Exploited Lands, Exploited Lives: Struggles for Forests, Life, and Gender Justice in the Global South

Forests are complex living ecosystems—homes, sources of livelihoods, and foundations of life. Yet across the world, they are devastated by extractive industries, agribusiness, and corporate greenwashing disguised as “climate solutions.” Who suffers most? The South, women in all their diversity, gender diverse people, Indigenous Peoples and local communities, including Afrodescendants. 

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In this issue of Forest Cover, our member groups share powerful research and testimonies from Brazil, Bolivia, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Nepal, and Paraguay. Together, we expose the violence of monoculture plantations, mining, and land grabs—and uplift the real solutions led by Indigenous Peoples, women, and local communities. 

📅 Please also join us for a webinar on 29 October, from 1:00 pm UTC to 2:30 pm UTC, via Zoom to hear directly from some of the authors of the articles. Interpretation will be available in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. Click here to register.

As we move toward COP30 in Belém, corporate capture of climate negotiations continues to multiply false solutions that commodify nature instead of confronting the systems driving destruction. Forest Cover 69: Exploited Lands, Exploited Lives calls for real, community-led and gender-responsive forest protection and an end to exploitative models that treat forests as commodities rather than living ecosystems.

👉 Read the full issue: in English | Español | Français | Português

👉 Register for the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/9A59a5TSSMqVe_t15GqrSQ

27 Oct, 2025
Posted in Forest Cover, Gender Justice and Forests, Forests and Climate Change, Extractive industries, tourism and infrastructure