• Corruption and Commercial Fisheries in Africa 

      Standing, André (U4 Brief 2008:23, Report, 2008-12-05)
      Heightened competition and considerable illegal fishing by commercial boats, suggest that incentives for corruption in African fisheries are high. Dependence on revenues and investments from foreign countries, as well as ...
    • Corruption and Industrial Fishing in Africa 

      Standing, André (U4 Issue 2008:7, Research report, 2008-12-05)
      Africa's marine resources are increasingly in demand and are gaining in geopolitical importance. Competition between key fishing nations for access and control over marine resources is joined by competition between local ...
    • Corruption and REDD+: Identifying risks amid complexity 

      Standing, André (U4 Brief 2012:2, Report, 2012-05-10)
      Corruption and other factors can influence deforestation in contradictory ways. For the purpose of country-level implementation of REDD+, donors should focus particularly on three corruption risk areas: land grabbing and ...
    • Corruption and state-corporate crime in fisheries 

      Standing, André (U4 Issue 2015:15, Research report, 2015-01-01)
      This U4 Issue paper describes corruption in the fisheries sector through the lens of state-corporate crime. It presents a case study from Senegal where Russian, European and Asian fishing firms, supported by their home ...
    • Corruption et REDD+ : Identifier les risques dans une situation complexe 

      Standing, André (U4 Brief 2012:4, Report, 2012-06-15)
      La corruption et différents facteurs peuvent exercer une influence à double tranchant sur la déforestation. Dans le cadre des procédures nationales de mise en oeuvre de l’initiative REDD+, les donateurs devraient se ...
    • Distributing mining wealth to communities in Ghana: Addressing problems of elite capture and political corruption 

      Standing, André; Hilson, Gavin (U4 Issue 2013:5, Research report, 2013-05-30)
      In the context of a mining boom in Africa, a critical consideration is how governments use increased mineral wealth to foster development, particularly in rural communities where mining takes place. While many African ...
    • Governance considerations for the design of REDD+ in Tanzania: The dilemmas of a nested approach 

      Standing, André (U4 Issue 2015:14, Research report, 2015-01-01)
      There are several different options for the design of REDD+ at the national level, and each has its own strengths and weaknesses in terms of feasibility and desirability. Through the example of Tanzania, this U4 Issue ...
    • La Corruption et la Pêche Industrielle en Afrique 

      Standing, André (U4 Issue 2008:9, Research report, 2008-12-18)
      Les ressources marines d’Afrique sont en grande demande et prennent de l’importance dans le domaine géopolitique. La concurrence entre les nations de pêches principales pour l’accès et le contrôle sur les ressources marines ...
    • Making transparency work in Africa's marine fisheries 

      Standing, André (U4 Issue 2011:11, Research report, 2011-10-01)
      Global problems facing the marine fisheries sector, including overfishing and the marginalization of the small-scale sector, are leading to increased international awareness of the need to improve transparency in fisheries ...
    • Project Leaf and addressing corruption in REDD+ 

      Standing, André; Stewart, Davyth (U4 Brief 2013:3, Report, 2013-09-11)
      Project Leaf (Law Enforcement Assistance for Forests) was launched on 5 June, 2012 – on World Environment Day. It is an initiative to counter various aspects of forest crime, including corruption, illegal logging and timber ...
    • REDD Integrity: Addressing governance and corruption challenges in schemes for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) 

      Bofin, Peter; du Preez, Mari-Lise; Standing, André; Williams, Aled (U4 Report 2011:1, Research report, 2011-02-01)
      Donor-backed programmes for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) intend to financially reward individuals, communities and countries that cut carbon emissions from forests as part of a global ...
    • The political economy of REDD+ in Kenya: Identifying and responding to corruption challenges 

      Standing, André; Gachanja, Michael (U4 Issue 2014:3, Research report, 2014-03-10)
      The government of Kenya, led by the Ministry of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, is developing a national REDD+ programme. The success of this initiative will depend in part on Kenya’s ability to address political ...
    • What's the catch? Considering an EITI for fisheries 

      Standing, André (U4 Brief 2011:18, Report, 2011-12-07)
      Lack of transparency in commercial fisheries has been a longstanding issue for those working to promote small-scale fishers’ rights in developing countries. It is a feature of the management of fisheries that many believe ...