Bosques y Cambio Climático

Tianjin letter to governments

12 oct., 2010

The fourteenth session of the AWG-KP and the twelfth session of the AWG-LCA are taking place this week in Tianjin, China. During the last Climate Talks in Bonn in August some concrete proposals were brought to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in order to advance the negotiations to cut the greenhouse gas emissions in a new and positive way. The main demands of the World Peoples Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth …

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21 September – International Day against Monoculture Tree Plantations

4 oct., 2010

September 21 is International Day against Monoculture Tree Plantations. On this day, environmental and social groups around the world call attention to the harmful effects of tree monocultures on biodiversity…

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Shell bankrolls REDD

4 oct., 2010

Indigenous Environmental Network and Friends of the Earth Nigeria Denounce Shell REDD Project September 7, 2010 – Oil giant Shell, infamous for the genocide of the Ogoni People and environmental…

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Thousand solutions to climate change!

13 sept., 2010

The people create thousands of solutions to confront climate change! Thousands of Cancuns for climate justice! La Via Campesina calls on social movements and all people to mobilize around the…

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Nature Communications article shows ‘true colours’ of biochar advocates

13 sept., 2010

Groups condemn implied land-grab for biochar

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EU Green Paper on forests and climate change: missed opportunity

13 sept., 2010

In March 2010, the European Commission launched an EU-wide consultation to find out whether the EU should increase its efforts to protect forests under a changing climate.

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LULUCF briefing: No offsets, no false accounting

13 sept., 2010

Briefing paper on Land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF), prepared by GFC’s European focal point Almuth Ernsting from Biofuelwatch and Helena Paul from Econexus.

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Close loopholes, do not expand CDM

13 sept., 2010

Statement to the pre-sessional workshop on “Forest Management Accounting” Bonn, 30 July 2010

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Open Letter: Growing Opposition to Round Table on Responsible Soy

13 sept., 2010

The undersigned organisations reject the “responsible” label for soy developed by the Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS).

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New Report Reveals Major New Threats to Forests and Communities from European Bioenergy Policies

13 sept., 2010

PRESS RELEASE Forest groups urge European governments to stop support for industrial bioenergy

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Global Forest Coalition and Partners Demand Inclusion of Cochabamba Outcomes in UN Climate Process

13 sept., 2010

On behalf of Global Forest Coaolition and other members of Climate Justice Now!, Camila Moreno gave an intervention to the the Long-Term Cooperative Action Working Group at the UN Climate…

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Briefing paper: Wood-based bio-energy: the green lie

13 sept., 2010

As forests campaigners, activists and Indigenous Peoples Organisation make a tour through Europe to inform policymakers about the dangers of wood-based bioenergy, the Global Forest Coalition presents a briefing paper…

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Media alert: wood-based bioenergy, impact on forests and forest dependent people

13 sept., 2010

Seminar wood-based bio energy, impact on forests and forest dependent people

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Stop the Destruction of Forests and Lands for Wood-based Bio-energy

13 sept., 2010

The undersigned NGOs, Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations and social movements call upon the European Union and EU member states to halt and reverse the expansion of large-scale wood-based bio-energy production as…

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European Tour on Woody Bioenergy

10 may., 2010

In May and June 2010, GFC organizes a European tour on the impact of wood-based bioenergy on forests, forest dependant people and the climate. Bioenergy is expected to meet most…

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Respect the rights of ‘Pachamama’ in UN Climate negotiations

21 abr., 2010

Indigenous Peoples from across North America and their allies from around the world gathered at the invitation of Bolivian President Evo Morales in Cochabamba this morning for the kick-off of…

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Aviation Industry Plans Roadmap for Faster Forest Destruction

17 mar., 2010

Use of Biofuels in Airplanes Will Lead to Faster Deforestation and Climate Change; Activists Urge the EU to End Subsidies for Biofuels to Avoid Disaster for Forest Dependent Communities and…

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