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 · International

Survival International

Appears in 8 cases in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.

CaseRoleCountryPeriodInstrument
Northern Kenya Grasslands Carbon Project and the Isiolo court rulingCritic of the project's carbon claimsKenya2012–2026Carbon credits
African Parks Odzala-Kokoua abuses (Republic of Congo)Raised the allegations with African Parks in June 2023Republic of Congo2010–2025Killings and repression of defenders
Messok Dja ecoguard abuses (Republic of Congo)NGO; reported the draft findingsRepublic of Congo2008–2020Killings and repression of defenders
UNESCO World Heritage listings and Indigenous rightsIssued written warning to African Parks (June 2023)Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda1991–2025Protected area / relocation
WWF-supported ecoguards in Cameroon and CAR (Lobéké, Dzanga-Sangha)Filed OECD complaint against WWF (2016)Cameroon2008–2020Killings and repression of defenders
Kaziranga shoot-on-sight killings (India)Source of the 106-in-20-years figure (not verified)India2013–2017Killings and repression of defenders
Halmahera nickel complex (IWIP, Weda Bay) and the Hongana ManyawaSource of Hongana Manyawa figuresIndonesia2018–2026Mining
Kahuzi-Biega National Park: Batwa evictions and killingsReported the shooting of a 17-year-old BatwaDR Congo1975–2024Killings and repression of defenders

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.

Institutions

OECD complaint
A complaint filed with a government's National Contact Point under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises; the process is mediation, not a court.