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 / International organisation · International

UN Development Programme

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

CaseRoleCountryPeriodInstrument
Messok Dja ecoguard abuses (Republic of Congo)Implementing agency of GEF project 9159; investigator (SECU0009)Republic of Congo2008–2020Killings and repression of defenders
Costa Rica payments for ecosystem services and forest recoveryNominated the programme for the Earthshot PrizeCosta Rica1997Protected area / relocation
Venezuela 2026 twin earthquakes insurance gapSource of the $6.7 billion damage estimateVenezuela2026Insurance, liability and compensation funds
WWF-funded ranger units accused of torture and killings in Asia and AfricaInvestigation into the Messok Dja park programme (leaked draft)Multiple countries2006–2023Killings and repression of defenders
Pillay panel finds no proof WWF directed ranger abuses it supportedUN agency; draft investigation of Messok DjaDemocratic Republic of the Congo2006–2020Killings and repression of defenders