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 · United States

United States Government

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

CaseRoleCountryPeriodInstrument
WHO Pandemic Agreement and the PABS annexWithdrew from WHO; participation in the negotiations haltedGlobal2025–2026Genetic resources and benefit-sharing
EU Deforestation Regulation delays and trade pressureAsked for delayEuropean Union2022Law, regulation and treaties
Pribilof fur seal harvest and Alaska Commercial CompanyPaid compensation to Aleut residents, 1979 and 1983United States1870–1983Fishing ban
US withdrawal from 66 international bodies and Paris/UNFCCCWithdrawing stateUnited States2025–2027Law, regulation and treaties
US and DRC sign minerals partnership giving US firms first offer on mining sitessignatory to the partnershipDemocratic Republic of the Congo2026Mining
US takes about 15% stake in MP Materials and sets $110/kg rare earth price floortook stake and set price floorUnited States2026Mining
Pillay panel finds no proof WWF directed ranger abuses it supportedfunder of WWF's workDemocratic Republic of the Congo2006–2020Killings and repression of defenders
US and Cook Islands deal raises concerns over seabed mining talksParty to the seabed minerals dealCook Islands2026Mining