Global Witness - Breaking the links between natural resources, conflict and corruption
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Forest governance in Honduras
Global Witness first started working in Honduras by designing, implementing and subsequently handing over to a local organisation an Independent Forest Monitoring (IFM) project between 2005 and 2006.
As well as continuing to liaise with the local monitor and provide support as needed, Global Witness is complementing IFM work by continuing to undertake its own investigations in Honduras in order to document illegality, poor governance and mismanagement in the country’s forest sector. In so doing, we support efforts toward achieving a lasting reform in the forest sector that will guarantee the preservation of Honduran forests, the respect for local people and the equity and transparency in the distribution of revenues generated by the legal and sustainable use of forests.
In January 2009, Global Witness published the report “Illegal logging in the Rio Plátano Biosphere. A farce in three acts”, which exposes how governance failure resulted in illegal logging of large amounts of mahogany in the country’s biggest protected area. Click here to read the full report and the press release.
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.
