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 / NGO · United Kingdom

Global Witness

Appears in 10 cases in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.

CaseRoleCountryPeriodInstrument
Mekong sand mining (Cambodia, Vietnam)NGO; 2010 report on Koh Kong sand exports and licencesCambodia and Vietnam2007–2026Mining
Saweto killingsReported the 2026 arrestsPeru2014–2026Killings and repression of defenders
Cambodian sand exports to Singapore (Koh Kong, Mekong, Bassac)NGO; 2010 report on the Koh Kong sand tradeCambodia2007–2026Mining
Marange diamonds and the Kimberley Process (Zimbabwe)NGO that left the Kimberley Process in 2011Zimbabwe2008–2025Mining
Quest CCS (Shell, Alberta)NGO that published the capture-versus-emissions comparisonCanada2015–2020Carbon capture and climate intervention
Myanmar Kachin heavy rare earth mining and Kok River arsenicNGO; reported on heavy rare earth mining in MyanmarThailand2025Mining
Myanmar rare earth mining districts lost 32,720 hectares of tree coverInvestigating NGO; reported China's imports from MyanmarMyanmar2025Mining
45Q lobby coalition's founding director was named to head DOE carbon officeNGO whose 2023 figures are citedUnited States2011–2025Carbon capture and climate intervention
Koç and Sabancı named partners of COP31 climate summit in AntalyaPublished the participant countsTürkiye2026Tanker / shipping
Malaysia banned sea-sand exports to Singapore in 2018, reported only in 2019Found Singapore's response inadequateSingapore2018Mining