Carta abierta: El gobierno británico debe retirar la autorización a los proyectos MDL en el Aguan y Lean vinculados a asesinatos y otras violaciones de derechos humanos en Honduras

Signatories call on the UK government to revoke authorization for two CDM projects managed by Exportadora del Atlántico (a subsidiary of Grupo Dinant) in the Aguan and Lean regions of Honduras. The letter argues that the projects are linked to violent land conflicts, including the murder of peasants and the use of project sites by military forces. Additionally, it challenges the 'additionality' of the projects, noting that the company received millions in loans from the World Bank's IFC and the Inter-American Investment Corporation for biogas production, which was not disclosed in the project documentation.

• The signatories argue that the CDM projects in Aguan and Lean lack 'additionality' because the project developer, Exportadora del Atlántico, received significant funding for biogas production that was not disclosed in the project description or validation report. Specifically, the company received a US $30 million loan from the World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC) and a US $7 million loan from the Inter-American Investment Corporation.
• The project developer, Exportadora del Atlántico (a subsidiary of Grupo Dinant owned by Miguel Facussé Barjum), is allegedly central to violent land conflicts in the Bajo Aguán region. These conflicts involve forced evictions and the killing of peasants from the Unified Peasant Movement (MUCA) and the Movement of Peasants of the Bajo Aguán Valley (MCA), with reports of 16 to 25 murders in 2010.
• There are reports that the palm oil mill intended for the first CDM project was used as a base for military, paramilitary, and police forces in April 2010 to intimidate the local population, including an incident where a ten-year-old girl was shot at.
• The letter highlights a specific massacre on November 15, 2010, in the community of El Tumbador near Trujillo, where five farmers were killed. International NGOs claim approximately 200 security guards acting under the orders of Miguel Facussé Barjum violently evicted the farm and opened fire with heavy weapons.
• The signatories criticize the current CDM standards for failing to include human rights considerations, arguing that CDM funding could worsen the situation by providing additional income to a company that pays armed paramilitaries.

APA

Carbon Market Watch (n.d.). Carta abierta: El gobierno británico debe retirar la autorización a los proyectos MDL en el Aguan y Lean vinculados a asesinatos y otras violaciones de derechos humanos en Honduras. http://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Espanhol_4_Feb_2011_Open_Letter_to_UK_Government.pdf

Chicago

Carbon Market Watch. Carta abierta: El gobierno británico debe retirar la autorización a los proyectos MDL en el Aguan y Lean vinculados a asesinatos y otras violaciones de derechos humanos en Honduras. n.d. http://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Espanhol_4_Feb_2011_Open_Letter_to_UK_Government.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{carbonmarketwatchndcarta, author = {{Carbon Market Watch}}, title = {{Carta abierta: El gobierno británico debe retirar la autorización a los proyectos MDL en el Aguan y Lean vinculados a asesinatos y otras violaciones de derechos humanos en Honduras}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, url = {http://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Espanhol_4_Feb_2011_Open_Letter_to_UK_Government.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }