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New briefing reveals shocking scale of planned forest biomass industry growth

30 Nov 2018

“Are forests the new coal?” is a new briefing from the Environmental Paper Network’s Biomass Working Group. The threat map report shows that the biomass industry is set to increase by 250% in the next decade – threatening both the fight against climate change and forests globally. Download the Biomass Threat Map Media Release and Quotes Read More About the Findings on Medium Key Findings: 1. Global supply of and demand for forest biomass is predicted to increase more than …

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The industrialisation of the Bioeconomy poses risks to the climate, the environment, and people

8 Nov 2018

Civil society groups reject the impact of an exponential growth of the Bioeconomy In recent years, governments have given support to substitute fossil fuels with biomass for energy, in the…

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The Chaco under attack

16 Oct 2018

A photoessay about indigenous communities in the Chaco region of Paraguay, and their existence in a landscape under threat by agribusiness and international trade policies. By Fernando Franceschelli and Ines…

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Guahory women fight for the earth

16 Oct 2018

A World Food Sovereignty Day photo-essay about the impacts of toxic agribusiness in Paraguay and the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement By Fernando Franceschelli and Ines Franceschelli, Henoi and Global Forest…

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Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendants, and peasant farmers resist “green deserts” in Brazil

21 Sep 2018

By the Global Forest Coalition On International Day Against Monoculture Tree Plantations we bring you this photo-essay showing the devastation caused by monoculture tree plantations in Brazil, and in contrast,…

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The big four drivers of deforestation: events in Bonn, May 2018

4 May 2018

International workshop Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 May 2018, Bonn Deforestation is a key cause of climate change and significantly undermines the climate resilience of countries and communities. Just four…

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New briefing paper on the impacts of the EU-Mercosur trade deal

13 Apr 2018

Mercosur's sovereignty is at stake, as are the ecosystems and communities that will be affected by a further boost to the destructive livestock and feedstock industries in South America

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Forest Cover 55 – The big four drivers of deforestation: beef, soy, wood and palm oil

12 Apr 2018

Forest Cover 55 looks at trade in just four key commodities—beef, soy, wood, and palm oil—which together are the main drivers of deforestation in the world. Demand for these commodities…

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Joint letter to Members of the European Parliament on the Post-2020 Renewable Energy Directive (RED)

11 Jan 2018

The plenary of the European Parliament will vote on the renewed Renewable Energy Directive (RED) during the week of the 15th January. This vote could see even more policy support…

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Forest activists celebrate collapse of WTO and EU-Mercosur negotiations in Argentina

15 Dec 2017

15 Dec, Buenos Aires: The Global Forest Coalition (GFC) [1] celebrated the failure of two key trade negotiations, the World Trade Organization (WTO), and EU-Mercosur free trade agreement, to reach…

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Summit of the Peoples #FueraOMC: Building Sovereignty

12 Dec 2017

Press release Monday, December 11, 2017. Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Peoples Summit #FueraOMC today presented its position on the XI Ministerial Conference of the WTO with the presence of activists,…

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Trade and other Underlying Causes of Forest Loss – page no longer in use

New briefing reveals shocking scale of planned forest biomass industry growth

The industrialisation of the Bioeconomy poses risks to the climate, the environment, and people

The Chaco under attack

Guahory women fight for the earth

Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendants, and peasant farmers resist “green deserts” in Brazil

The big four drivers of deforestation: events in Bonn, May 2018

New briefing paper on the impacts of the EU-Mercosur trade deal

Forest Cover 55 – The big four drivers of deforestation: beef, soy, wood and palm oil

Joint letter to Members of the European Parliament on the Post-2020 Renewable Energy Directive (RED)

Forest activists celebrate collapse of WTO and EU-Mercosur negotiations in Argentina

Summit of the Peoples #FueraOMC: Building Sovereignty

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