The World Bank and Other Financial Institutions

“Poverty alleviation,” “sustainability,” “prosperity” and "development" are key words in the public relations materials of the World Bank, its private arm, the International Financial Corporation (IFC), and other development finance agencies. In reality, the policies, programmes and projects promoted by these institutions have time and again caused more poverty, violence and forest destruction.

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Other information 20 April 2005

Forestry projects: certification

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A Fig Leaf of False Transparency: the ‘External Advisory Group’

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The International Finance Corporation (IFC): Luring Increased Private Sector Investment into Forestry and other Sectors Affecting Forests At Any Price?

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The Natural Habitats Policy: institutionalised derogation

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Forests and Structural Adjustment: The World Bank’s Steamrolling of Stakeholders and its own Board

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The Invisible Sourcebook: a ‘critical’ omission

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The World Bank’s role in the creation of the carbon market: helping the rich become richer, and the poor grow poorer as fossil fuel subsidies keep flowing

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The GEF and Indigenous Peoples: some findings of a recent critical study

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Bulletin articles 20 April 2005

The Great “Community Forest Management” Swindle In India – critical evaluation of an ongoing World bank-financed project in Andhra Pradesh

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Laos: World Bank finances the Nam Theun 2 dam regardless of its own policies

Other information 14 April 2005

World Bank is contributing to destruction of world’s forests

Publications 8 April 2005

Broken Promises: How World Bank Group policies and practice fail to protect forests and forest peoples’ rights’