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The Global Forest Coalition (GFC) is an international coalition of NGOs and Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations defending social justice and the rights of forest peoples in forest policies.

Freiwillige Isolation auf der Bergwarte Drei Monate auf einer Insel in der Adria, aber völlig auf sich allein gestellt und abseits des Touristentrubels. Von diesem Erlebnis erzählt der kroatische Autor Ivica Prtenjaca in seinem Roman „Der Berg“. Vor Kurzem ist die deutschsprachige Ausgabe erschienen. 11.07.2021 00.02 In „Der Berg“ erzählt der kroatische Autor Ivica Prtenjaca von einem Mann, der sich für die Sommermonate als Brandwächter auf einen einsamen Wacht...

iPolitics By Kady OMalley. Published on Jan 11, 2021 6:01am Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will speak with his opposition counterparts today. (Via official Twitter account) Justin Trudeau from making a virtual appearance at the One Planet Summit, a high-level one-day online get-together hosted by  France in conjunction with the United Nations and the World Bank. According to the programme, Trudeau will join his United Kingdom counterpart  Boris Johnson, as well as Norwegian pri...

Toggle open close A surge in COVID-19 cases in the United States and Europe has prompted calls for a national mask mandate here in America. Advocates of government edicts have asserted that these would bring the pandemic “under control” in a matter of weeks. The authors of this Backgrounder found that 97 of the 100 counties with the most confirmed cases had mask mandates. Nor did a national mask mandate prevent a surge in Italy. These findings do not deny the efficacy of mask-wearing, nor s...

I trudged down the brightly lit hallway, slightly out of breath as I searched for the room I’d remain inside for the next 10 days. It looked just like your average hotel ⁠— somewhere you’d stay for a conference or a work trip, back in the days when we had those. Except it was eerily silent, I’d been escorted to the elevator by a masked security guard and I was there because I had COVID-19. As I reached the end of the corridor, I spotted an open door on my right and hustled inside, shu...