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A volunteer’s introduction to the Community Conservation Resilience Initiative

7 Oct, 2015

By: Jan Carl Matysiak* After my environmental science studies I decided it would be good to experience the real world, beyond the seminars in university. So I applied for a programme run by the German government called Weltwärts that gives me the opportunity to work for one year at a South African organisation called GeaSphere. Now you might ask yourself: That sounds nice but how does this connect to the Global Forest Coalition? I may answer that this is the …

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The coming tragedy of Paris: A disastrous climate deal that will see the planet burn

5 Oct, 2015

By: Mary Louise Malig* Like reading the ancient Greek tragedy of Homer, we are at the pages of the Iliad…

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Improving Cooperation at the Regional Level

5 Oct, 2015

By Andrey Laletin* Russian speaking participants used Durban meetings to improve regional cooperation between GFC members in Eastern Europe, Northern…

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We are the Real Forest Heroes Message to the XIV World Forestry Congress from the Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

23 Sep, 2015

By Souparna Lahiri* During the Global Forest Coalition (GFC)’s Fostering Community Conservation Conference in Durban, South Africa (31 August-4 September, 2015),…

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CCRI’s power to bring forest and biodiversity friends together

21 Sep, 2015

By Kureeba David* The Global Forest Coalition (GFC) has hatched an initiative called the Community Conservation Resilience Initiative (CCRI), whose…

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A congress in which the trees vanquish the forest

17 Sep, 2015

By Miguel Lovera* Earlier this year, I was invited to give a keynote speech at the World Forestry Congress (WFC),…

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South Africa: Community Takes Conservation into Their Hands in Spirit of Ubuntu

3 Sep, 2015

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By: Ashlesha Khadse* At least 20 representatives from 3 communities of Boelang, Moloro, Maotole in the Mariepskop region as well…

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Building autonomous and sustainable territories: spaces for international dialogue and local advocacy for the promotion of responsible governance

23 Jul, 2015

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By Isis Alvarez*, Global Forest Coalition On April 8-9, 2015, the local Government of the Azuay Province (Ecuador) carried out…

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Forests, Indigenous Peoples and Sustainable Development – No Connection according to UN logic

10 Jul, 2015

By Simone Lovera and Mrinalina Rai One would think that if two conferences take place in the very same building…

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The Devastating Plantation Plans of the World Bank Forest Investment Program

26 May, 2015

By Simone Lovera Sometimes you expect the worst, and you are not disappointed. When the World Bank Forest Investment Program…

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Maputo Declaration of African Civil Society on Climate Justice

20 May, 2015

GFC has signed on to the Maputo Declaration of African Civil Society on Climate Justice. Read full declaration here. Climate…

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When Hope Avenges Mistrust

8 May, 2015

By: Miguel Lovera Ever since I read the masterpiece by Jan Ziegler “La Suisse Lave Plus Blanc” (“Swiss Whitewash”) in…

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Appeal for Solidarity for Nepal Earthquake Victims

30 Apr, 2015

Dear All, Greetings from Nepal ! I hope you are already heard about the Nepal terrible earthquake. I also received…

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Statement on the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s recommendation to include sustainability in the Guidelines

24 Apr, 2015

We the undersigned As nationally and internationally based movements and organisations concerned with securing a healthy, sustainable and resilient global food system,…

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Appeal: Freedom to Evgeny Vitishko!

22 Apr, 2015

APPEAL We, the undersigned non-governmental not-for-profit organizations, work to protect and promote universal rights to freedom and to a healthy…

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Bioenergy and Forests

15 Apr, 2015

This editorial is part of Forest Cover issue nº47. If you want to read or download the rest of the…

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About Dignity and Transformation – Where will the SDGs lead us?

26 Feb, 2015

by Ashish Kothari and Simone Lovera Timed perhaps as a new year gift to the world, the UN Secretary General put…

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