of tree plantations on women, and women-led resistance to industrial forestry. The report has contributions from nine GFC member groups from different regions showing how these …

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Global coalition releases liability “roadmap” for governments to Make Big Polluters Pay

15 Sep, 2020

Today, a global coalition released a “liability roadmap”: a first-of-its-kind tool outlining how local to global decision makers, including government officials, can hold polluting industries liable for the climate damage…

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15 years of REDD+: Has it been worth the money?

3 Sep, 2020

New briefing explains the basics of REDD+ and why it’s so contentious It’s 15 years since the United Nations climate convention unveiled REDD (and then REDD+) as its much-hyped solution…

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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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Action alert! Development banks: Stop investing in industrial animal agriculture

6 Aug, 2020

As fires rage once again in parts of Latin America, send a strong message to international development banks: stop fueling the climate crisis and new pandemics by investing in industrial…

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Vacancy: Unsustainable livestock production campaign assistant

3 Aug, 2020

Call for a Campaign Assistant: Job description and requirements We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced campaign assistant to join our team. The aim of the Unsustainable Livestock Campaign…

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Letter of concern to the European Investment Bank (EIB) to stop finance for industrial livestock production

22 Jul, 2020

Over 20 organisations including the Global Forest Coalition have sent an open letter (copied below) to the President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) calling on them to align their…

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Women2030 global shadow report: Gender equality on the ground

15 Jul, 2020

Feminist findings and recommendations for achieving Agenda 2030 This global shadow report aims to capture the inspiring and diverse range of work that has taken place through the Women2030 programme…

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New gender equality report on Latin America cites gap between UN goals and local realities

8 Jul, 2020

July 8, 2020 — A report released today sheds light on gender equality in Latin America through community-based assessments in five countries, suggesting that a significant gap remains between progress…

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Latin America report: gender assessments reveal gap between real life and the UN’s good intentions

7 Jul, 2020

World leaders have gathered virtually for this year’s edition of the UN’s High-Level Political Forum. Top on the agenda is assessing how progress is being made globally to achieve gender…

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Respect for women’s rights at stake: The gap between real life and the UN’s good intentions

7 Jul, 2020

by Juana Vera Delgado, Global Forest Coalition (Русский ниже) Assessing progress on gender equality and the impacts of COVID-19 are top on the agenda at the UN’s High-Level Political Forum…

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Open letter: International development banks must stop funding industrial livestock farming

2 Jul, 2020

Over 30 organisations including the Global Forest Coalition have signed an open letter (also copied below) to the Chief Executive Officer of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the President…

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GFC Annual Report 2019: Forest protection through rights-based action and advocacy

1 Jul, 2020

As described throughout the report, GFC’s key moments in 2019 came in March in Lomé, Togo, during a West African skill-share on gender-responsive forest conservation, and in December in Santiago…

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Environmental groups denounce deeply flawed EU consultation on the Climate Target Roadmap 2030

23 Jun, 2020

Amsterdam, 23rd June 2020 – In a strong critique of the EU’s stakeholder consultation about potential major revisions to its climate policy, Global Forest Coalition, representing more than 100 NGOs…

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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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Time to turn the tide on industrial animal farming: path towards post-pandemic sustainable food systems

28 May, 2020

by Global Forest Coalition and GRAIN  One important lesson that we can draw from the COVID-19 pandemic that impacted almost every country in the world is that agro-industrial livestock production…

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