The reports reflect the views of the participants and the overall discussion, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher. [...] For example, internal corruption was found to be the greatest threat facing the Kruger National Park in South Africa, as toxic politics, deep-seated inequality and embedded organized criminality have profoundly affected the park and the communities living on its periphery.15 More broadly, corruption threatens the effective and equitable application of the rule of law and facilitates cycles of entr. [...] One of the reasons perpetuating high-level protection by powerful individuals of the criminal economy of the kind we have seen in the examples above is the belief that their activities will not be exposed because endemic corruption in the system, and along the supply chains, inherently disguises their activities, while weak oversight shelters them. [...] There is a need to close the knowledge gap, equip civil society with the tools to understand the nature of the criminal networks, and build a network of collaboration and support, where knowledge, good practices and experience can be shared. [...] Given the increased role of the Middle East and Asia in facilitating and enabling elite protection of organized environmental crime in Africa, it will be important to adapt the message and better tailor advocacy campaigns.
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