Scroll down for French and Spanish In a move to bring the contentious Barro Blanco hydro dam project towards its completion, the Panamanian authorities have given the green light to begin flooding the reservoir. Affected indigenous communities still oppose the project, refusing to leave their endangered lands. Carbon Market Watch and other international NGOs have …
Washington DC, Bonn, Kiad, Panama 24 May 2016 – Today the floodgates were opened on the contentious UN backed Barro Blanco hydro dam in Panama, sparking forced removal by authorities of indigenous Ngäbe communities that are living in protest camps near the dam site. With construction finished, GENISA, the company that owns and operates the …
In February 2015, the Panamanian government suspended construction of the Barro Blanco hydro dam after recognising shortcomings in the agreement with affected stakeholders. One year later, and with the suspension now lifted, construction of the dam nears completion with some local communities fearing forced eviction from their homes. Supporters are calling on the Panamanian President to ensure that the affected communities are free from repression.
In February, 2015, the Panamanian government suspended construction of the Barro Blanco hydro dam after recognising the absence of agreement with affected stakeholders. One year later, the suspension has been lifted and the construction is close to completion. However, no dialogue or agreement with the affected local communities is within sight. One year ago, in …
Scroll down for French and Spanish Editorial Dear partners, dear friends, It is my pleasure to bring you the latest edition of the Watch This newsletter! Following the adoption of the landmark Paris Agreement, 2016 will be an important year for all of our campaigns. This edition aims to inform you of our priorities regarding …
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Scroll down for French and Spanish This section aims at putting a network member under our newsletter spotlight! In this edition, Mahesh Pandya introduces Paryavaran Mitra, an Indian voluntary organization working in the field of environment and pollution issues using environmental laws as an advocacy tool. You would like to be in the next Member …
Scroll down for French and Spanish Editorial Dear network members, dear readers, dear friends, Welcome to this very special COP21 edition of our NGO newsletter “Watch This! NGO Voices on Carbon Markets and climate finance”! The Paris Agreement must be an ambitious, unified agreement and we, together with many other civil society groups from countries …
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Scroll down for French and Spanish In this new section, a network member will be interviewed and asked to present his work and interests. In this edition, meet “Horizon Vert”, a Cameroonian member. Leclère Diffo, President, and Eugène Nkollo, Program Director, answer our questions. You would like to be in the next Member Spotlight? Contact Pierre-Jean, our network …
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Scroll down for French and Spanish Editorial Dear Network members, dear readers, dear friends, It is our pleasure to bring you this new edition of the Watch This newsletter! As always, our aim is to inform you on the latest developments in climate finance and carbon markets. In this issue, our contributors (a big thanks …
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