- Namibia
Official Collusion in Illegal Rosewood Logging
Corruption Type
Collusion, Undue Influence
An investigation by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) found that political elites granted land by
the government could be making millions selling illegally felled
rosewood. Rosewood harvesting has been banned in Namibia since 2018, but
the rules are not enforced. By exposing the criminal logging network
and its political backers, the OCCRP is helping change this.
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