Tools for civil society action to reduce forest corruption: drawing lessons from transparency international (English)

The first chapter explains the underpinning of Transparency International's (TI's) approach, the theory that corruption is a chronic threat in all societies and is only controlled through national integrity systems. These are built on a foundation of ...  See More + The first chapter explains the underpinning of Transparency International's (TI's) approach, the theory that corruption is a chronic threat in all societies and is only controlled through national integrity systems. These are built on a foundation of social values and public awareness, and they rely on the various pillars of society providing mutual accountability for corrupt behavior. The pillars include non-governmental actors such as the media and civil society, and governmental actors such as the legislature, ombudsmen, and watchdog agencies. The second chapter takes its inspiration from the corruption-fighting projects of TI throughout the world and asks how civil society groups might apply these examples to the forest sector. It details more than two dozen tools that groups might apply. Most are based on TI efforts at the national level as reported in TI's Corruption Fighters' Toolkit. The third chapter considers some key questions about applying these tools. The report concludes with a few overarching observations, including an endorsement of TIs approach to tackling corruption as a constructive and perhaps necessary addition to the fight against illegal logging.  See Less -