Corruption, forests, and what the EU can do

Corruption exists at all stages of the timber trade. This exacerbates the destruction of forests, with devastating consequences for local communities, biodiversity and the environment. The EU is uniquely placed to tackle the problem. Read more...

Climate Action Global Gathering

In the lead-up to the OGP, we helped organise the two day, pre-OGP Climate Action Global Gathering. It led to concrete actions to collaborate on advancing climate transparency and accountability agenda through the OGP.

These actions included the proposal to create of a working group on climate openness, and groups to share best practices on climate project monitoring and how to protect climate activists. Around 100 people were present from a wide range of CSO actors including WRI, The Access Initiative and Hivos. TI Chapter staff from Mexico, Kenya, Korea, Ghana, Cameroon, Peru and Costa Rica were also present. Read more...

Open Government Partnership

At the OGP itself, we held a session dedicated to how open government tools can help tackle the climate crisis. See a summary of the event here...

TI also collaborated with the Hivos Foundation to share initiatives about tracking climate finance through open data platforms. Read more...

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