Guidelines to help organisations navigate new UN resolution on corruption linked to environmental crime

The Guidelines offer recommended approaches to support implementation at both the national and global levels

In December 2025, States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) adopted Resolution 11/9, ‘Preventing and combating corruption as it relates to crimes that affect the environment’.

Given the central role corruption plays in enabling environmental crime, this was a major step forward in tackling this global challenge, committing States to stronger implementation of UNCAC provisions.

The challenge now is to ensure that the commitments made in Resolution 11/9 translate into tangible action.

To help meet this challenge, a new set of Guidelines have been published to enable stakeholders to support the Resolution’s implementation. The Guidelines serve as an advocacy tool for civil society organisations (CSOs) and other non-state actors to use at the national and global levels.

They have been produced by the Global Civil Society Coalition for the UNCAC’s Environmental Crime and Corruption Working Group, chaired by the Wildlife Justice Commission – a member of the Nature Crime Alliance. The Alliance management team is also a member of the Working Group.

Promoting implementation

The Guidelines, ‘Promoting implementation of Resolution 11/9’, offer recommended approaches at both the national and global levels, and cover issues such as:

• Strengthening legal, integrity and regulatory frameworks
• Improving transparency, accountability and access to information
• Following the money through financial investigations and asset recovery
• Strengthening oversight of businesses, financial institutions and professional service providers
• Strengthening international cooperation and enforcement
• Using technology and investigative tools
• Whistleblower reporting and protection
• Promoting active civil society participation, recognizing the vital role of local communities and indigenous peoples (first time reference in a CoSP resolution)

Find out more and view the Guidelines at the Global Civil Society Coalition for the UNCAC website.