What we work on

We work with governments, communities and business to reduce corruption in the extractive sector and to ensure that ordinary people benefit fully from their natural resource revenues. Explore our nine areas of work to see how we do this.

Anti-corruption

Tax avoidance schemes, offshore secrecy and government tax breaks to attract investment all divert extractive revenues. PWYP calls for tax justice so revenues from extraction can be used to boost development.

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Connecting Our Members

With more than 700 members in over 50 countries, PWYP’s strength comes from our ability to coordinate action nationally and globally. We share our diverse experiences and work together across borders to maximise our collective impact.

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Contract Transparency

PWYP members campaign globally for the comprehensive disclosure of all contracts relating to the extraction of oil, gas and mineral resources. Contract disclosure is a keystone of transparency and good governance, enabling scrutiny of the costs and benefits of extractive projects, deterring corruption and building trust between people, governments and companies.

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Fair Fossil Fuels Phase Out

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Gender Justice

We campaign for women’s inclusion in decision making, from community to international levels, including through the EITI process, and for women to benefit from extraction equally to men.

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Responsible Transition Minerals

A managed decline of fossil fuel production is necessary to tackle the climate crisis and to create long-term prosperity. PWYP advocates for a people-centered, economically fair and socially just transition to a low carbon economy. 

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Revenue Transparency

PWYP was founded to campaign for oil, gas and mining companies to publish their payments to governments (such as licence fees, royalties and taxes), and for governments to be transparent about the revenues they receive.

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Safe Civic space

From remote communities to national bodies, everyone has a right to participate in decisions that affect them – and it’s vital that they do if they are to benefit from natural resource extraction.

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Stories of change

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The EITI

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Our strategic approach

PWYP’s 2020-25 strategy lays out the roadmap towards a world where everyone benefits from their natural resources. We’ll be pushing for governments to regulate natural resource extraction in an open and accountable way, for companies to operate within an effective governance framework, and for a civil society with the skills and freedom to drive natural resource extraction that benefits all.

To achieve these goals, we have four strategic goals for 2020-2025.

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