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Conferencia Sobre Conservación Comunitaria Reúne los Verdaderos Héroes Forestales

31 ago., 2015

31 de Agosto, Durban: Global Forest Coalition (GFC) [1], ha reunido a más de 100 personas incluso representantes de comunidades indígenas y comunidades forestales de más de 40 países de todo el mundo en Durban para su Conferencia sobre Conservación Comunitario llamado “Fostering Community Conservation Conference”, que tendrá lugar del 31 de Agosto a 04 de septiembre. Esta iniciativa representa la forma real en que los bosques y las comunidades deben y siempre han coexistido, con las comunidades protegiendo y …

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Construyendo territorios autónomos y sostenibles: espacios de dialogo con convocatoria internacional y de incidencia local para fomentar la gobernanza responsable

23 jul., 2015

Isis Alvarez[1], Global Forest Coalition Del 8 al 9 de abril de 2015, el Gobierno local de la provincia de Azuay (Ecuador) realizó un seminario/ taller sobre territorios autónomos y…

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Pospone ONU Acción para detener la deforestación por 10 años bajo la presión de la industria

10 jul., 2015

[Nueva York] La Coalición Mundial por los Bosques [1] reaccionó con furia a la redacción final de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible publicados esta semana. A pesar de que los…

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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 at the very same time, there would be some connection…

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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 (FIP) was established 6 years ago, we were skeptic to…

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Maputo Declaration of African Civil Society on Climate Justice

20 may., 2015

Climate justice advocates, community peoples and mass movements’ representatives met in Maputo, Mozambique from 21-23 April 2015 to consider the roots, manifestations and impacts of climate change on Africa and…

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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 the early ‘90’s, I started to suspect that there was…

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Appeal for Solidarity for Nepal Earthquake Victims

30 abr., 2015

Dear All, Greetings from Nepal ! I hope you are already heard about the Nepal terrible earthquake. I also received the emails, call, sms and messages from Facebook and tweeter.…

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

24 abr., 2015

We the undersigned As nationally and internationally based movements and organisations concerned with securing a healthy, sustainable and resilient global food system, we urge you to support the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s recommendation…

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Appeal: Freedom to Evgeny Vitishko!

22 abr., 2015

APPEAL We, the undersigned non-governmental not-for-profit organizations, work to protect and promote universal rights to freedom and to a healthy environment and to protect individuals who defend these rights. Therefore,…

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Bioenergy and Forests

15 abr., 2015

This editorial is part of Forest Cover issue nº47. If you want to read or download the rest of the articles please go to https://globalforestcoalition.org/resources/forest-cover-issues/forest-cover-47-bioenergy-special-edition By Rachel Smolker, Biofuelwatch, USA…

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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 out in December 2014 a boldly worded document ‘The Road…

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Burning the Planet, One Climate COP at a time

13 dic., 2014

For the third year in a row, a typhoon wreaked havoc on the Philippines during a Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).…

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Protect Gariwong Mountain – Letter to the International Olympic Committee

17 oct., 2014

To 
the International Olympic Committee Château de Vidy, Case postale 356 1001 Lausanne Switzerland. Phone +41 21 621 61 11 Dear Madam, Sir, On behalf of Friends of the Earth…

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Appeal to India & to the UN on Forest Communities’ Biodiversity & Human Rights based Development

14 oct., 2014

Contact-address of this appeal: toimisto@maanystavat.fi , Friends of the Earth Finland We appeal to India and to the UN governing bodies on human rights and biodiversity to ensure that the rights and…

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About ICCAs, climate change and perverse incentives for biodiversity conservation

7 oct., 2014

The unexpected freeze in South Korea that turned the 12th Biodiversity Conference of the Parties into a very chilly experience made it once again clear why climate change impacts us…

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Iberá in conflict: national route 118 blocked in demand of land and against forestry plantations

22 sept., 2014

Press Release: Corrientes Capital City, September 17, 2014 – Farmer organizations, unions, social and environmental organizations request the ownership of the lands of the San Nicolás Foundation, taken for the provincial…

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