Strengthening Governance and Reducing Corruption Risks to Tackle Illegal Wildlife Trade
Lessons from East and Southern Africa
In countries affected by the illegal wildlife trade, corruption is a key enabler and facilitator. Failure to address this corruption, and the institutional and governance gaps that allow it to take place, make tackling the illegal wildlife trade a significant challenge. This report provides a structured analysis of how corruption facilitates wildlife crime based on research in four source and transit countries in East and Southern Africa. It offers a series of specific recommendations targeted at national governments, donors, and intergovernmental organisations to address the issues of corruption and the illegal wildlife trade.
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IWT and Corruption Risks: Supply-Chain Factors
This chapter provides a supply-chain perspective on corruption, focusing on corruption risks along the source and transit points of illegal wildlife products. The report highlights where the corruption risks are highest and what regional variations exist across focus countries that enable such risks.
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