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Explore our publications on a wide range of topics, to find the powerful facts, stories and approaches that underpin our work to make the extractive industry more open, accountable and participatory.
The Woodcutters – a fight for transparency and justice in Niger
From coups to new constitutions, The Woodcutters introduces us to Marou Amadou, Ali Idrissa and Mamane Wada, three men fighting for justice and transparency in Niger. We follow their journey as Niger reaches new levels of openness, enshrining the principle of transparency of natural resources in their constitution. The film also demonstrates how the PWYP […]
How effectively is Congo B’s oil money being used? PWYP investigates
For more than a decade, arrests and intimidations notwithstanding, PWYP activists in Congo-Brazzaville have been campaigning to find out how much the country receives from its oil. Despite being in the top five oil producers of Sub-Saharan Africa, almost three quarters of the population are thought to live on less than $2 a day – […]
Good news from Canada and France in the last newsletter of 2014
Read this issue of our newsletter! Articles include: In Brief France adopts publish what you pay law Cautious success in Canada Indonesia – riding the wave of open data “Smart men run for the truth, not for money” Who were the transparency champions of 2014?
Canada passes anti-corruption measure for extractive companies
New anti-corruption measure for oil, gas and mining companies passes into law amidst cautions from civil society 17 December 2014 – Canada’s new law requiring oil, gas, and mining companies to annually report the taxes, royalties and other payments they make to governments passed into law on December 16th after receiving Royal Assent. Civil society […]
Information is power – or how PWYP Côte d’Ivoire took good governance to the local level
It may be a cliché, but it still rings true that natural resources often prove a curse rather than a blessing to citizens. This is particularly the case for those communities living near extractive sites. Not only does wealth generated by extractive projects rarely trickle down to them, but they suffer all the disadvantages of […]
Why does Tajikistan need EITI?
The implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) could bring great benefit to Tajikistan. Yet, lack of government commitment and the restrictions imposed on civil society activities create the risk of undermining this much needed effort to introduce unprecedented transparency into the country’s extractive sector. Nestled between Kyrgyzstan to the North, Afghanistan to the […]
UK anti-corruption law for oil, gas and mining companies enters into force
Publish What You Pay coalition commends UK government for honouring transparency pledge The UK’s Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014 enter into force today, 1 December 2014, after being signed into law by Business Minister Jo Swinson MP on 28 November. The regulations implement the anti-corruption provisions for the oil, gas, mining and logging […]
PWYP Nigeria hails UK government on adoption of EU Accounting Directive
Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Nigeria has commended the UK Government on its adoption of the new EU Accounting Directive and the full implementation of the beneficial ownership regime under the Extractive industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). The UK is the first country to adopt the new directive through The Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations […]
Without a bridge, how can you cross the divide?
The Philippines stands at the crossroads. On the one hand, mining barely contributes 1% to the country’s GDP and anti-mining sentiment is strong. On the other, the mineral potential of the country is vast and the government keen to capitalise on it. Which way will the country go? For BK-PWYP Philippines, PWYP’s affiliated coalition in […]
Extracting Equality – A Guide
Publish What You Pay and UN Women are working together to integrate gender perspectives into natural resource governance, so that when we say we want all citizens to benefit from their resources, we really mean all citizens. To this end, we created a value chain that shows how you can approach gender at every step […]
Tackling the “Resource Curse:” The Role of Brand in a Global Campaigning Network
What is brand’s role in the non-profit world? How have non-profit organisations developed and used their ‘brand’? In order to explore and answer these questions, the Hauser Center of Harvard University conducted a study of four non-profit organisations and the evolution of, and their relationship with, their brand. Publish What You Pay was among these […]
Lessons learned from Zimbabwe’s Alternative Mining Indaba
Zebbies Mumba, Gerald Mutale and Tommy Singongi, three representatives of PWYP Zambia attended Zimbabwe’s Alternative Mining Indaba which PWYP Zimbabwe helped organise. Here are some of the key lessons the Zimbabwean delegation took back with them: Talking matters – The Alternative Indaba was a key opportunity for community members’ to voice their opinions to parliamentarians, […]