Press releases

Warning issued to investors: Forest biomass is risky business

2 May, 2019

Briefing by environmental groups highlights serious financial, legal and reputational risks The Environmental Paper Network [1], Global Forest Coalition [2] and Biofuelwatch [3] have today issued a briefing to investors [4] that highlights the serious reputational, regulatory, legal, and financial risks associated with bioenergy projects that rely on wood from forests and tree plantations. The briefing summarises the adverse climate and environmental impacts associated with bioenergy from forest wood, pointing to the scientific evidence that shows that it is a …

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International groups team up with locals in opposition to Nuon Biomass Plant

12 Apr, 2019

12th April 2019 – The Global Forest Coalition [1], which brings together 99 NGOs and Indigenous People’s Organisations from 64 countries, and Dogwood Alliance [2], a conservation NGO working to…

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“Respect traditional knowledge and promote community-led conservation”, say West African groups on International Day of Forests

21 Mar, 2019

From 18 to 21 March 2019, 32 representatives of local community groups, women’s groups and NGOs gathered for a West African skillshare on gender-sensitive community-based forest conservation and restoration initiatives,…

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Defend India’s forests and forest peoples: Defend Forest Rights Act

22 Feb, 2019

Press Release by All India Forum of Forest Movements (AIFFM) On 13 February, the Supreme Court of India, hearing a decade-old petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Forest Rights…

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Peoples’ voices and urgent solutions dismissed at COP24 in Katowice

19 Dec, 2018

Press Release from the Women and Gender Constituency on the outcomes of COP24 17 December, 2018, Katowice, Poland After two weeks of intense negotiations, women and gender groups represented in…

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Ending subsidies for meat and soy sector is key to halting deforestation, shows new paper

18 Nov, 2018

18 Nov, Sharm El Sheikh: Incentives to produce and export meat and animal feedstocks like soy in major producer countries like Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina are a leading cause of…

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The Dark Side of the Bioeconomy: Climate Catastrophe, Forest Destruction, and Human Rights Abuses

7 Nov, 2018

Over 115 Organisations from 40 countries hold day of action to reject the “BioFuture Platform” (November 7, 2018) — An international coalition of more than 120 organisations from 40 countries…

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Over 120 groups from around the world declare large scale forest biomass energy a dangerous ‘delusion’

24 Oct, 2018

Organisations from over 30 countries release statement calling for an end to monetary and policy support for biomass (24 October 2018) – A loud chorus of civil society organisations representing…

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GFC deeply congratulates and celebrates with LVC on its historic victory!

30 Sep, 2018

La Via Campesina UN Human Rights Council passes a resolution adopting the peasant rights declaration in Geneva 28 SEPTEMBER 2018 Press Release (Geneva, September 28, 2018) Seventeen years of long…

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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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Simone Lovera of Global Forest Coalition wins prestigious Forest Award

10 Jul, 2018

July 8: Simone Lovera, the Executive Director of the Global Forest Coalition (GFC) [1] won the 2018 Sandro Urushadze Award for her lifelong contribution to the defence of the world’s…

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Indigenous and community leaders demand support for their own conservation efforts and a halt to people-less conservation

5 Jul, 2018

4 July 2018, Montreal: Over one hundred Indigenous Peoples, local community representatives, and forest activists from across the world have gathered in Montreal to demand an end to top-down and…

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Indigenous and local communities’ conservation practices need policy support, says new global report

27 Jun, 2018

27 June 2018: Indigenous Peoples and local communities’ conservation practices are fundamental to biodiversity conservation, but these barely receive support or recognition from governments, argues the Global Forest Coalition [1]…

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UN plans for aviation biofuels and carbon offsets condemned by 88 organisations worldwide

11 Jun, 2018

For immediate release, Monday 11th June 2018. 88 organisations from 34 countries have called on the UN’s International Civil Aviation Agency (ICAO) to ditch plans for aviation biofuels and carbon…

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Fiu Mata’ese Elisara Steps Down as Board Member of the Global Forest Coalition

10 May, 2018

10 May, Bonn: Fiu Mata’ese Elisara from Samoa, former Chairperson of the Global Forest Coalition (GFC), has stepped down from his duties as board member today. Fiu served on the…

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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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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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