As a new oil-fever gathers pace in Arctic countries such as Greenland the lesson from history is that where there is oil, corruption will quickly follow. Eifion Rees reports
… How oil and corruption have become so closely linked … October 2011 News Oil Arctic Natural World Corruption Politics And Economics Transparency … from history is that where there is oil, corruption will quickly follow. Eifion Rees …
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has been financing coal mining companies implicated in criminal corruption allegations - according to a Bankwatch analysis.
… EBRD - eyes wide shut to coal sector corruption The Ecologist | 17th December 2013 News Coal Fossil Fuels Energy Corruption EBRD MDBs Climate Change The … coal mining companies implicated in criminal corruption allegations - according to a …
Shock and disappointment at rise in rhino poaching in South Africa.
… gangs moved in. KZN is a province beset by corruption, and both political and criminal … African National Congress Party. Bribes Corruption in provincial government, law … Nzimande was charged with offences related to corruption and is awaiting trial. Implicated …
Misunderstandings and scepticism around schemes that pay countries to protect their forests are rife, with fears that without proper policing it will be a magnet for organised crime and corruption
… Fears of corruption as REDD forest-protection schemes … it will be a magnet for organised crime and corruption Over the next decade developing … REDD+ and similar deals could lead to corruption, exploitation of indigenous people …
Disregarding revelations of systemic political corruption in Brazil's hydropower sector, President Dilma Rousseff is ploughing ahead with a cascade of giant dams on the mighty Tapajos river. Among the companies touting to win huge construction contracts are France's EDF and Engie, and Germany's Voith and Siemens - in a consortium led by Brazil's Electrobras, which stands accused of high-level corruption over four other dam projects.
… revelations of systemic political corruption in Brazil's hydropower sector, … which stands accused of high-level corruption over four other dam projects. Major … the nearby Belo Monte dam in the massive corruption scandal that has engulfed President …
Sarawak's lucrative logging industry has given rise to dynasties of enormous wealth and political power, writes Chris Lang, as revealed in this courageous investigation by Lukas Straumann. And the kingpin is multi-billionaire Abdul Taib Mahmud, Chief Minister of Sarawak for 33 years, whose whose property empire spans the globe.
… Money Logging: Corruption, power and the destruction of … has profited from illegal timber sales and corruption. Straumann singles out Taib as "the … using his profit from logging to feed corruption and finally having 'liquidated a …
The Environmental Investigation Agency's forestry campaigner Faith Doherty welcomes a new report by the World Bank calling for stronger action to stop forestry corruption, but says more support is needed to help activists follow the money trail
… EIA: 'Anti-corruption activists need help bringing … calling for stronger action to stop forestry corruption, but says more support is needed to … illegal logging syndicate. Charged under anti-corruption and anti-money laundering laws, he …
Weeks after a major legal victory in London's High Court over oil-polluted communities in Nigeria, writes Joe Sandler Clarke, Shell has suffered a dramatic reversal of fortunes as Italian prosecutors charge the company, and Italy's Eni, on corruption charges over a $1.3 billion oil deal.
… Shell, Eni hit with Nigerian oil deal corruption charges Joe Sandler Clarke … charge the company, and Italy's Eni, on corruption charges over a $1.3 billion oil … oil giants Shell and Eni with international corruption offences, as the companies struggle …
Covid-19 and the fall in oil prices has pushed Iraq towards calamity, underlining the urgency of ending the country's fossil fuel dependency.
… | 24th July 2020 News Iraq Oil Fossil Fuels Corruption Protest International Tankers at … fail so dismally to provide for its people? Corruption After more than five months, the … Principal among these causes is ending the corruption that scars our nation. Iraq is one …
Sarawak state in Malaysian Borneo already has an excess of electricity from existing hydropower dams - so why is the government determined to build a dozen more, displacing indigenous communities and flooding vast areas of rainforest? The answer, says a new documentary film by The Borneo Project, is simple - massive political corruption.
… Commerce or Corruption? The rainforest dams of Sarawak The … Borneo Project, is simple - massive political corruption. A new film exposes how officials … island of Borneo The film, ' Commerce or Corruption? The economics of mega-dams ' shows …
Indonesia appears to brought rainforest logging under control - but it's all a huge illusion, according to a new EIA report. Traditional logging has been replaced by the mass clearance of rainforest for oil palm plantations, creating massive supplies of hugely profitable but often illegal timber. And lurking beneath the surface is a pervasive network of criminality and corruption.
… is a pervasive network of criminality and corruption. In November 2014, the newly … have been undermined by a combination of corruption and incompetence, resulting in the … face of illegal logging in Indonesia today. Corruption is a key obstacle to enforcement, …
Democracy campaigner Donnachadh McCarthy is in court tomorrow tomorrow on a fictitious charge of 'assault against a security guard in Parliament Square'. But his real offence was to expose the corruption at the heart of the Lib-Dems, with the sale of peerages by political parties for around £300,000. And now the CPS is trying to deny him a fair trial.
