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 · Gabon

Government of Gabon

Appears in 2 cases in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.

CaseRoleCountryPeriodInstrument
Gabon debt-for-nature swapIssuer of the bondGabon2023Debt-for-nature swap
Gabon planned 187 million sovereign carbon credits as TotalEnergies took a timber stakeGovernment planning the sovereign creditsGabon2022Carbon credits

Carbon and conservation finance

Carbon credit
A certificate representing one tonne of carbon dioxide (or equivalent) that a project says it reduced, avoided or removed. Buyers use credits to balance their own emissions in climate claims.
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.