FINAL REPORT ADDRESSING CORRUPTION’S IMPACT ON CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

The TNRC project provided a comprehensive framework for integrating anti-corruption measures into conservation, producing over 170 knowledge resources and training 1,200+ NGO staff. It emphasizes a three-step approach: learning basics, conducting corruption-aware situation analysis, and adapting programming through six thematic pillars. Key achievements include the creation of the Countering Environmental Corruption Practitioners Forum and the institutionalization of anti-corruption strategies within WWF and TRAFFIC.

• The TNRC project achieved significant scale in capacity building and knowledge dissemination between 2018 and 2024, training over 1,200 NGO staff, hosting more than 140 learning events, and developing over 170 resources and tools.
• Corruption causes massive economic losses and environmental degradation, with illegal timber trafficking estimated at USD 50–150 billion annually, illegal wildlife trade at USD 7–23 billion, and IUU fishing at USD 10–23.5 billion.
• Conservation practitioners often lack the knowledge to respond to corruption and frequently fail to include it in pre-project analysis due to concerns over government relationships and staff safety.
• The project established a three-step framework for practitioners: first, learning the basics of corruption and anti-corruption; second, conducting a corruption-informed situation analysis to identify root causes; and third, adapting programming based on specific thematic pillars.
• TNRC identified six thematic pillars for anti-corruption interventions in conservation: communities and inclusion, supply chains, law enforcement and criminal justice, open governance, social norms and behavior change, and illicit financial flows.
• The project successfully institutionalized anti-corruption practices within its boundary partners, resulting in a new anti-corruption strategy for TRAFFIC and mandatory training and risk screening tools for WWF-US staff.
• To mitigate risks when addressing sensitive corruption issues, the project recommends using positive framing (e.g., 'integrity' or 'transparency'), leveraging international standards, and building trust as an honest broker.
• The Countering Environmental Corruption Practitioners Forum, launched in 2022, serves as a global network with over 600 members and four working groups focusing on land corruption, climate finance, open data, and follow-the-money approaches.
• Field pilots demonstrated practical applications of anti-corruption tools, such as the 'TrazApp' in Peru to reduce bribes in fisheries and the use of political economy assessments in Guatemala to address illegal jaguar hunting.

APA

WWF International (2024). FINAL REPORT ADDRESSING CORRUPTION’S IMPACT ON CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/260/7ek2pw1l7y_TNRC_External_Report_Final.pdf

Chicago

WWF International. FINAL REPORT ADDRESSING CORRUPTION’S IMPACT ON CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. 2024. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/260/7ek2pw1l7y_TNRC_External_Report_Final.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{wwfinternational2024final, author = {{WWF International}}, title = {{FINAL REPORT ADDRESSING CORRUPTION’S IMPACT ON CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT}}, institution = {WWF International}, year = {2024}, month = apr, url = {https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/260/7ek2pw1l7y_TNRC_External_Report_Final.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }