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Developing appropriate and effective anti-corruption tools and strategies for climate finance can ensure that it is optimised for impact and success.

Keeping Indonesia’s primary deforestation rate on a downward trajectory in the future will not be easy. Norway and others will need to pay more for forest carbon than they have in the past.

Anti-corruption efforts in the male-dominated forestry sector often disregard the importance of gender.

There are a number of options available to facilitate increased and equal access to decision-makers by all relevant stakeholders.

The United Nations' theme for International Women's Day 2022 is 'Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow'. Corruption is a threat to both gender equality and sustainable development –  we must counter it to achieve the progress we want to see.

In order to achieve the goals of COP26, we will need a series of policies and programmes that will require careful and balanced implementation. These actions can be undermined by unequal access to decision-makers.

Many jurisdictions are considering imposing a tax on carbon emissions to achieve their goals. Corruption may hinder such efforts.

Conflicts of interest have invaded and corrupted global efforts to fight climate change for many years. COP28 is merely the latest in a long line of such events.

Inclusive lobbying will improve policymaking, increase public confidence in the political system, and support effective climate action.