A network of Indonesian civil society organizations and indigenous peoples groups wrote to the Forest Investment Program (FIP) sub-committee that met in Istanbul early this week, urging members to prioritize legal reforms in the forestry sector. The sub-committee endorsed the Indonesian Plan while the substantive and process flaws remain intact.
U.S. Capital Energy’s Environmental Impact Assessment “consultation” in Sunday Wood, Belize was neither free nor fair. SATIIM, an indigenous organization in the country, has received World Bank grants investing in the management of Sarstoon Temash National Park, the proposed drilling site.
Results of the CSO self-selection process for observers for Africa, Asia, Latin America and developed countries to the UNREDD Policy Board announced
In a second open letter, Indonesian NGOs detail their needs so that an open dialogue can take place.
The new Forest Investment Program promises to affect entire communities, and yet it’s not being made available in a way that Indonesians can easily access, read, or comment on.
New report by Amazonian indigenous peoples exposes the reality of REDD+ in Peru and proposes solutions.
This update prepared by the Bank Information Center introduces the FCPF Readiness Package (R-Package) and the Carbon Fund (CF) operational.
The irregularity of the voluntary market of carbon credits is outpacing the environmental and legislative capacity of the country: irregular transfer of millions of hectares of forests as part of the market for carbon credits and other environmental services.
The workshop Oslo REDD Exchange 2011 was organized by Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI) and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), on 23-24 June 2011.
It took many years to establish the World Bank’s operational policies that safeguard society and the environment, and are some of the world’s highest development standards. As the Bank reviews these policies, civil society is organizing efforts to present their concerns and expectations, and offer their inputs as to what the outcome of the review should be.