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Forest Cover 57 – 1.5°C from a community perspective

By | 2023-03-13T08:36:03+00:00 December 3rd, 2018|Biodiversity, Climate, GFC, News, Outreach|

Welcome to the 57th issue of Forest Cover, the Global Forest Coalition’s magazine. It provides a space for environmental justice activists from across the world to present their views on international forest-related policies. As governments congregate once more for a climate COP, this time in Katowice, Poland, Forest Cover 57 looks critically at the Intergovernmental [...]

Forest Cover 53 – Leaving no one behind: Community rights and biodiversity conservation

By | 2023-03-13T08:36:03+00:00 November 7th, 2018|Biodiversity, Climate, Energy, GFC, News, Outreach|

Welcome to Forest Cover No. 53, the Global Forest Coalition newsletter that provides a space for Southern and Northern environmental justice activists to present their views on international forest-related policies. In this 53rd edition of Forest Cover, published in the run-up to the Convention on Biodiversity’s December discussions on biodiversity conservation and the Sustainable Development [...]

Guahory women fight for the earth

By | 2023-03-13T08:36:03+00:00 October 18th, 2018|Biodiversity, Gender equality, GFC, News, Outreach|

By Fernando Franceschelli and Ines Franceschelli, Henoi and Global Forest Coalition A World Food Sovereignty Day photo-essay about the impacts of toxic agribusiness in Paraguay and the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement On World Food Day, we bring you this photo-essay, which tells the story of rural women from the community of Guahory, in Paraguay, and [...]

#Ruralwomen: join our Women2030 campaign!

By | 2023-03-13T08:36:03+00:00 October 15th, 2018|Gender equality, GFC, News, Outreach, WECF|

It is the International Day of Rural Women on Monday today. Every year, October 15th commemorates the crucial role of rural women and girls, including Indigenous women and girls in contributing to sustainable development, rural livelihoods, food, climate resilience and wellbeing. This year, #Women2030 is highlighting the harsh impacts of unsustainable industries and development on [...]

#Women2030 partners at the European Development Days

By | 2023-03-13T08:36:35+00:00 June 5th, 2018|APWLD, Events, GFC, GWA, Press release, WECF, WEP|

The coalition and local partners of the programme #Women2030 will be present at the European Development Days in Brussels, on 5 and 6 June 2018, on their stand number 79, to facilitate dialogues with local partners from Africa, Latin America, Asia and Caucasus, and to showcase results after 2 years of implementation. #Women2030 coalition and [...]

Gender Mainstreaming – from the Convention to Communities (SBSTTA-22 / SBI-02, Montreal, Canada)

By | 2018-10-02T12:34:30+00:00 June 2nd, 2018|

Monday, July 2, 13.15 pm, Room: A Effectively taking gender considerations into account in conservation and sustainable use measures is a challenging task that requires active engagement of actors and stakeholders at all levels. This side event will share some of the experiences and exchange from the capacity building workshop on gender mainstreaming for Parties [...]

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Photo Essay: Indigenous and Rural Women Conserve Mother Earth and Empower Their Communities

By | 2023-03-13T08:36:46+00:00 March 7th, 2018|Biodiversity, GFC, News, Outreach|

Originally posted on truthout.org on 7 March 2018 and written by Global Forest Coalition and members of Women2030. On this International Women’s Day, we bring you a photo essay about Indigenous and rural women and their innate connection to nature. Women’s rights and gender equality are crucial for not just women, but also for their [...]

Latin America Community Conservation Resilience Skillshare, Women2030 Media Training & Seminar ‘Women & Biodiversity’

By | 2017-09-06T13:55:09+00:00 September 6th, 2017|

GFC is organizing regional meetings in Chile, from 3-8 October in Santiago de Chile. Almost all GFC regional members have been invited to participate in our Community Conservation Resilience Initiative (CCRI) regional skillshare, and colleagues from Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF) and the Gender and Water Alliance (GWA) will join us for these [...]

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Contact

By | 2023-03-10T08:37:56+00:00 August 25th, 2017|

Have a question? Get in touch! Being a coalition, it is easier to contact either of our 5 co-facilitating partners directly with your questions than posing them here. We are experts in several fields and in different regions: Korte Elisabethstraat 6 NL - 3511 JG [...]

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