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Bio-CLIMA: Integrated climate action to reduce deforestation and strengthen resilience in BOSAWAS and Rio San Juan Biospheres

Issues

Consultation and disclosure

Description: Complaint raises concerns regarding inadequate or absent consultation about or disclosure of project information, including project impacts and/or mitigation plans.

Complaints with this Issue: 537

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Cultural heritage

Description: Complaint raises concerns about impacts on any type of tangible or intangible cultural heritage, including significant sites, unique environmental features, cultural knowledge, and traditional lifestyles.

Complaints with this Issue: 120

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Due diligence

Description: Complaint raises concerns about inadequate or absent prior investigation of project impacts.

Complaints with this Issue: 486

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Environmental

Description: Complaint raises concerns regarding environmental impacts that do not refer specifically to water, pollution, or biodiversity.

Complaints with this Issue: 408

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Indigenous peoples

Description: Complaint raises concerns about impacts on indigenous or traditional communities.

Complaints with this Issue: 89

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Retaliation (actual or feared)

Description: Complaint raises concerns about incidents or risk of harm against those who have raised concerns about the project perpetrated by the project company, government, public or private security forces, or other individuals acting on behalf of project proponents. Retaliation may include discrimination, slander, threats, denial of services, unfounded judicial proceedings, and termination of employment. Concerns regarding specific incidents of violence are not included.

Complaints with this Issue: 71

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Violence against the community

Description: Complaint raises concerns about incidents of violence against community members or activists perpetrated by the project company, government, public or private security forces, or other individuals acting on behalf of project proponents.

Complaints with this Issue: 51

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Sectors

Forestry

Description: Project relates to forests, including preservation and management of natural forests, and operation of forest plantations.

Complaints in this Sector: 14

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Land reform

Description: Project relates to development of or changes to legal frameworks regarding land tenure.

Complaints in this Sector: 27

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Complaint

IAM: Independent Redress Mechanism (IRM)

ID: C0006

Date Filed: June 30, 2021

Date Closed: July 12, 2023

Status: Closed With Outputs

Description

In June 2021, the IRM received a complaint relating to FP146. The complainant(s), while welcoming the objectives of the project, alleged that the project would harm indigenous and Afro-descendant communities as 1) prior to the approval of the project, there was no proper consultation with communities, including no free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC); 2) the project will lead to environmental degradation and attacks by armed non-indigenous settlers; 3) the Accredited Entity’s actions do not seem to comply with the GCF’s policies, especially on participation and information disclosure; 4) the GCF Board conditions placed on the project, especially relating to the implementation of FPIC and to the selection of independent third party monitor(s), will not be defined and complied with effectively; and 5) the executing entity will not fulfil its obligations in the implementation of the Bio-CLIMA project (more details about the complaint can be found in the eligibility determination report). The complainant(s) requested confidentiality, and the IRM is granting confidentiality in accordance with its TOR and PGs and as a result of its retaliation risk assessment. The complaint was declared eligible on 21 July 2021, and the case will now proceed, starting with the Initial Steps phase, where the IRM will explore the options of problem solving and compliance review, with the complainant(s) and other stakeholders.

Complaint Stages

Filing

June 30, 2021

Filing

Status:

Start Date: June 30, 2021

Registration

June 30, 2021 -

June 30, 2021

Registration

Status: Closed With Output

Start Date: June 30, 2021

End Date: June 30, 2021

Eligibility

June 30, 2021 -

July 21, 2021

Eligibility

Status: Closed With Output

Start Date: June 30, 2021

End Date: July 21, 2021

Dispute Resolution

Not Undertaken

Dispute Resolution

Status: Not Undertaken

Explanation: Actor(s) involved refused to participate

Compliance Review

Jan. 17, 2022 -

July 12, 2023

Compliance Review

Status: Closed With Output

Explanation: Complaint not yet reached stage

Has Compliance Report: Yes

Non-Compliance Found: Yes

Monitoring

Not Undertaken

Monitoring

Status: Not Undertaken

Explanation: Mechanism deemed involvement unnecessary, Mechanism chose not to monitor

Closed

July 12, 2023

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