Environment & Climate

On March 19, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) released a report detailing findings of a two-year investigation into alleged environmental crimes and human rights violations by the Colombia state-owned oil company Ecopetrol. The report relies heavily on the Iguana Papers,...

In our seemingly tech-obsessed age of constant connectivity warring with our disjointment from the outside world, many tend to focus on the negative side of our increased digital presence, claiming how out-of-touch with nature the new generations have become. However,...

World-renowned law professor, Masaki Iwasaki, argues that countries should “Reward whistleblowers who expose environmental crimes,” in a recent article in the esteemed journal Nature. “Whistleblowers are invaluable guardians of our natural environment, and complement law enforcement,” writes Professor Iwasaki. “Authorities...

In December, the United Nations held the tenth session of the Conference of the States Parties (CoSP10) to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) in Atlanta. The Conference is the largest global anti-corruption gathering. Every two years, the Parties...

On November 3, a group of 301 civil society organizations and experts from 99 countries around the globe sent an open letter to UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) State Parties calling for a strong resolution to be adopted at the...

On November 10, whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn, founding partner of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP and Chairman at the National Whistleblower Center, will be speaking at Georgetown University's ECo Talks Series discussing the issue of Blowing the Whistle on...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) Operation Muddy Waters was a successful investigation which led to the conviction of two individuals who were found guilty of poaching and trafficking paddlefish and sturgeon from the Ohio River. The culprits were...

This is part of a series of WNN exclusives on whistleblower awards paid out by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to wildlife whistleblowers. Thanks to a brave whistleblower, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) discovered the unlawful possession...

This is part of a series of WNN exclusives on whistleblower awards paid out by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to wildlife whistleblowers. In 2019, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded $2,000 to a whistleblower who exposed the...

This is part of a series of WNN exclusives on whistleblower awards paid out by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to wildlife whistleblowers. In 2019, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded two separate $5,000 awards to whistleblowers who...