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In 10 states, compensatory afforestation violating forest rights and conservation laws

15 Nov, 2017

Photo: In many areas, plantations were fenced off, blocking access of local communities to the forest. Credit: Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava / Flickr All the 52 compensatory afforestation plantations in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha were taken up on community forest lands. Plantations carried out under Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) in 10 states are in violations of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA), …

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We will sincerely miss you, Wally Menne

27 Oct, 2017

As Global Forest Coalition we were sad to learn about the news of the passing away of our close friend Wally Menne, one of the great lions of the global…

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Calls for help: Bialowieza–the last wild forest in Europe

20 Oct, 2017

By Jan Carl Matysiak* It is a rare outstanding forest with an innumerable number of over 100 year old trees. It is one of the last places where you can…

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Indigenous West Sumatran Women Protect Forest

19 Oct, 2017

Uslaini or Chaus comes from a farming family of the Minangkabau indigenous tribe in West Sumatra. She is also an activist and work for the development of rural communities and…

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Media Advisory: New GFC Report Highlights the Risks of Large-scale Biosequestration as a form of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)

9 Oct, 2017

At the start of a major Climate Engineering Conference [1] in Berlin, the Global Forest Coalition [2] has launched a Working Paper that highlights the risks of different proposals for…

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RCEP In India: A Creamy Deal For Transnational Dairy Corporations, Growing Resistance From Farmers

7 Oct, 2017

Co-Written by GRAIN & Ashlesha Khadse Originall published by CounterCurrents.org on October 3, 2017 Featured photo by: Farmers of the Karnataka Farmers movement (KRRS) mobilize against unfair prices as part…

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Portugal’s perfect fire-storm: Industrial tree plantations and climate change

20 Sep, 2017

On the occasion of this year’s International Day Against Monoculture Tree Plantations (21 September), OLIVER MUNNION reminds us of the importance of conserving and restoring natural forests. The piece is…

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Testimony from Chaus Uslaini

19 Aug, 2017

My name is Uslaini, my nickname is Chaus and I’m the Director of WALHI Sumatera Barat in Indonesia. My passion in life is helping rural communities to have a better…

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The Global Forest Coalition statement of solidarity with Pablo Solón

11 Aug, 2017

August 2017 We, the Global Forest Coalition, an international coalition of 87 NGOs and Indigenous Peoples’ Organisations from 59 different countries, express our concern and call for solidarity with Pablo…

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Overwhelming Opposition to USDA Proposal to Legalize Genetically Engineered Eucalyptus Trees

10 Aug, 2017

Quarter of a Million People Say NO to First-Ever GE Forest Tree *Photo by Orin Langelle of the wildfires in Chile By: Anne Petermann As a result of a national…

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How indigenous nomadic pastoralists in Iran are using GIS maps to defend and conserve their territories

9 Aug, 2017

This photo essay is originally published in Intercontinental Cry. Community members analyzing a map during a Participatory GIS (PGIS) mapping exercise. PGIS places control on access and use of culturally…

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“Insistir en la carretera por el TIPNIS es hacerse el harakiri”

6 Aug, 2017

Cree que es posible generar una alternativa al modelo y crear una agenda del TIPNIS hacia futuro. Pablo Solón, exembajador de Bolivia ante la ONU y actual director de la…

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El Gobierno portugués sufre las primeras críticas por la tragedia

19 Jun, 2017

Los servicios de bomberos temen que aumente la cifra de muertos en un incendio que sigue creciendo. Read the original article here

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Portuguese wildfires: early warnings hindered by damaged phone lines

19 Jun, 2017

Prime minister says telephone cables and communications towers were destroyed by wildfires that have killed at least 62 people. Read the original article here

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Indigenous Mapuche Play Key Role Protecting Chile’s Environment

4 Jun, 2017

On World Environment Day, teleSUR takes a look at Mapuche community conservation and practices with this photos essay by Carolina Lagos, Global Forest Coalition and Colective VientoSur. Read the original…

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Aviation Emissions Under Scrutiny on Sustainable Tourism Day

22 May, 2017

22 May: Rapidly growing emissions from tourism related aviation, and proposals to offset these through fraudulent projects are a threat to biodiversity and communities, warns the Global Forest Coalition (GFC)[1]…

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UNFF12 – the most quiet session so far

19 May, 2017

By Andrey Laletin* The twelfth session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF-12) took place at the UN headquarters in New York in May 1-5, 2017. There were more…

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