By Isis Alvarez (Global Forest Coalition) and Mia MacDonald (Brighter Green) The fires in the Amazon forests that shocked the world have been quenched by seasonal rains and the emergency efforts of fire fighters. But the match that lit most of the flames hasn’t been doused, because many of the…
by Gary Graham Hughes, Biofuelwatch, and Souparna Lahiri, Global Forest Coalition We are heading towards a week of intense climate actions starting with the Global Climate Strike and followed by…
In this issue of Forest Cover we explore the full spectrum of bioenergy developments and use in West Africa and how they are impacting women and forests. The articles cover…
With world leaders gathering once again at UN Headquarters in New York, this time for the Climate Action Summit, this photo essay highlights the stark contrast between profit-driven, biodiversity-destroying, carbon-intensive…
by Simone Lovera, Global Forest Coalition Being proven correct does not always feel good. When the Green Climate Fund, the world’s largest climate fund, proposed last January to give a…
The need to protect forests and biodiversity in order to mitigate the impacts of the climate emergency is a key conclusion in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)…
Also published on Intercontinental Cry Governments gathered today at the High-level Political Forum at United Nations Headquarters in New York are discussing Sustainable Development Goal 13, on climate action. But…
We are pleased to share with you a summary of the work performed by the Global Forest Coalition in 2018. This Annual Report describes the key moments and achievements of…
by Souparna Lahiri, Global Forest Coalition, India The outcome of COP24 in Katowice last December failed on many counts, despite the “victory leap“ of the Polish Secretary of State for…
