Whistleblower protection: An essential tool for stopping the corruption that threatens the world‚'s forests, fisheries and wildlife

Conservation and management of forests, fisheries, and wildlife are suffering due to the lack of enforcement of resource protection and anti-corruption laws. Agencies charged with enforcement often lack the resources and political backing needed to prosecute fraud and bribery cases and impose meaningful sanctions. Fortunately, recent innovations in whistleblower protection provide abundant lessons that can be used to strengthen global natural resource conservation. This presentation, which was presented as part of TNRC's Learning Series Webinar on September 8, 2020, looked at the range of whistleblower mechanisms in place around the world, with a focus on key United States (U.S.) whistleblower laws.

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