Pathways for Targeting Renewable Resource Corruption: A Summary of Evidence
This brief summarizes empirical evidence and learning from research led by the U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Center as part of the five-year, USAID-supported, Targeting Natural Resource Corruption (TNRC) Project. Using a political ecology approach, teams of researchers studied select conservation projects in Peru, Madagascar, and Vietnam.
This country-based analysis was complemented with secondary data, including a systematic literature review of over 900 publications, reviews of official documentation, and environmental change data on deforestation. This analysis addressed the fundamental research question, “What factors condition anti-corruption success and failure in renewable resource sectors?” Five recommendations emerged for conservation practitioners and donors seeking to scale efforts to target natural resource corruption.
