Inglés Soporte

This report by Friends of the Earth International criticizes the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for financing large-scale, export-oriented agrofuel projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. The document argues that these projects exacerbate social and environmental inequities, threaten biodiversity, and may increase greenhouse gas emissions due to land-use changes, rather than serving as a viable climate solution.

• The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has shifted back to funding agrofuels after a 25-year hiatus, approving US$45 million in loans and technical cooperation funds, with nearly US$3 billion in private sector projects in preparation.
• Large-scale agrofuel production is described as a 'false solution' to climate change because the conversion of carbon-rich land can release more greenhouse gas emissions than fossil fuels and threatens biodiversity, specifically in Brazil's Cerrado and Amazon regions.
• The IDB's funding strategy in Brazil focuses on export-oriented infrastructure and monoculture plantations, which the report claims leads to rural displacement, unemployment for small farmers, and degraded local food security.
• The report alleges that the IDB failed to properly screen the Moema debt restructuring project, classifying it as Category C (negligible impact) despite its scale and the potential for future encroachment on untouched ecosystems.
• In Colombia, the expansion of the palm oil industry—supported by IDB technical cooperation loans—is linked to large-scale deforestation and severe human rights abuses, including violent land grabs and murders by paramilitaries to acquire land from Afro-Colombian communities.
• The report warns that promoting agrofuels in Central America and the Caribbean, where land is limited, risks increasing food insecurity and reliance on imported food, particularly in Haiti.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (2008). Inglés Soporte. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Ingles-SoporteWEB1.pdf

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. Inglés Soporte. 2008. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Ingles-SoporteWEB1.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{friendsoftheearthinternational2008ingls, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{Inglés Soporte}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2008}, month = aug, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Ingles-SoporteWEB1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }