BIC’s Environment and Climate Campaign focuses on promoting development finance that advances agreed international environmental goals & standards and ecological & social justice, especially with respect to forests and climate. We do this by ensuring International Financial Institutions (IFIs) meet their environmental commitments, are transparent as to their environmental and human impacts, and that these impacts benefit people and respect their rights & the value of the ecosystems they depend on. We focus particularly in supporting Indigenous People and local communities in their roles as forest stewards.
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How is an IDB water project in El Salvador addressing climate resilience and improving access...
Pulp Fiction: What is Sustainable about the World Bank’s “Scaling Up Financing for Sustainable...
How has the IDB’s Land Regularization project impacted Indigenous communities and the environment...
How can the World Bank support the development of a socially and environmentally sustainable...
What Are the Impacts on Coastal Communities When a Deepwater Port Is Built on a Sandy Coast?
What are the impacts of a lithium mining project in Argentina?
How are IFC and IDB Invest complying with the Performance Standards in their support of Pronaca?
How does the design of a BRT project in Ghana incorporate inclusive design standards and measures...
How does the World Bank's project to enhance efficiency and climate resilience in El Salvador's...
Will a transport project in Bolivia implement lessons learned on preventing gender-based violence...
How can the IDB improve the Biobusiness project in the Peruvian Amazon?
Milking People and the Planet? What are the impacts of a dairy firm’s expansion on persons...
How can a World Bank project improve life for forest dependent communities while pursuing...
Will Minerva Beef address the environmental and social impacts of cattle ranching in Brazil?
How will a major hotel development in a sensitive coastal area affect Indigenous communities...
What are the risks posed by the state-owned client in an electric mass transit project in...
How can the projects under SCI improve access to project benefits?
How is the IFC complying with its Performance Standards in its support of Hidrovias do Brasil?
How will a World Bank project promoting an agro-industrialization strategy benefit smallholder...
How is the AfDB's Kampala-Jinja Expressway affecting people and the environment?
How will a cement plant in Egypt affect the health of nearby residents?
Can a new coal plant solve South Africa's energy problems?
How will the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia's Gobi desert affect nomadic herders' access to water?
How will dams on the Selenge and Orkhon River in Mongolia affect a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
Land management and territorial development planning in Colombia is important. But whose land...
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How has a power plant in Gujarat affected local fishermen?
What are the Impacts of Industrial Animal Agriculture on Indigenous Communities in Guatemala?
How is the World Bank supporting stakeholder engagement in a Development Policy Finance (DPF)...
How is IDB Invest’s funding of Paracel’s Kraft pulp mill endangering Indigenous communities...
How will the IDB support construction of a metro line that is accessible for persons with...
How will an IDB electricity program impact IP and mangroves in Honduras?
The Bisri Dam aims to bring potable water to Lebanon's largest city, but at what cost?
Is the World Bank incorporating universal access features and climate adaptability measures...
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