The Global Forest Coalition (GFC), an NGO with over 120 member organisations, including Indigenous Peoples and local communities worldwide, will be present at the Latin American and Caribbean Conference of Peoples’ Integration in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil from February 22-24, 2024.
Photo: Biodiversity monitoring workshop with children in the Selva Alto Andina in Suratá, Santander, Colombia On the International Day of Forests, the Global Forest Coalition salutes the work of our…
Capacity-building projects in DRC and Kenya show the importance of women’s rights to protecting communities and ecosystems Despite the challenges that the pandemic has brought, over the past year GFC…
The tourism sector has been impacted more than most during the pandemic, with whole countries locked down and many people losing their jobs or having to work in more dangerous…
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…
For an inclusive and just future in a COVID-19 world and beyond, we recognise that gender equality and addressing structural barriers of patriarchy, extractivism, racism and capitalism go hand in…
by Ramesh Timilsina, Program Officer, Federation Of Community Forestry Users Nepal (FECOFUN) Like the rest of the world, Nepal is suffering from the wrath of COVID-19. Factories are shut down,…
Orignially published in ECOonline September 2020. By Souparna Lahiri, Global Forest Coalition The United Nations Biodiversity Summit is taking place at a time when the Covid 19 Pandemic has resulted…
CBD Alliance Press Release: Organizations from around the world, the majority from the global South, have published a “Peoples’ response to the High-Level Summit on Biodiversity”, which raises critical points…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
By Ruth Nyambura, Global Forest Coalition (GFC), Kenya On the 22nd of May each year the world celebrates the International Day of Biological Diversity and this year’s celebrations are significant…
