Open Letter sent to Germany’s Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development 18 February 2021 — A project which would see large quantities of Namibian wood burned in German power stations, starting with the Tiefstack coal plant in Hamburg, has attracted international criticism, with 40 development, environmental and social justice groups…
Our new report in our Forest Cover series analyzes the self-reinforcing cycle of the corporate capture of government policy-making and perverse incentives that harm biodiversity. It includes analysis by member…
December 10th commemorates the day in 1948 when the Universal Human Rights Declaration was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Although it lay the foundations for fundamental human rights…
[Português abaixo] Today marks International Civil Aviation Day, and we’re launching a case study explaining how the International Civil Aviation Authority’s (ICAO) plans to offset emissions from flying through buying…
As the Global Environment Facility embarks on it’s civil society consultations today ahead of its 59th Council Meeting, we’re publishing an open letter to GEF CEO Carlos Manuel Rodriguez and…
Today we celebrate GFC’s 20th anniversary! We hope you will join us later today to commemorate the occasion during our birthday webinar, where we will honour the struggles that our…
by Jeanette Sequeira (Global Forest Coalition) and Audrey Ledanois (Women Engage for a Common Future) This year, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25th…
Development Banks are financed with public money. It’s unacceptable that they fund factory farms that can jeopardize life on this planet through deforestation, climate change and increasing the risk of…
Originally published by 50by40 To commemorate World Food Day, the Global Forest Coalition (GFC) reflects on the impacts of extensive agro-industrial production around the world and community responses to the…
