Letter sent to EB on behalf of the April 10 Movement for the Defense of the Tabasara River (M-10), Alianza para la Conservacion y el Desarrollo (ACD), Asociacion Ambientalista de Chiriqui (ASAMCHI), International Rivers, Counter Balance coalition and CDM Watch to express our serious concerns about the proposed CDM project involving Generadora del Istmo, S. A. in the Tabasara River in Western Panama

A coalition of environmental and human rights organizations is challenging the registration of the Barro Blanco Hydroelectric Project (PA #3237) in Western Panama. The groups argue that the project's additionality is questionable and raise serious concerns regarding the lack of public consultation, the potential misuse of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) for community compensation, and human rights abuses by GENISA against the Ngobe indigenous peoples.

• The coalition challenges the validity of the project's additionality, noting that a review has already been requested via the UNFCCC website despite a recommendation for approval from the DOE AENOR.
• The project is criticized for failing to conduct adequate public consultations and for the risk that CERs might be used to compensate affected communities.
• The company GENISA is accused of human rights abuses specifically targeting the lands of the Ngobe indigenous peoples.

APA

Carbon Market Watch (2011). Letter sent to EB on behalf of the April 10 Movement for the Defense of the Tabasara River (M-10), Alianza para la Conservacion y el Desarrollo (ACD), Asociacion Ambientalista de Chiriqui (ASAMCHI), International Rivers, Counter Balance coalition and CDM Watch to express our serious concerns about the proposed CDM project involving Generadora del Istmo, S. A. in the Tabasara River in Western Panama. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/cdm-project-application-3237-barro-blanco-hydroelectric-project/

Chicago

Carbon Market Watch. Letter sent to EB on behalf of the April 10 Movement for the Defense of the Tabasara River (M-10), Alianza para la Conservacion y el Desarrollo (ACD), Asociacion Ambientalista de Chiriqui (ASAMCHI), International Rivers, Counter Balance coalition and CDM Watch to express our serious concerns about the proposed CDM project involving Generadora del Istmo, S. A. in the Tabasara River in Western Panama. 2011. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/cdm-project-application-3237-barro-blanco-hydroelectric-project/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{carbonmarketwatch2011letter, author = {{Carbon Market Watch}}, title = {{Letter sent to EB on behalf of the April 10 Movement for the Defense of the Tabasara River (M-10), Alianza para la Conservacion y el Desarrollo (ACD), Asociacion Ambientalista de Chiriqui (ASAMCHI), International Rivers, Counter Balance coalition and CDM Watch to express our serious concerns about the proposed CDM project involving Generadora del Istmo, S. A. in the Tabasara River in Western Panama}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2011}, month = feb, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/cdm-project-application-3237-barro-blanco-hydroelectric-project/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }