BICECA: Building Informed Civic Engagement for Conservation in the Andes-Amazon | Bank Information Center: Monitoring the projects and policies of the World Bank, IMF and other international financial institutions

BICECA is working to protect the biological and cultural diversity of the Andes-Amazon by monitoring and influencing IIRSA and other IFI projects in South America.

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Projects in the Spotlight

Manta-Manaos Multimodal Corridor

Connection of the coast of Ecuador with the Amazon region through roads, waterways and ports.
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Inambari Hydroelectric Project

A 2,000 MW dam, the largest in Peru, at confluence of Madre de Dios, Puno and Cusco will send 75% of electricity to Brasil
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Southern Interoceanic Highway (Peru-Brazil)

This controversial transcontinental road project threatens the environment and indigenous communities in both Peru and Brazil.
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In the Spotlight

Understanding SEAs

Description of a reflection workshop about Strategic Environmental Assessments and Sustainable Development Read more

Ongoing Initiatives

Friends of the Earth - Brazilian Amazon

Sao Paulo, Brazil
Open

Rights, Environment, Natural Resources - DAR

Lima, Peru
Open

Institute for Alternative Legal Services - ILSA

Bogota, Colombia
Open

ECOLEX: Corporation of Management and Environmental Rights

Quito, Ecuador
Open

Center for Human Rights and the Environment

Córdoba, Argentina
Open

Updates

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World Bank recapitalization update - “New world – same World Bank”

8 March 2010

The proposed capital increases for the World Bank and IFC would expand their size without expanding the scope of their reform. Read more

Puno mining authorities against Inambari hydroelectric dam

1 March 2010

“In our capacity as regional authorities, we have conducted a technical analysis of this project and we will not endorse it, because this project will only benefit Brazil” stated Víctor Paredes Argandeña, regional director of Energy and Mining in Puno. Read more