What Global Forest Coalition does

Global Forest Coalition (GFC) is an international coalition of NGOs and Indigenous Peoples' Organizations founded in 2000 and headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The coalition advocates for the conservation and restoration of forest ecosystems by defending and promoting respect for the rights, territories, traditional knowledge, and sustainable livelihoods of Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and women who coexist with those ecosystems. Its mission is operationalized through four major advocacy campaigns: Climate Justice and Forests, Gender Justice and Forests, Unsustainable Livestock, and Extractive Industries, Tourism and Infrastructure (ETI). Across these campaigns, GFC specifically positions itself as a critical voice against "false solutions" to climate change, including REDD+, carbon markets (notably Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement), industrial bioenergy, geoengineering, and monoculture plantations.

GFC does not develop proprietary technology products. Its core "products" are publications and advocacy outputs, including the long-running Forest Cover series, the Roots newsletter, in-depth reports and analyses, webinars, and participation in international policy forums such as UNFCCC COP, CBD COP, and UN SB sessions. Materials are produced in English, Spanish, and French and distributed via a multilingual website, social channels, and direct engagement with policymakers and member organizations across five regional networks spanning Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa and the Middle East, and Western Europe and North America.

The organization operates as a non-profit funded primarily by donations and grants from allied organizations, foundations, and individual supporters, with donations processed through the GEEF giving platform. With a disclosed headcount of approximately 6 employees, GFC relies heavily on a coalition model — coordinating contributions from member NGOs and Indigenous Peoples' Organizations rather than scaling internal staff — to achieve global reach. Strategic alliances include the Stop Financing Factory Farming (S3F) coalition (50+ countries), the Demand Climate Justice Food and Agriculture Working Group, and co-publishing partnerships with organizations such as Brot für die Welt, Biofuelwatch, the Myanmar Policy Institute, Plan 1.5, and the Gibson Climate Justice Lab.

Name

Global Forest Coalition

Legal name

Global Forest Coalition

Website

https://globalforestcoalition.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Global Forest Coalition is an international coalition of NGOs and Indigenous Peoples' Organizations, founded in 2000 and headquartered in the Netherlands, that advocates for forest conservation and the rights of Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and women through four global campaigns and multilingual publications.

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Product category

Environmental Advocacy and Forest Conservation

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Forestry & Reforestation (BPAGAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA), International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD)

Keywords

• Forest conservation advocacy
• Environmental policy research
• Indigenous rights support
• Climate justice campaigns
• Biodiversity protection

Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: Global Forest Coalition operates as a non-profit coalition funded through donations and grants from allied organizations, foundations, and supporters. The organization accepts donations through GEEF (Geef voor het Wereldnatuurfonds) platform.

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Global Forest Coalition is an international coalition of NGOs and Indigenous Peoples' Organizations that advocates for the conservation and restoration of forest ecosystems. It delivers this mission through four major advocacy campaigns, a portfolio of publications (Forest Cover, Roots Newsletter, Reports, Analysis), events and webinars, and practical advocacy resources. The organization engages in international policy spaces (UNFCCC, CBD) and operates across five global regions through member organizations.

Product overview

Global Forest Coalition is an international NGO coalition (not a technology product company) that operates through advocacy campaigns and publications rather than software products. Its core offerings include four major campaign programs (Climate Justice and Forests, Gender Justice and Forests, Unsustainable Livestock, and Extractive Industries/Tourism/Infrastructure), along with several publication series (Forest Cover, Roots Newsletter, Reports, Analysis), events/webinars, and practical resources/tools for advocates. These offerings work together to advance the coalition's mission of forest conservation through advocacy, research dissemination, and community empowerment.

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Products and services

• Forest Cover Publication
• Roots Newsletter A regular newsletter publication providing updates on GFC's campaigns, events, and advocacy work related to forest conservation and climate justice.
• Reports Comprehensive reports on topics including climate finance, food systems, biodiversity, industrial livestock, and forest conservation, often produced in collaboration with allied organizations.
• Analysis In-depth analytical documents examining issues such as biodiversity offsets, climate negotiations, sustainable finance, and the impacts of various industries on forests and communities.
• Events and Webinars Organized events including webinars, workshops, and participation in international forums such as UN climate negotiations (COP sessions) and CBD COP meetings, providing platforms for knowledge sharing and advocacy.
• Resources and Tools Practical tools, toolkits, and educational resources for advocates and community members to support campaigns on issues like stopping industrial livestock financing and climate action.
• Climate Justice and Forests Campaign Campaign opposing corporate influence over climate and forest policy and exposing false solutions that harm ecosystems and communities, defending forests and promoting rights-based, gender-just approaches to climate mitigation.
• Gender Justice and Forests Campaign Campaign promoting decolonial, feminist approaches to forest conservation that center the rights, knowledge, and leadership of women, supporting inclusive, community-led forest governance.
• Unsustainable Livestock Campaign Campaign challenging factory farming, ending harmful incentives, and promoting agroecology and plant-rich diets that protect forests, defend rights, and support gender justice.
• Extractive Industries, Tourism and Infrastructure (ETI) Campaign Campaign defending rights, protecting livelihoods, and stopping destructive industries (mining, fossil fuel extraction, mass tourism, mega-infrastructure) from threatening forests and communities.

