De 4,1 milliarder dollars, som Verdensbanken har investeret i skov de sidste ti år, har hverken formået at begrænse fattigdom og klimaforandringer, bevare skov eller hjælpe lokalsamfund i u-landene.
Det viser en evaluering fra den store multilaterale donors uafhængige evalueringsgruppe, IEG.
Ifølge The Guardian, som har haft fingre i den 202-sider lange rapport, har Verdensbankens støtte været med til at beskytte 24m hektar skov og klassificere 45m hektar som skov, der befinder sig på oprindelige folks jord. Men i de fleste tilfælde har Banken ikke formået at tackle sociale og miljømæssige problemer.
Evaluerings-teamet har besøgt en række af de 345 projekter verden over, som Verdensbanken har investeret i. De kritiserer i rapporten organisationen for, at den fortsætter med at støtte industriel tømmerhugst, ikke involverer lokalsamfundene i beslutningsprocessen og tager begrænset hensyn til fattigdom på landet.
The report undermines confidence in bank policy because its mission is to reduce poverty in developing countries. In addition, it suggests the largest multilateral bank in the world is continuing to invest in large-scale logging (tømmerhugst) and agriculture concessions (afgivelser) that have been shown to generate only limited local benefits.
NGOs say the bank has not learned from previous mistakes. Internal inspections in 2001 and 1991 forced reforms after they accused the bank of being a major force in the destruction of the world’s forests and failing to address climate change and poverty.
“The World Bank must profoundly change its approach and address the drivers of deforestation (årsager til afskovning) to contribute to poverty reduction and forest protection,” said Korinna Horta, senior scientist at German environmental and human rights NGO Urgewald. “This includes ensuring that projects in its own portfolio, such as loans for agribusiness and large-scale infrastructure, do not generate forest destruction.”
Læs mere om Verdensbankens arbejde med skov her: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTSDNET/0,,contentMDK:23347489~menuPK:64885113~pagePK:7278667~piPK:64911824~theSitePK:5929282,00.html
Du kan finde flere oplysninger om Verdensbankens Independent Evaluation Group – IEG her: http://ieg.worldbankgroup.org/content/ieg/en/home.html
