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 / Government · Netherlands

Government of the Netherlands

Appears in 5 cases in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.

CaseRoleCountryPeriodInstrument
Dutch nitrogen crisis and farm buyoutsSets nitrogen policy and funds the voluntary buyoutsNetherlands1990–2026Agriculture, livestock and food
Netherlands Q fever outbreak and goat sector growthGovernment; ordered culls and described Q fever as under controlNetherlands2021Disease outbreaks
Dutch PFAS soil limit, 2019Issued the interim PFAS action frameworkNetherlands2019Protected area / relocation
RWE sought €1.4bn from the Netherlands over its coal phase-outdefendant in the RWE claimNetherlands2019–2023Oil, gas and coal operations
RWE drops 1.4 billion euro claim over Dutch coal ban; Hemweg-8 closure announcedDefendant in the treaty claims; issued the coal banNetherlands2019–2023Oil, gas and coal operations
Appears alongside
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) ×2RWE ×2Vattenfall ×2German government ×2Statistics Netherlands (CBS)Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO)Vewin (association of Dutch drinking-water companies)Province of Noord-BrabantUniper
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PFOA (C8) and PFAS
PFAS are a large family of human-made chemicals that persist in the environment and the body; PFOA, also called C8, is one of them and was used to make Teflon.