13 Nov 2013
Warsaw, Poland –A new report released by the Global Forest Coalition [1] today at the 19th UN Climate Conference concludes that projects and policies related to REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation and enhancing forest carbon stocks) fail to address the underlying causes of forest loss and might contribute to further deforestation instead.
17 Oct 2013
Montreal, Canada– Today, at a meeting of the Convention on Biodiversity[1], Global Forest Coalition[2] and Biofuelwatch[3] will launch a new report highlighting the impacts of expanding use of wood for generating…
13 Aug 2013
Press release by Rights Action, Rainforest Rescue, Biofuelwatch* and Food First 6th August 2013 – International environmental and human rights campaigners condemn the 4th Latin American Palm Oil Conference to…
12 Jun 2013
Bonn/Bogota, 12 June 2013 A new report [1] by the Global Forest Coalition [2] was launched at a side event on equity in climate mitigation policies organized by GenderCC at…
3 Jun 2013
Bonn, Asuncion, 3 June 2013 As another round of climate talks [1] opens today in Bonn, Germany, a coalition of human rights and forest groups have launched a manual for…
22 May 2013
New York/Asuncion, 22 May 2013 On the occasion of International Day for Biodiversity and the start of UN talks on a possible sustainable development goal (SDG) on agriculture [1], a…
30 Apr 2013
Upcoming Protests Disrupt Tree Biotech Conference Plans Asheville, NC – By a majority of almost 99.99% to .01%, the US public overwhelming rejected steps toward the legalization of genetically…
24 Apr 2013
For Immediate Release 24 April 2013 London, England – In conjunction with an action in London today outside of the Drax power plant, organizations and networks from around the world…
11 Apr 2013
Istanbul–The current logjam in the negotiations at the 10th session of the UN Forum on Forests regarding forest carbon offset markets and other funding mechanisms for forest conservation does not…
4 Apr 2013
cross-posted from foodandwaterwatch.org – New Food & Water Europe Report Shows Why Use of International Forest Offsets Won’t Reduce Carbon Emissions Brussels — Developments in the United States may lead to…
3 Apr 2013
Press Release African Center for Biosafety – 3 April 2013 Civil society organisations from the SADC region, and around the world have condemned the SADC draft Protocol for the Protection…
