Our Forests, Trees and Climate Change campaign opposes the corporate take-over of forest, biodiversity and climate policy-making at different governance levels, and focuses on the drivers of forest loss and land conversion to monoculture tree plantations that have arisen in the post-Paris Agreement climate mitigation context. This includes:
Climate mitigation approaches centred around afforestation and reforestation with tree plantations, forest carbon offsets and other market-based schemes;
Public subsidies and climate finance that are increasingly being directed towards commercial tree plantations and bioenergy generation with strong private sector involvement.
These three key areas of work tie together the vital struggles that our member groups are engaged in locally with national and international-level advocacy that we engage in with our allies as a coalition, particularly concerning the UNFCCC, international climate finance mechanisms, global campaigns against the expansion of industrial bioenergy and genetically engineered trees. We also campaign for gender justice as a key pillar of climate justice, and promote gender-responsive and community-led alternative solutions to the climate and biodiversity crises.
The path to avoid the point of no return of tropical forests in the Amazon, Congo and Indonesia The Amazon, Congo, and Indonesian tropical forests—three of the world’s largest and most vital ecosystems—are at a critical juncture. Real solutions to preserve these forests are already emerging from Indigenous territories, peasant communities, and grassroots organizations, rooted in their deep knowledge and stewardship. Yet, these efforts face mounting challenges, including new threats and the proliferation of greenwashed false solutions disguised as progress. …
GFC’s senior policy advisory on climate and biodiversity, Souparna Lahiri, offers a damning reflection on the failures of process and dangerous decisions taken at the UN Climate Change Conference COP29…
Global Forest Coalition (GFC) Policy Director Mary Louise Malig spoke to Sveriges Natur on the sidelines of the UN Biodiversity Conference COP 16 in Cali, Colombia. She warned of a…
Rejecting the “carbon violence” done to communities through forest offsets and financing that leads to “climate debt,” communities plan to champion real solutions on climate at COP30. Baku, 21 November…
Civil society groups at the UN Climate Change Conference in Azerbaijan are calling for a shift away from market-driven, corporate-led mechanisms and a focus on real solutions to address the…
Climate activists from Latin America and the Caribbean have set their demands towards the second week of COP29, focusing on the damage that the approval of Article 6.4 can cause…
As global leaders gather at COP 29, the Global Forest Coalition (GFC) and members and allies from Central Asia and the Caucasus have issued the “Baku Forest Declaration,” urging a…
Calling on the COP 29 Presidency and all Parties to the Paris Agreement Baku Forest Declaration from Central Asia and Caucasus As the global community gathers for the…
At UNFCCC COP29 in Baku, the Global Forest Coalition (GFC) is urging immediate action to end the financing of false solutions to climate change, such as carbon trading and offsetting,…
**For Immediate Release** Indigenous Leaders and Environmental Advocates Call for an End to REDD+ Mechanism Amid Rights Violations and Deforestation New briefer exposes inherent flaws in REDD+ November 15, 2024,…
The Great REDD+ Climate Illusion: A flawed equation for forests, people, and planet A new briefer from the Global Forest Coalition GFC’s latest research critically examines the REDD+ program, showing…
