By Chris Lang World Rainforest Movement has written an Open Letter calling on Board members of the Green Climate Fund to reject the US$60 million funding request submitted by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration on behalf of the Nicaraguan government. Organisations can sign the Open Letter before Friday, 6 November 2020.
Category: Nicaragua
The Green Climate Fund may consider Nicaragua’s Bio-CLIMA REDD project at its next board meeting. “This project is not intended to stop deforestation, protect the climate, or strengthen the indigenous population,” Pro REGENWALD writes
By Chris Lang The Nicaraguan government is in the process of applying for REDD funding from the Green Climate Fund. The project is titled, “Bio-CLIMA Nicaragua: Integrated climate action for reduced deforestation and strengthened resilience in the BOSAWÁS and Rio San Juan Biosphere Reserves.” The proposal could be presented to the Green Climate Fund board…
Six indigenous people killed in the Bosawás Biosphere Reserve, Nicaragua. “When a country doesn’t respect the rule of law, this is the result”
By Chris Lang On 29 January 2020, 80 heavily armed settlers attacked the community of Alal, a Mayangna indigenous community, in Nicaragua. Reports vary, but as many as six indigenous people may have been killed and 10 others kidnapped.
Nicaraguan Alliance of Indigenous and Afro-descendant Peoples statement of concern about World Bank REDD deal
By Chris Lang In December 2019, the Nicaraguan Alliance of Indigenous and Afro-descendant Peoples (APIAN) released a statement expressing its concern about a REDD agreement between the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility and the government of Nicargua.
EcoPlanet Bamboo “suffered a fraud that led to the closing of operations” in Nicaragua. Really?
By Chris Lang EcoPlanet Bamboo, according to the company’s website, “is leading the industrialization of bamboo as a viable and environmentally attractive alternative fiber.” The company claims to have established bamboo plantations in Nicaragua, South Africa, and Ghana.