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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

TNRC Publication

Corruption in community-based conservation

Community-based conservation efforts can benefit from examining what constitutes a ‘community’ in a given setting, consider existing land uses,…

Zambia’s anti-corruption regime 2001–2021 in the renewable energy sector

Zambia needs structural reforms such as reducing the president’s executive powers and debarring corrupt renewable energy companies in order to reduce…

30 January 2022

TNRC Publication

Community forestry and reducing corruption: Perspectives from the Peruvian Amazon

It is essential to involve the indigenous communities in preserving the forest that they themselves depend on.

Corruption, informality and power: Explaining the limits to institutional approaches for tackling illegal logging in Peru

Addressing corruption in the forest sector requires an understanding of the role of political and informal power arrangements that shape individual…

20 September 2021

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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…
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…
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…
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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Latest publications

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…
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…
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…
13 October 2022
Natural resources and energy
Renewable resources
Climate change
TNRC Publication
Corruption in community-based conservation
Community-based conservation efforts can benefit from examining what constitutes a ‘community’ in a given setting, consider existing land uses,…
30 August 2022
Natural resources and energy
Renewable resources
TNRC Publication
Community forestry and reducing corruption: Perspectives from the Peruvian Amazon
It is essential to involve the indigenous communities in preserving the forest that they themselves depend on.
24 May 2022
Renewable resources
Natural resources and energy
TNRC Publication
Beyond the institutional fix? The potential of strategic litigation to target natural resource corruption
Strategic litigation can improve environmental and natural resource governance by bridging the gap between a court system and state-led…
31 January 2022
Natural resources and energy
Renewable resources
U4 Issue
Zambia’s anti-corruption regime 2001–2021 in the renewable energy sector
Zambia needs structural reforms such as reducing the president’s executive powers and debarring corrupt renewable energy companies in order to reduce…
30 January 2022
Natural resources and energy
Renewable resources
Climate change
Politics of anti-corruption
U4 Issue
Corruption, informality and power: Explaining the limits to institutional approaches for tackling illegal logging in Peru
Addressing corruption in the forest sector requires an understanding of the role of political and informal power arrangements that shape individual…
20 September 2021
Renewable resources
Natural resources and energy
U4 Issue
Corruption as a facilitator of illegal fishing
Approaches that may disrupt corruption in fisheries include: strengthening on-the-ground anti-corruption capacity; fostering national interagency…
10 May 2021
Natural resources and energy
Renewable resources

Further Resources

Podcast
Corruption and anti-corruption at the frontline of forest conservation: Time to address the power structures
16 December 2020
Podcast
Illegal logging in the Peruvian Amazon: A business founded on corruption
13 January 2021
Podcast
Uncovering corrupt schemes in the forest sector: The role of investigations
2 June 2021

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