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the coalition against corruption. TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL Anti-Corruption, Forest Law and Governance Programme. Lisa E l ges Senior Programme Coordinator Transparency International Asia Pacific. www.transparency.org. Invitation. Meet Transparency International

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  1. the coalition against corruption TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL Anti-Corruption, Forest Law and Governance Programme Lisa Elges Senior Programme Coordinator Transparency International Asia Pacific www.transparency.org

  2. Invitation • Meet Transparency International • Explore the Corruption in Forestry • Hear firsthand our new PROGRAMME on Anti-corruption, Forest Law and Governance in Asia Pacific • Engage with us to go FORWARD

  3. TI’svision TI’s vision is a world in which government, politics, business, civil society and the daily lives of people are free of corruption

  4. What is corruption? TI defines corruption as the abuse of entrusted power for private gain

  5. TI’sapproach • TI fights corruption at its roots – systemic approach (National Integrity Systems) • TI develops coalitions; works with public private sectors and other civil society groups • TI does not undertake investigations • TI is politically non-partisan • TI combines local rootedness with international expertise – unique international network

  6. The TI Movement • Founded in 1993 • 95 National Chapters around the world; active in 107 countries; independent NGOs • TI International Secretariat – Berlin, Germany • TI regions: • Africa and the Middle East • Asia-Pacific • Europe and Central Asia • Americas

  7. TI Global Priorities • Political Corruption • Corruption in Public Contracting • Corruption in the Private Sector • International Anti-corruption Conventions • Corruption and Aid, Poverty and Development

  8. TI Global Tools Indices and Surveys – Raising Awareness TI Corruption Perceptions Index TI Global Corruption Barometer TI Bribe Payers Index Reports – Monitoring and Diagnosis Global Corruption Report OECD Convention Report Cards NIS Country Studies Activities for Prevention TI Integrity Pacts Business Principles for Countering Bribery Activities for Remedy Advocacy and Legal Advice Centres Many tools are carried out, adapted or initiated by our network of National Chapters

  9. TI Asia Pacific Presence

  10. Asia Pacific Areas of Engagement • Current Priorities • Measuring Corruption • Anticorruption Education • Corruption & Humanitarian Aid • Curbing corruption at local government level • Upcoming Priorities • Measuring Anticorruption Efforts and Impact • Corruption in the Forestry Sector • Bribery in Foreign Direct Investments • Political Corruption

  11. Corruption and Humanitarian Aid National Activitites: • Awareness raising/capacity building: TI Indonesia coordinated and trained local community coalitions • Monitoring: TI Sri Lanka commissioned Value for Money and Citizen Audits of the reconstuction activities • Lobbying: TI Pakistan promoted the implementation of procurement laws in the earthquake reconstruction efforts Regional Activities: • Multistakeholder workshops to identify corruption risks and best practice and develop concrete recommendations • TI/ADB/OECD Expert Meeting on Preventing Corruption in Post- Tsunami Relief and Reconstruction, Jakarta April 2005 • TI Workshop on Ensuring Transparency in Earthquake Reconstruction Activities, Islamabad February 2006 Global Activities: • Corruption Risk Map in Humanitarian Aid • Dialogue with humanitarian agencies to address the risks of corruption in humanitarian relief

  12. Selected Asia Pacific Achievements • Service delivery surveys focusing on key sectors, health, judiciary, police in Indonesia, Cambodia, Bangladesh • Education tools developed in Vanuatu, Cambodia, PNG, Thailand • TI Business Principles launched in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, China • Integrity pacts in Indonesia, Korea, Nepal, Pakistan • Public procurement reforms through transparency bidding and e-tendering in Korea, Pakistan • Membership in APEC anti-corruption Task Force, ADB-OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative Advisory Group

  13. TI/NGO Accountability • Governance • Constitution/Articles of Association • Board of Directors (multi-stakeholder/poltically non-partisan, democratically elected) • Membership (individual/corporate) • Code of Conduct • Conflict of Interest Policy • Financial Accountability: Audited reports/Budgets • Performance • Annual Programme/activity report • Impacts

  14. Why a Forestry Programme? • Environment key to Asia Pacific • Corruption facilitates Illegal Activities in Harvesting, Processing and Trade (import/export) • National Chapter driven • Leverage at regional and global levels • Public and private sector engagement, Coalition building • Sustainability, accountability, integrity – systemic change • Urgency

  15. Asia Pacific Corruption in Forestry Programme Development Workshop • Bangkok 26-27 July 2007 • Objectives • Identify forestry related risks of corruption and assess their negative socio, economic and environmental impact • Explore areas of corruption risks not covered by existing interventions • Build a picture of existing regional and global initiatives and instruments relevant to governance issues and corruption in forestry • Refine the overall goal of a future TI Regional Programme • Identify specific objectives for the Regional Programme, ensuring that they address at national and regional levels the root causes of corruption in forestry • Explore partnership opportunities

  16. Programme Goal, Purpose, Scope & Interventions • Overall Goal: To contribute to transparent, accountable and responsible forest governance in Asia Pacific. • Specific Purpose: To increase transparency and reduce corruption risks in the transactions linked to forest management and trade in timber and wood products in Asia Pacific.

  17. Scope & Target Issues: • The Programme focuses on five categories of transactions and issues which contribute to poor and illegal practices in the exploitation of forest in Asia Pacific. • State Capture & Bribery of Foreign Public Officials. The Programme deals with political corruption/patronage and political party financing in source countries and with corrupt activities by foreign and multinational corporations operating out of demand countries. • Land Reforms, Forest Licensing & Concessions. The Programme confronts corruption and the lack of transparency in the granting of forest/land concessions for logging and plantations and the monitoring of respective agreements. • Timber Laundering. (Corruption in Certification, Import and Export Processes). The Programme addresses corruption involved in the conversion of illegal timber and wood products to legal at different levels of the supply chain, in particular through certification agents and customs officers. • Judicial Integrity. The Programme focuses on the issue of judicial corruption in countries where the rule of law and law enforcement rely heavily on judicial activities. • Unsustainable Demand for Wood Derivatives.The Programme confronts the soaring and unsustainable demand for wood and paper products, and the commitment of government and companies from industrialised countries to take appropriate measure to contain such demand level.

  18. Advocacy . • Diagnostic Studies and Analysis. • Awareness-Raising Campaigns informed by diagnosis studies. • Development/Adaptation of Anti Corruption Instruments, Tools, Solutions and Capacity Building to support advocacy campaigns. • Progress Monitoring and Reporting.

  19. Expected Results Transparent, accountable and responsible forest governance in Asia Pacific. Increased transparency and reduction of corruption risks in the transactions linked to forest management/governance and trade in timber and wood products in Asia Pacific.

  20. Results… • Addressed influences inside and outside forest sector affecting governance and trade • Legal reforms/sectoral coordination • Law Enforcement • Objective basis for advocacy • Awareness and increased capacities for engagement by stakeholders • Tracking progress • Others…

  21. Approach • Partnerships, Cooperation, Support and Reinforcement • Human side/Crime side – systemic change • Learning and Evaluation • Resulted oriented • Sustainability: Multiplier effects and Africa • Urgency

  22. Urgency: Intact World Forests

  23. Rainforests of the World • WARNING: The rainforest is ENDANGERED!! • These are the only rainforests of the World. Many parts of the rainforests have been burnt at slash and burn fires or cut down for wood furniture. The other rainforests are in South America, Afrika, Indonesia and in Madagaskar.

  24. TI Corruption Perception Index 2006

  25. lelges@transparency.org www.transparency.org

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