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Mission Report 021 IFM Nicaragua (Spanish only)
Mission Report 022 IFM Nicaragua (Spanish only)
Mission Report 023 IFM Nicaragua (Spanish only)
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Honduras: A farce in three acts
Poor governance in forest management in Honduras is threatening Río Plátano, the country’s largest protected area and a UNESCO-accredited Man and the Biosphere Reserve, and jeopardising the livelihoods of local communities.
Our report “Illegal logging in the Río Plátano Biosphere: a farce in three acts” describes how, between 2006 and 2007, large-scale illegal logging was promoted by the authorities.
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StatoilHydro's Libyan corruption scandal shows need for oil industry disclosure laws
A scandal over questionable oil industry payments in Libya, brought to light by the giant Norwegian company StatoilHydro, underlines the need for tougher regulations to deter companies from making undisclosed payments in return for access to oil rights.
Assessment of International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group Extractive Industries Transparency Implementation
New Report: IMF and World Bank Need to Bolster Transparency Measures in the Extractive Industries The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank are falling short in fostering fundamental measures of transparency in the oil, gas, and mining industries, a report released today by the Bank Information Center and Global Witness found.
LOUPE HOLES: Illicit Diamonds in the Kimberley Process
The Illicit Trade: Gateway for Conflict Diamonds
The illicit trade in rough diamonds is one of the greatest threats facing the Kimberley Process certification scheme. At the end of the scheme's fifth year, the trafficking of conflict and illicit stones is looking more like a dangerous rule than an exception. In this joint paper, Global Witness and Partnership Africa Canada review the issues around illicit flows of rough diamonds and present the results of a survey assessing how participant countries are enforcing KP controls and monitoring the diamond industry.
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