Bribery, theft, conflicts of interests and other forms of corruption hinder global efforts to combat climate change and environmental protection. This is according to A new study by international transparency This reveals countries with high levels of corruption often exceeding environmental laws to exploit natural resources, and depend on violence to resist silence. One of the authors explains that violence is often directed to the indigenous peoples.
“Coruption has always been present and may be unfortunately always present,” said Price Bohery, a researcher at Transparency International. “But at the same time, we have tools to stop corruption such as appropriate advice and supervision.”
Bouhur said that the indirect types of the original peoples occur when governments adopt weak policies to address climate change, and expose societies to harsh weather events, first, and then, these societies are used through fraud, or political manipulation of policies and money.
“This affects these groups more than other groups,” Böhmer said.
According to the report, countries that support democratic principles, such as freedom of expression and assembly, are better protected from corruption. Access to information is also important. For example, last year, the Dominican Republic’s degree improved from previous reports after the country’s implementation of data practices and cooperation practices to process corruption. Russia has also showed a recent increase in corruption with the report that the conquest of Ukraine has been depths of tyranny that suppresses “Criticism of the government.”
The indigenous communities have always been by the diversity of biological, the defense of the vast areas of exploitation – though at the global level, only. 35 percent of the original lands Law. Those who do not often have a victim to cut trees, mining and animal trafficking illegally, leading to repeated clashes between land defenders and settlers. In Indonesia, officials look in the other direction like Palm oil production It destroys the original land. And in Brazil, Corruption contributes to selling protected lands from the indigenous populationLeaving societies vulnerable to displacement and violence.
“You can think of corruption as a tax on everyone. Uighzan Denner, director of the Institute of Corruption Studies at Illinois University, said, therefore, it is an additional cost of the services provided by the government. He added that corruption uses the public office to achieve special gains, and this affects anyone who sends his children to public schools, or by using public health care systems, or who wants clean air and water. It takes a long time to get rid of corruption. It is like the virus.”
According to reports from Global Witness, defenders of environmental lands in A. High risk of intimidation and violence. Last year, nearly 200 people were killed, half of them from the indigenous people or Afrudis, because of their environmental activity. Since 2012, an estimated 800 indigenous people have been killed to protect their lands and lands. According to international transparency, most of the killings occurred in countries with high corruption.
But researchers also found that low levels of corruption are not always compatible with the respect of the indigenous peoples. Finland, for example, is one of the least countries that spoil the world according to international transparency. However, in 2024, The Human Rights Council urged the United Nations Finland To implement justice measures that will deal with “the legacy of human rights violations that the High People carry. In the same year, The United Nations also recommended The country “The legal recognition process begins with the rights of the indigenous population in their traditional lands”, because they are You don’t have Protected legal ability to make decisions related to their pegs. Finnish officials did not respond to requests to comment on this story.
Denker said: “People must request anti -corruption policies and see the damage caused by corruption and notify them of corrupt acts of actors,” said Denker. “I am photographing a terrible picture here, but unfortunately, this is really the case.”
