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Deforestation in Peru: Confronting the informal practices, state capture, and collusion

Greater transparency and accountability of elected officials, as well as enhanced environmental management, is crucial to meeting the challenges faced by those who wish to protect the Amazon.

Wind and solar energy in Mexico and Kenya: Corruption risks and drivers

Renewable energy, prone to 'old corruption', reveals shared risks in Mexico and Kenya. Corruption impacts policymaking, planning, and communities, demanding tailored measures and robust implementation.

Natural resource commodity supply chains

Policymakers, law enforcement, and other stakeholders are encouraged to improve understanding of corruption risks along the supply chain, to better adapt responses to evolving corruption patterns.

Greening energy: An anti-corruption primer

It is widely acknowledged that corruption is used to artificially extend the life of carbon-intensive industries, yet green energy itself is far from immune from corrupt practices.

14 November 2022

Community-based natural resource management as a good governance and anti-corruption method: Lessons from Madagascar

In Madagascar, high-level corruption can undermine local efforts to save the island’s threatened ecosystems. Communities need better participation and improved trust in conservation organisations.

From the blog

Blog
Informality in Uganda’s illegal wildlife trade: The promise and perils of community engagement
Uganda’s rich biodiversity is threatened by the illegal wildlife trade. But efforts to tackle the trade are undermined by corruption. Sustained community engagement could make a difference.
11 January 2024
Renewable resources
Natural resources and energy
Social norms and networks
Civil society
Blog
A global database on environmental corruption could help protect nature and society
Corruption plays a significant role in environmental harms around the world. A global database of environmental corruption could assist anyone working to address these issues.
26 September 2022
Climate change
Civil society
Natural resources and energy
Renewable resources
Blog
War, corruption, and reconstruction: protecting Ukraine’s ancient forests
The war in Ukraine is damaging its ancient forests. Reconstruction efforts must protect Ukraine’s forests and tackle corruption challenges in the forestry sector to benefit all of society.
5 September 2022
Renewable resources
Natural resources and energy
Ukraine
Blog
Standoff in a pandemic: Land grabbing versus protection of the Peruvian Amazon
Interventions designed to monitor and report environmental crimes (such as illegal logging and trafficking in protected species) are being undermined by shortcomings in the Peruvian state.
1 November 2021
Renewable resources
Natural resources and energy
Blog
What do we know about anti-corruption effectiveness in renewable natural resources?
Our research has uncovered important strengths and weaknesses in current approaches to anti-corruption in renewable natural resource management.
26 April 2021
Renewable resources
Blog
Anti-corruption tools give climate change practitioners a better chance of limiting global warming
Corruption within climate finance means goals may not be achieved. Anti-corruption efforts need to focus on key sectors and strategies.
7 December 2020
Climate change
Natural resources and energy
Renewable resources
Blog
Include women to improve forests
Anti-corruption efforts in the male-dominated forestry sector often disregard the importance of gender.
5 March 2020
Natural resources and energy
Gender
Renewable resources

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Corruption in the forestry sector: an overview

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Corruption and wildlife trafficking: an overview

Short, self-paced course for anyone interested in how corruption enables wildlife trafficking, and possible counter-measures.

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Latest publications

U4 Brief
Deforestation in Peru: Confronting the informal practices, state capture, and collusion
Greater transparency and accountability of elected officials, as well as enhanced environmental management, is crucial to meeting the challenges faced by those who wish to protect the Amazon.
9 April 2024
Natural resources and energy
Renewable resources
U4 Issue
Wind and solar energy in Mexico and Kenya: Corruption risks and drivers
Renewable energy, prone to 'old corruption', reveals shared risks in Mexico and Kenya. Corruption impacts policymaking, planning, and communities, demanding tailored measures and robust implementation.
8 April 2024
Climate change
Renewable resources
Natural resources and energy
U4 Helpdesk Answer
Corruption risks in land-based solutions to climate change.
The "green land rush" amid climate change and population growth, required for global climate pledges, poses corruption risks such as political interference, bribery, and fraud, especially impacting marginalized groups. Concerns include exacerbating inequalities for rural communities and Indigenous Peoples.
23 October 2023
Climate change
Natural resources and energy
Renewable resources
TNRC Publication
Pathways for targeting renewable resource corruption
What factors condition anti-corruption success and failure in renewable resource sectors? Five recommendations for conservation practitioners and donors seeking to scale efforts to target natural resource corruption.
27 June 2023
Natural resources and energy
Renewable resources
U4 Issue
Natural resource commodity supply chains
Policymakers, law enforcement, and other stakeholders are encouraged to improve understanding of corruption risks along the supply chain, to better adapt responses to evolving corruption patterns.
21 June 2023
Natural resources and energy
Renewable resources
U4 Issue
Community-based natural resource management as a good governance and anti-corruption method: Lessons from Madagascar
In Madagascar, high-level corruption can undermine local efforts to save the island’s threatened ecosystems. Communities need better participation and improved trust in conservation organisations.
14 June 2023
Natural resources and energy
Renewable resources
Civil society
U4 Brief
E-payments in Vietnam’s forest sector: An effective anti-corruption innovation?
Digital payments in Vietnam’s forest sector need to be the sole means of benefit distribution if they are to significantly reduce opportunities for corruption.
14 November 2022
Natural resources and energy
Climate change
Renewable resources
U4 Brief
Greening energy: An anti-corruption primer
It is widely acknowledged that corruption is used to artificially extend the life of carbon-intensive industries, yet green energy itself is far from immune from corrupt practices.
14 November 2022
Natural resources and energy
Renewable resources
Climate change
U4 Issue
Corruption and water governance in the Mekong River Basin
The six countries sharing the Mekong River Basin have governance systems that reinforce corrupt behaviour. This affects choices for regional cooperation on natural resource governance.
13 October 2022
Natural resources and energy
Renewable resources
Climate change

Further Resources

Podcast
Corruption and anti-corruption at the frontline of forest conservation: Time to address the power structures
Episode 1 of the Corruption Tapes podcast: A discussion on rangers at the frontline of corruption and anti-corruption
16 December 2020
Podcast
Illegal logging in the Peruvian Amazon: A business founded on corruption
Episode 2 of the Corruption Tapes podcast: A discussion on corruption and illegal logging in the Peruvian Amazon and what can be learnt from past efforts to tackle these problems.
13 January 2021
Podcast
Uncovering corrupt schemes in the forest sector: The role of investigations
Episode 3 of the Corruption Tapes podcast: A discussion on investigating illegal forest activities and corruption
2 June 2021

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