Basel Institute launches an international project with UK and other partners to tackle corruption risks in forest carbon markets and strengthen transparency and governance in global carbon credit systems

The news item outlines a Transparency International-led project, funded by the UK FCDO and running until March 2028, which will focus on Indonesia, Ghana and Cameroon to help governments, civil society, certifiers, private sector actors and forest-dependent communities identify and mitigate corruption risks in forest carbon markets. Basel Institute will contribute through its Green Corruption programme by developing risk typologies, supporting national workshops and assessments, and helping produce global, gender-sensitive guidelines to strengthen anti-corruption safeguards…