By: Souparna Lahiri* The Paris Rulebook (renamed the ‘Katowice Rulebook’ by many), the outcome of 24th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP24), exposes the perils of a pledge-and-review system. In Katowice, an already weak agreement was further diluted while negotiating the procedures…
by Mrinalini Rai, Global Forest Coalition Negotiations under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are now at a crucial juncture. Governments, civil society, Indigenous Peoples, local communities, women, youth and…
The Global Forest Coalition celebrates the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas. On 17 December 2018, the United…
By Coraina de la Plaza, Global Forest Coalition Climate finance has again been one of the most sticky issues in international climate change negotiations this year. Since the signing of…
By Global Forest Coalition As world leaders gather in Katowice, Poland, to discuss how to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, we present this photo essay showcasing the conservation…
Download the summary report here Introduction The CCRI assessment was conducted in three diverse biological-cultural landscapes in India: Buxa-Chilapata forest area (BTR-CPT) in the state of Bengal, Eastern India, the…
As governments congregate once more for a climate COP, this time in Katowice, Poland, Forest Cover 57 looks critically at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s latest assessment report…
The national platforms and regional networks that make up the “Latin America is better without Free Trade Agreements” Platform was founded and launched this November 2018 after months of dialogues…
by Kwami D. Kpondzo, Campaigns Officer at Les Amis de la Terre Togo and Africa Regional Focal Point for the Global Forest Coalition The world is suffering because biodiversity is…
