Forêts et Changement Climatique

“Nous sommes les vrais héros des forêts”: Message à l’attention du XIV Congrès forestier mondial de la part des peuples autochtones et des communautés locales

23 sept., 2015

D’après le blog de Souparna Lahiri* Pendant la conférence de Global Forest Coalition (GFC) Favoriser la conservation communautaire, à Durban en Afrique du Sud (du 31 août au 4 septembre, 2015) c’est à dire quelques jours avant le Congrès forestier mondial (du 7 au 11 septembre, 2015), Diego Cardona, le président, a déclaré : « Contrairement à ce qui est assumé par de nombreux processus politiques internationaux, les communautés locales ne sont pas des menaces pour les forêts, elles ne …

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Journée internationale contre les plantations de monocultures d’arbres

21 sept., 2015

Aujourd’hui, 21 septembre, pendant la journée internationale de lutte contre les plantations de monocultures d’arbres, Global Forest Coalition, commémore, les nombreuses années de lutte des communautés locales, des peuples autochtones,…

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Les Nations unies, sous la pression de l’industrie, reportent de 10 ans l’action visant à stopper la déforestation

10 juil., 2015

[New York] La Coalition mondiale des forêts (GFC en anglais) [1] a violemment réagi au projet final des Objectifs de développement durable (ODD) publié cette semaine. Bien que la plupart…

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The Devastating Plantation Plans of the World Bank Forest Investment Program

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

24 avr., 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 avr., 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 avr., 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 févr., 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 déc., 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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NEW REPORT – A Global Overview of Wood-based Bioenergy: Production, Consumption, Trends and Impacts

10 déc., 2014

Lima, Perú – In the context of the different international negotiations, including the current UNFCCC’s COP20, bioenergy and an entire bioeconomy are promoted as solutions to climate and economic crisis.…

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Briefing Paper: What can Indigenous Peoples, local communities and women expect from Global Climate and Forests Funds in terms of their rights?

7 nov., 2014

We are happy to announce the launch of a new briefing paper by the Global Forest Coalition entitled: What can Indigenous Peoples, local communities and women expect from Global Climate and…

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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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46th issue of Forest Cover, the newsletter of the Global Forest Coalition

8 oct., 2014

In this new issue of Forest Cover 46 you will find an interesting editorial on the views of civil society in the Pacific about the 3rd United Nations Small Islands…

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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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Invitación a firmar la declaración de rechazo a la captura de la Cumbre Climática de la ONU por las transnacionales

10 sept., 2014

Hacemos un llamado a todos los movimientos y organizaciones sociales, a las agrupaciones ambientales y de justicia climática, a unirse a nuestro llamado a la acción y a firmar la…

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