Reducing corruptions impact on natural resources  How does a gender lens help?

The document examines the intersection of gender, corruption, and natural resource management (NRM), asserting that corruption disproportionately affects marginalized groups and that gender-informed strategies can enhance accountability. It provides evidence that women's participation in forestry and fisheries management in India and Nepal leads to better conservation results. The briefing highlights gendered differences in corruption, noting that while men often dominate high-level grand corruption, women are more vulnerable to sexual extortion and bribery for public services. It presents practical examples of gender mainstreaming, such as the Akashinga all-female anti-poaching units in Zimbabwe and the Hariyo Ban Program in Nepal, and provides a framework of core questions and principles for practitioners to integrate gender analysis into policy design.

• Corruption facilitates global crimes related to forests, wildlife, and marine resources, affecting entire supply chains through activities ranging from petty bribery for permits to high-level political payoffs for timber concessions.
• Evidence from India and Nepal indicates that including women in forestry and fisheries management groups improves resource governance, increases the representation of landless community members, and enhances compliance with management rules.
• Men and women experience corruption differently: men are more likely to pay bribes due to more frequent interactions with police and permit offices, while women are more susceptible to sexual extortion and bribery for essential public services like health and education.
• The prevalence of high-level 'grand corruption' is predominantly associated with men, partly because political and economic power remains concentrated among men and women have historically had limited access to the 'insider networks' where corruption occurs.
• Gender-integrated enforcement and management models can reduce corruption; for example, Zimbabwe's Akashinga model uses all-female anti-poaching units and has reportedly found "no hints of corruption."
• Effective gender mainstreaming in conservation requires addressing structural barriers and gender-based violence (GBV). In Nepal's Hariyo Ban Program, this included guaranteeing 50% female representation on Executive Committees and engaging men as champions to fight discrimination.

APA

Kramer, R., Hart, E., & Simoneau, N. (2020). Reducing corruptions impact on natural resources  How does a gender lens help? WWF International. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/554/2epvq3b10p_Introductory_Overview_Reducing_corruptions_impact_on_natural_resour_iseANJW.pdf

Chicago

Kramer, Rachel, Elizabeth Hart, and Nathalie Simoneau. Reducing corruptions impact on natural resources  How does a gender lens help? WWF International, 2020. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/554/2epvq3b10p_Introductory_Overview_Reducing_corruptions_impact_on_natural_resour_iseANJW.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{kramer2020reducing, author = {Kramer, Rachel and Hart, Elizabeth and Simoneau, Nathalie}, title = {{Reducing corruptions impact on natural resources  How does a gender lens help?}}, institution = {WWF International}, year = {2020}, month = jan, url = {https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/554/2epvq3b10p_Introductory_Overview_Reducing_corruptions_impact_on_natural_resour_iseANJW.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }