Natural resources such as oil, gas, and minerals can potentially generate billions of dollars in revenues that can be used for poverty reduction and sound investment. Yet for decades, secrecy has allowed corruption to thrive in countries such as Angola, Cambodia, and Libya.
Posts Tagged “natural resources”
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Youth activists in Kyrgyzstan are mobilizing their peers to protect the environment and promote the ideals of open society.
Posted in: Asia, Education & Youth, Europe
Topics: Adyljan Shamshiev, Central Asia, environment, Kerben, Kyrgyzstan, natural resources, Padysha-Ata, Sary-Chelek, Tynymgul Eshieva, Ulan Shabynov, unesco, youth
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When two bombs exploded in Nigeria’s capital on October 1, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta arrived at the very center of the country’s turbulent politics.
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Recent research offers a rare glimpse into U.S. and EU military dealings in the region, which prioritize security and energy over democratic governance and human rights.
Posted in: Asia, Europe, Governance & Accountability, United States
Topics: Austria, Central Asia, democracy, energy, EU, Germany, human rights, Kazakhstan, natural resources, oil, security, transparency, US military, Uzbekistan
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Turkmenistan has large gas reserves and a shoddy human rights record. Does the European Union stand to gain or lose by engaging with this country?
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We commend President Obama for his powerful reminder that accountable government and extractive industry transparency are essential ingredients for economic development in rich and poor countries alike.
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In light of the enormous environmental catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, it may be worthwhile to revisit a few our discussions with experts on how oil economies operate, the distortions of power oil wealth introduces, and the future of oil as an energy source.
Posted in: Africa, Asia, Governance & Accountability, United States
Topics: Brock Boddie, Central Asia, Ed Kashi, energy, natural resources, Niger Delta, oil, photography, transparency
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Despite laws protecting Georgia's Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park and its environs, the land's pristine beauty recently came under threat by an electricity project. It took a coordinated effort by civil society to protect the park.
Posted in: Europe, Governance & Accountability
Topics: Anuka Toklikishvili, Borjomi-Kharagauli, Caucasus, Electricity, Georgia, national parks, natural resources, transparency
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A missed deadline raises questions about the ability of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative to improve accountability in oil, gas, and mining.
Posted in: Africa, Governance & Accountability
Topics: Anthony Richter, anticorruption, EITI, natural resources, transparency