TNRC Special: Women targeting natural resource corruption on International Anti-Corruption Day

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Dear colleagues, On thisInternational Anti-Corruption Day, we recognize the determination of women who are taking remarkable steps to address corruption through conservation programming. Their challenges and contexts are all different, but their stories reinforce a common understanding—only by addressing corruption behind environmental crimes, supply chain threats, and natural resource governance challenges, can we safeguard a future for communities, wildlife, fisheries and forests.

I hope that these stories will inspire others in the conservation community to think and program differently for strengthened results. Are you seeking to build anti-corruption into your conservation efforts, but don’t know where to begin? I encourage you to do two things: first, dive into the resources on the TNRC Knowledge Hub; and second, join the new Countering Environmental Corruption Practitioners Forum that launched this week at the International Anti-Corruption Conference.

This exciting new forum is bridging our communities to work across disciplines to address corruption behind environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, and climate change. Signal your interest here.

Regards,

Rachel Kramer

Deputy Chief of Party, Targeting Natural Resource Corruption

World Wildlife Fund

"Situation analysis is key to understanding corruption behind environmental crimes; it can help you to focus your efforts and design more effective conservation projects."

Renata Cao

Counter Wildlife Crime Hub Lead for Latin America

WWF Mexico

"Targeting corruption opens new windows of opportunity to address environmental challenges."

Daniela Gomel

Public Policy and Governance Specialist

Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina

“Corruption is ultimately about people, their needs and their choices. Empathy is key to fully grasping the complexities of how and why corruption occurs.”

Nicola Okes

Project Manager (Khetha)

TRAFFIC

“Engaging young people is key to strengthening natural resource governance and countering corruption. I’m inspired by them every single day.”

Shambhavi Poudel

Communication Officer

WWF Nepal