Quantifiable outcome

• The coalition contributed to cancellation of EBRD's 40 million euro investment in Burger King expansion
• +1 more outcomes

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Myanmar Policy InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026Co-published a report on the first-ever carbon credits issued under Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement, examining the intersection of climate finance, human rights abuses, conflict, and governance failures in Myanmar.
• Plan 1.5coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026Co-published the report on UN carbon markets and Myanmar with Plan 1.5.
• BiofuelwatchcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026Co-published the report on UN carbon markets and Myanmar with Biofuelwatch.
• Gibson Climate Justice LabcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026Co-published the report on UN carbon markets and Myanmar with Gibson Climate Justice Lab.
• Stop Financing Factory Farming (S3F)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal Forest Coalition is part of the steering committee of this global coalition calling on the World Bank to phase out financing for factory farming. The coalition operates across over 50 countries on five continents.
• Green Livelihoods Alliance (GLA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGFC co-responsibility for the Global Campaign for Climate Justice (DCJ) Food and Agriculture Working Group, within which the report 'Financing the Food Systems Transformation' was published. Members include GLA, IUCN NL, and others.
• Demand Climate JusticecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosted the report 'Financing the Food Systems Transformation' on the Demand Climate Justice website, working with Global South movements.
• Association of Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad-Mbororo (AFPAT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured partner organization working to improve living conditions among the Mbororo in Chad, helping to reopen transhumance corridors and resolve conflicts between farmers and herders.
• Federation of Organizations for Social and Educational Assistance (FASE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured partner organization documenting the impacts of fire in the Pantanal biome of Brazil, supporting communities affected by industrial food production.
• NAPE Uganda (National Association of Professional Environmentalists)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization of GFC whose late Director Frank Muramuzi was a pioneering environmental and human rights defender in Uganda and East Africa.
• HOME AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGFC members in Central Asia work with the HOME Alliance on geoengineering-related advocacy.
• Biomass Action NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization collaborating on biomass and bioenergy advocacy, including Global Day of Action against biomass energy.
• Brot für die WeltminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman development organization that co-published the report 'Land and Climate: Rights at Risk' documenting challenges faced by indigenous peoples and local communities under climate policies.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Indigenous Environmental Network: Indigenous-led network advocating for environmental justice and against false climate solutions; closely aligned with GFC's Indigenous-led, anti-carbon-market, and forest-rights positioning.
• Climate Action Network (CAN): Global network of over 1,500 civil society organizations coordinating climate advocacy at UNFCCC; comparable to GFC as a coalition-based advocacy platform operating in international policy spaces.
• Forest Peoples Programme: International NGO that supports forest-dependent Indigenous peoples' rights and policy engagement; directly comparable to GFC's Indigenous-led, rights-based advocacy approach and UNFCCC/CBD engagement.
• Rainforest Foundation Norway: International NGO supporting Indigenous and forest community rights and forest protection; comparable to GFC in its coalition-era, Indigenous-led, forest-focused advocacy model.
• Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL): International environmental law and policy organization working on climate, forests, and human rights; comparable to GFC's research-and-advocacy approach in UN policy spaces.
• Friends of the Earth International: Global federation of national environmental NGOs with comparable grassroots coalition structure, federated model, and advocacy at UN climate and biodiversity negotiations.

Broad incumbents

• World Resources Institute (WRI): Global research organization producing widely cited forest and climate data (e.g., Global Forest Watch); comparable as a forest-focussed policy-influencing organization, though more data-driven than advocacy-led.
• IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature): International membership-based conservation organization working on forest policy and biodiversity governance; comparable in membership-coalition structure and CBD engagement, though broader mission.
• Greenpeace International: Large global environmental NGO with campaigns on forests, climate, and biodiversity; operates at a much larger scale than GFC but shares the rights-based, anti-corporate advocacy posture.

Emerging players

• Biofuelwatch: Specialized NGO exposing the impacts of bioenergy and so-called climate solutions; closely comparable to GFC's anti-false-solutions advocacy and recent co-publication on UN carbon markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/@GlobalForestCoalition
• Facebookfacebook.com/globalforestcoalition
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/global-forest-coalition
• Instagraminstagram.com/global.forest

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