… But his real offence was to expose the corruption at the heart of the Lib-Dems, with … I was giving a Livestream interview about how corruption works in Britain's political system … a series of measures aimed at cleaning up the corruption and dishonesty I found at the heart …
Italian prosecutors have raided Shell's offices to investigate the suspicious acquisition of a huge offshore oil field in Nigeria, writes Vanessa Amaral-Rogers. The oil block, sold by the Government for $20 million to a shell company owned by the oil minister, was later acquired for $1.1 billion by Shell and Eni.
… Public Prosecutor's office for 'international corruption' offences. The alleged offences are … with Nigerian activist Dotun Oloko and anti-corruption campaigners at Re:Common and Corner … and Eni have always denied knowledge of the corruption at the heart of this deal, but …
The landmark trial sees senior Shell executives and CEO of Eni in the dock for billion dollar Nigerian oil deal. BRENDAN MONTAGUE reports
… December 2017 News Shell Oil Industry Bribery Corruption shell_farmer.png The landmark trial … Milan on charges of aggravated international corruption for their role in a 2011 $1.1bn … The Corner House, Re:Common and Nigerian anti-corruption campaigner Dotun Oloko. The case …
New analysis of Burma's forestry and trade data points to a multi-billion dollar illegal logging and exports black hole - indicating widespread criminality and official corruption.
… widespread criminality and official corruption. An Environmental Investigation … - crimes only possible through institutional corruption on a huge scale." Endemic corruption Global buyers reported 22.8 million …
A new report reveals that Chinese-led criminal gangs are conspiring with corrupt Tanzanian officials and senior politicians to traffic huge amounts of ivory. The corruption even extends into the Chinese navy, diplomatic missions and Presidential entourage - all involved in the lucrative but illegal trade.
… to traffic huge amounts of ivory. The corruption even extends into the Chinese navy, … Point - Vanishing Point - Criminality, Corruption and the Devastation of Tanzania's … syndicates are ruthlessly exploiting rising corruption and weak governance in Tanzania to …
COP24 delegates from the Peruvian Amazon shed light on corrupt climate finance and innovative alternatives.
… destructive industries and governmental corruption. Richard Rubio Condo, … bureaucratic handling and lost into spaces of corruption. Roberto Espinoza of APRI-SC … said: “With the way things are going with the corruption around climate finance, it’s …
Rising anger by China's dispossessed - those displaced from their homes, villages and farms to make way for ever-expanding cities and infrastructure - is posing an existential threat to the ruling regime, write Samantha Hoffman & Jonathan Sullivan. At the root of the problem is the state's inability to tackle endemic official corruption and deliver justice to its citizens.
… state's inability to tackle endemic official corruption and deliver justice to its … force out people who are reluctant to move. Corruption of this kind is common in China, … leaders appear near-obsessed with purging corruption among their unruly agents - and …
Major energy procurement projects need independent oversight at all stages, argues multi-faith climate justice group in South Africa.
… Energy governance and corruption in South Africa Natasha Adonis | … International State Capture Nuclear Power Corruption SAFCEI Thought Leaders … and post-procurement – to prevent further corruption and state capture. SAFCEI's …
Precious Siamese rosewood has been illegally logged to the brink of extinction in the Mekong region to feed a voracious demand for luxury furniture in China which leaves a bloody trail of death, violence and corruption in its wake.
… leaves a bloody trail of death, violence and corruption in its wake. The illegal trade in … dollar industry fuelled by high level corruption, according to a new report … criminal gangs. Routes of Extinction: The corruption and violence destroying Siamese …
Why did Typhoon Haiyan wreak such havoc on the Philippines? In a country that sees 20 tropical storms every year, it would be natural to expect some form of planning for such disasters. But a neglectful government distracted by political chaos meant Filipinos received little warning of the coming storm.
… Typhoon Haiyan: a perfect storm of corruption and neglect Doracie Zoleta-Nantes | … Climate Change Disasters Weather Politics Corruption haiyan-1.png Why did Typhoon Haiyan … have been distracted by a senate hearing into corruption by government officials, which …
Land seizures, rampant logging and oil palm expansion have decimated Sarawak's forests. But now an invigorated reform movement is fighting back - accusing the government and its chief minister Abdul Taib Mahmud of duplicity. Alex Joseph reports
… | 10th August 2011 News Logging Rainforests Corruption Investigations Deforestation Palm … SE Asia Useful links: http://www.stop-timber-corruption.org READ MORE... NEWS ANALYSIS … Those trying to thwart them face violence and corruption. Sebastian Strangio reports from …
Hydropowered countries suffer higher levels of poverty, corruption and debt than other nations, new study finds.
… countries suffer higher levels of poverty, corruption and debt than other nations, new … electricity have seen their poverty, corruption and debt levels rise and their … Sri Lanka, could be used more widely to limit corruption and environmental problems and …
Lifting the veil of secrecy from Kazakhstan’s oil and gas industry can help stem the sector’s immense environmental and social harm.
… later, the oil sector has been marred by corruption, often on a grand scale. The … known example, was the largest-ever foreign corruption investigation in US legal history. … (EITI), and recently its position in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), the mostly …