Complaint > Barro Blanco

Monitoring: THIRD MONITORING REPORT Of the Independent Complaint Mechanism of FMO, DEG, PROPARCO for the Barro Blanco Hydroelectric Project in Panama (Case 14-002)

...Vice Minister of Indigenous Affairs explained to the IEP that the decision of the regional council was probably correct, as the law of the Comarca only requires the formal decisions of the general council for decisions related to issues that affect the whole Comara. On the other hand, the president of the national organization of indigenous peoples from Panama (COONAPIP) explained that in the other Comarcas of Panama these decisions are regularly taken by the general council and that this ...

Complaint > Barro Blanco

Compliance Report: Panel report No. 1 Barro Blanco Hydroelectric Project Panama

...vices (ii) The last remaining primary forest (iii) Water levels and water quality Issue 1: Biodiversity and ecosystem services The Complaint: 170.In relation to biodiversity, the Complainants allege that the lenders have failed to ensure the project “take into account the differing values attached to biodiversity by specific stakeholders, as well as identify impacts on ecosystem services” in line with the requirement in para 4 of PS6. 171.The Complainants claim that the rights and intere...