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 · Singapore

Government of Singapore (Ministry of National Development)

Appears in 4 cases in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.

CaseRoleCountryPeriodInstrument
Cambodian sand exports to Singapore (Koh Kong, Mekong, Bassac)Importer of the sand; Ministry of National DevelopmentCambodia2007–2026Mining
Carbon credit rating agencies and Space Intelligence rebuttal (Sylvera, BeZero)Government that tendered the three raters and set the exclusion ruleUnited Kingdom2022–2026Carbon credits
Johor and Batam data centres for SingaporeSet the moratorium and quota on data centresMalaysia / Indonesia / Singapore2019–2026Data centre
Malaysia banned sea-sand exports to Singapore in 2018, reported only in 2019Buyer of imported sand; said its imports were commercialSingapore2018Mining

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.