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A call for transparency from the foothills of the Andes

By on 31 July 2012 in Access to information, Accountability, Americas, Climate Change, Poverty and development

The following was written by Alice Harrison, Communications and Advocacy Coordinator, and Leah Good, Programme Officer, for Transparency International’s Climate Governance Integrity Programme. Lea este artículo en español aquí. The Huilca family’s plot of land is a stark green anomaly on an otherwise arid mountainside. As we survey this small vestige of fertility from above, [...]

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Did you know that you have a right to know? Spreading the word in Papua New Guinea’s forests

By on 11 June 2012 in Access to information, Accountability, Asia Pacific, Forestry

“Welcome to the jungle!” George flashes me a wry smile as our jeep begins its stuttering ascent up the mountain, into an endless expanse of thicketed green. George had sent a message over the radio three days earlier, in the hope that news of our visit would travel to Leileiyafa in time. He and his [...]

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Iguaçu falls

The power of consensus: working out a new way to develop sustainable renewable energy

By on 22 June 2011 in Events, Human rights, Private sector, Water

Donal O´Leary is a Senior Advisor to Transparency International. Last week I spent many hours in Brazil contemplating the power of water and water power. The city of Iguaçu is the perfect place to do this. Iguaçu is famous for its majestic falls, which are a World Heritage Site visited by thousands of tourists annually [...]

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