Global Witness - Breaking the links between natural resources, conflict and corruption
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Drawing on Global Witness’ experience in Angola, Cambodia, DRC, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Sudan, this report aims to promote understanding of, and a strategy for dealing with, the problem of natural resource wealth incentivising, financing, and preventing resolution of conflicts.
Report – 27/01/2010
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The evidence base for the proposal on the independent monitoring of REDD.
Report – 04/12/2009
This report is intended to inform the development of a monitoring system for REDD that goes beyond the measurement, reporting and verification of emissions reductions and carbon stored in forests (C-MRV). It identifies governance challenges and the risks presented to investment by weak governance and extensive illegality in REDD countries, and provides the rationale for a broad-based robust monitoring system.
Report – 04/12/2009
A dramatic increase in the felling and cutting of rosewood has occurred in the SAVA Region of north-east Madagascar in 2009. A joint investigation by Global Witness and the Environmental Investigation Agency found serious failings on the part of members of the Forest Administration, the national police and other Malagasy authorities.
Report – 26/11/2009
This new report from Global Witness was written with the help of investigative journalist Ken Silverstein.
Report – 17/11/2009 – Spanish French
A Disharmonious Trade: China and the continued destruction of Burma's northern frontier forests
This is the third in a series of reports on illegal logging in Burma, is based on field research carried out between 2005 and 2009 in Kachin State, along the Burma-China border, and on China's eastern seaboard. The field research is supported by an analysis of the latest trade data which shows that imports of logs and sawn wood across the land border from Burma fell by more than 70% between 2005 and 2008.
Report – 21/10/2009
Heads in the Sand: Governments Ignore the Oil Supply Crunch and Threaten the Climate
This report argues that governments have failed to acknowledge a looming oil supply crunch. Their collective failure means we have lost a decade in which action could have been taken. Recognition of the oil supply crunch would also have injected a sense of urgency and increased ambition in climate change negotiations.
Report – 20/10/2009
تأجيج مشاعر الريبة: الحاجة إلى الشفافية في السودان
Report – 07/09/2009
This new report from Global Witness calls for greater transparency in the oil revenue sharing system in Sudan, revealing new evidence that raises serious questions about the accuracy of the oil production figures published in Khartoum.
Report – 07/09/2009
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Report – 07/09/2009
Latest Publications
February 2010
Global Witness Vacancy - Senior Climate Campaigner
Global Witness is recruiting for an experienced senior campaigner to work with two of the Founder Directors, to shape and implement Global Witness' new Climate Campaign. The campaign is an advocacy based campaign on climate change and energy security.
Senate shines welcome spotlight on U.S. facilitation of corruption
A senate subcommittee hearing this week will expose how foreign politicians have used the services of American lawyers, bankers, lobbyists and other professionals, to bring millions of suspect dollars into the country.
January 2010
New report urges UN to learn lessons on resource-fuelled wars
The UN and Member States must do more to address the role of natural resources in incentivising, financing and preventing resolution of conflict, according to a new report from Global Witness, which draws on lessons from countries including the DRC, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Global Witness launches pioneering forest transparency website
Natural-resource campaign group Global Witness is today publishing the first ever Forest Sector Transparency Report Card via a dedicated website, www.foresttransparency.info. The launch will take place at an illegal logging update meeting today, hosted by Chatham House in London.
Proposed changes to Liberian forest laws would open way for devastating logging and slash government revenues
Changes to Liberia's forestry law proposed by the Liberian Timber Association would dramatically reduce revenue for the state and are not in the best interests of the country.
Ghana controversy shows need to shine a light on oil deals
A controversy over allegations of corruption in the oil industry, which broke last week in Ghana, shows the need for much greater openness in the way in which companies gain access to the oil reserves of developing countries.
