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New research is bringing together ideas about the ‘brokerage’ role played by law enforcement in the Amazon, and anti-corruption approaches.

Greater transparency and accountability of elected officials, as well as enhanced environmental management, is crucial to meeting the challenges faced by those who wish to protect the Amazon.

Of the 19 national governments in Latin America, 12 now represent the political left. If these leaders and parties want to enhance their legitimacy, they must integrate transparency, accountability, and integrity into their agendas.

Interventions designed to monitor and report environmental crimes (such as illegal logging and trafficking in protected species) are being undermined by shortcomings in the Peruvian state.

Overcrowding and corruption in Peruvian prisons fuel mobile phone smuggling. Modern technology, better staff training, and policy reforms can enhance control and support fair governance.

Addressing corruption in the forest sector requires an understanding of the role of political and informal power arrangements that shape individual and collective behaviours.

Bolivia ranks below regional averages in most governance areas, including higher education. The areas of corruption risks in higher education are accreditation and quality control, administration, recruitment and admission, and academic integrity.

Corruption in the fisheries and aquaculture sector has been gaining more attention in recent years. To better identify corruption vulnerabilities, UNDOC has divided the sector’s value chain into seven stages, identifying the actors and different opportunities for corruption at each stage.

Most of Commonwealth Caribbean countries have established legal and institutional anti-corruption frameworks of a global standard but perform below what can be expected in terms of actually getting to grips with corruption issues.