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.

Other information 22 July 2023

Devastating impacts to communities in northwest Guinea by a World Bank’s funded Biodiversity Offset

An article from ProPublica exposes how the World Bank Group is backing up biodiversity offset projects via its arm that works with private companies, the International Finance Corporation, which has funded at least 19 with biodiversity offsets.

Action alerts 10 September 2020

We need your support! Help stop the advance of monoculture tree plantations in the global South!

Sign this letter to alert people in the global North! Stop development agencies from promoting expansion of large-scale tree plantations.

Publications 6 July 2020

Arbaro Fund: More Money, More Conflict?

Company plans 75,000 hectare expansion of Industrial Tree Plantations in Seven Countries in the Global South: Sierra Leone, Ghana, Uganda, Ethiopia, Peru, Ecuador and Paraguay. Download the leafelt to know more about the company and why communities should be alert.