Who gains from saving nature
Ledger 1 : 33 — For each dollar financing nature-based solutions in 2023, about $33 financed activities harmful to nature. (UNEP)
Actors / Public finance agency · United States

US International Development Finance Corporation

Appears in 7 cases in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.

CaseRoleCountryPeriodInstrument
Galápagos debt-for-nature swapPolitical-risk insurerEcuador2023–2041Debt-for-nature swap
Belize blue bondInsurerBelize2021–2041Debt-for-nature swap
El Salvador debt-for-nature swapPolitical risk insurerEl Salvador2024–2025Debt-for-nature swap
Gabon debt-for-nature swapPolitical risk insurerGabon2023Debt-for-nature swap
Boké bauxite mining and the CBG expansionLenderGuinea1974–2025Mining
Syrah declares force majeure at Mozambique graphite mine after unrestlender; loan defaultedMozambique2024Mining
Galápagos debt-for-nature swap used US$656 million of US political risk insurancePolitical risk insurer for the new bondEcuador2023Insurance, liability and compensation funds

Insurance

Political-risk insurance
Insurance that protects lenders and investors against losses caused by government actions, such as a state failing to pay.

Carbon and conservation finance

Debt-for-nature swap
A deal in which a government's debt is bought back or refinanced at a discount, and part of the savings is committed to conservation.