{"id":50077,"date":"2024-03-07T16:55:08","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T16:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/?p=50077"},"modified":"2024-03-08T18:52:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T18:52:35","slug":"un-climate-fund-axes-nicaragua-forest-project-over-human-rights-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2024\/03\/07\/un-climate-fund-axes-nicaragua-forest-project-over-human-rights-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"UN climate fund axes Nicaragua forest project over human rights concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>The UN\u2019s flagship climate fund has pulled out of a forest conservation project in Nicaragua after local community groups complained about a lack of protection in the face of escalating human rights violations in the area.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the first such decision the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has taken since its creation in 2010.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The GCF said on Thursday it had<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenclimate.fund\/statement\/update-fp146-bio-clima-integrated-climate-action-reduce-deforestation-and-strengthen\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">terminated<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> its agreement with project developers after their failure to comply with its rules on environmental and social safeguards resulted in \u201clegal breaches\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2020, the fund committed $64 million to the programme run by the Nicaraguan government and the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), which aimed to reduce deforestation in the UNESCO-designated Bosaw\u00e1s and Rio San Juan biosphere reserves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1DJpkfLhFAPLxllcAff6C7qJR84Q81KI&amp;ehbc=2E312F\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The GCF said it had not paid out any funds before terminating its support for the project and no activities had yet taken place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Community groups warned that the project was going to be carried out in reserves being deforested by a massive invasion of settlers that use violence against Indigenous people with impunity due to weak law enforcement action. They worried that the programme &#8211; which was to be overseen by state authorities &#8211; would worsen those conflicts and fail to protect the rights of Indigenous communities.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amaru Ruiz, director of the Nicaraguan organisation Fundaci\u00f3n del R\u00edo, which supported the affected communities, welcomed the decision by the GCF.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis sets a precedent globally for the functioning of the fund,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It is also a recognition of the struggle and resistance of the Indigenous people and Afro-descendant communities of Nicaragua, and it shows that there is a window of opportunity to insist on the fact that climate projects must not violate human rights.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Fuelling conflicts<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The decision concludes a grievance process that has lasted nearly three years since a coalition of local and international NGOs<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2023\/03\/17\/indigenous-people-facing-violence-gcf-green-climate-fund-nicaragua\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">filed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a complaint with the GCF. They accused the project of fuelling a violent conflict between Indigenous communities and settlers who were grabbing land to farm cattle and exploit resources, as well as failing to consult local people.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_48953\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2023\/07\/26\/un-fund-gcf-human-rights-nicaragua-indigenous-people\/penasblancas_part_of_the_bosawas_reserve_jinotega_department_nicaragua\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-48953\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48953\" class=\"size-full wp-image-48953\" src=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2023\/07\/PenasBlancas_part_of_the_Bosawas_Reserve_Jinotega_Department_Nicaragua.jpeg\" alt=\"Trees and the Bosawas Reserve in Nicaragua. UN climate fund suspends project in the country over human rights concerns\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2023\/07\/26103100\/PenasBlancas_part_of_the_Bosawas_Reserve_Jinotega_Department_Nicaragua.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2023\/07\/26103100\/PenasBlancas_part_of_the_Bosawas_Reserve_Jinotega_Department_Nicaragua-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2023\/07\/26103100\/PenasBlancas_part_of_the_Bosawas_Reserve_Jinotega_Department_Nicaragua-600x337.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2023\/07\/26103100\/PenasBlancas_part_of_the_Bosawas_Reserve_Jinotega_Department_Nicaragua-112x63.jpeg 112w, https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2023\/07\/26103100\/PenasBlancas_part_of_the_Bosawas_Reserve_Jinotega_Department_Nicaragua-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-48953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Bosawas Reserve in Nicaragua has been hit by illegal mining and logging despite protected status. Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:PenasBlancas,_part_of_the_Bosawas_Reserve,_Jinotega_Department,_Nicaragua.jpg\">Rebecca Ore<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Independent legal observers<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0n7Kt3FdhnKUUBAPB5iMbhDtN2RrUc5pLP1cpVUh9kTqRx2ji6R2VcYWFsWjgUmul&amp;id=100064513667207&amp;sfnsn=mo&amp;mibextid=RUbZ1f\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have documented<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> repeated attacks against Indigenous people in the area with dozens murdered, kidnapped or raped over the last few years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/irm.greenclimate.fund\/sites\/default\/files\/case\/en-irm-case-c0006-final-compliance-review-report.pdf\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">investigation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the GCF\u2019s independent complaint mechanism deemed their concerns justified. It found a series of failures with the project that could \u201ccause or exacerbate\u201d violent conflict. The probe also highlighted a lack of due diligence on conflict risks and human rights violations and the absence of free and informed consultations with Indigenous communities before the project\u2019s approval.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The GCF said it was unaware that the project was not in compliance with its policies at the time of its approval and that new evidence had subsequently been brought to light.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Late-stage consultation<br \/>\n<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the internal investigation, the GCF board<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenclimate.fund\/sites\/default\/files\/document\/irm-case-c-0006-summary-board-decision_1.pdf\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">agreed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> last July to suspend the project until it addressed local concerns and fully respected the fund\u2019s policies and procedures. It effectively gave the project developers one last chance to fix the problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In an attempt to remedy the issues, CABEI<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcie.org\/en\/operations\/bio-clima-project\/bio-clima-project-consultation-and-participation\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">carried out<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a consultation and engagement process with local communities between August and September. The project developer said a total of 5,550 people participated in 69 events across the region.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2024\/03\/07\/fossil-fuel-firms-seek-un-carbon-market-cash-for-old-gas-plants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Fossil fuel firms<\/strong> seek UN carbon market cash for old gas plants<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But NGOs<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sv.boell.org\/es\/2023\/12\/01\/desafios-del-financiamiento-climatico-en-regiones-conflictuadas-en-el-caso-de-bio-clima\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">criticised<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it as a \u201csham\u201d, saying participants were only provided with a brochure in Spanish &#8211; a foreign language for many Indigenous people &#8211; and were given limited freedom to debate the proposal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere\u2019s been an increase in militarisation in the territory,\u201d said Ruiz. \u201cAt least eight Indigenous community forest guards were detained after they had denounced the situation of encroachment on their territory\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2024\/03\/06\/china-steps-away-from-2025-energy-efficiency-goal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>China steps away<\/strong> from 2025 energy efficiency goal<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since 2007, Nicaragua has been ruled by an authoritarian regime led by President Daniel Ortega. His administration has been responsible for \u201cwidespread and systematic human rights violations that amount to crimes against humanity\u201d,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2023\/03\/1134072\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">according<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the United Nations Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CABEI detailed in a report sent to the GCF in October the steps that had been taken to make the project compliant with its rules. But the fund&#8217;s secretariat, its administrative arm, found the issues were not addressed to its satisfaction and decided to terminate its participation in the programme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It communicated the decision to its board members at a meeting in Kigali, Rwanda, this week.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Lesson for the future<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The GCF secretariat says it is now committed to working collaboratively with CABEI and the Nicaraguan government to \u201cdevelop a clear strategy to conclude the project in an orderly and responsible manner\u201d. That will include informing people on the ground and \u201cmanaging the expectations\u201d of the potential beneficiaries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>CABEI did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Florencia Ort\u00fazar, a lawyer at the Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense (AIDA), said she hoped the GCF would learn a lesson from this case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt is a reminder of the importance of including local communities from the very beginning of project design,\u201d she told Climate Home. \u201cThe GCF policies and safeguards exist to prevent those regrettable situations and must be implemented rigorously and consistently.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In its first such move, the Green Climate Fund has pulled out of a project after developers failed to address environmental and social 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