Actors / Government ·
USAID
Appears in 6 cases in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.
| Case | Role | Country | Period | Instrument |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Kenya Grasslands Carbon Project and the Isiolo court ruling | Donor to NRT (nearly $20m, 2015–2020; funding ended January 2025) | Kenya | 2012–2026 | Carbon credits |
| WWF independent review (Pillay panel) and US funding suspension | Source of the CARPE funds routed through the US Fish and Wildlife Service | International | 2019–2020 | Protected area / relocation |
| USAID funding for Kenya's Northern Rangelands Trust ended in 2025 | Donor whose funding ended; agency closed 1 July 2025 | Kenya | 2025 | Finance, funds and markets |
| Report says a man died after ecoguard beating in Republic of the Congo park | funder named in the report | Republic of the Congo | 2017 | Killings and repression of defenders |
| WWF-funded ranger units accused of torture and killings in Asia and Africa | Funder of Kahuzi-Biega park, per the Minority Rights Group report | Multiple countries | 2006–2023 | Killings and repression of defenders |
| Kahuzi-Biega National Park: Batwa evictions and killings | Funder | DR Congo | 1975–2024 | Killings and repression of defenders |
Appears alongside
Wildlife Conservation Society ×4Northern Rangelands Trust ×2Survival International ×2WWF ×2KfW ×2ICCN (DR Congo park agency) ×2NativeVerraMetaNetflixNatWestIsiolo Environment and Land CourtKenya Wildlife ServiceFwsVirunga FoundationWWF NepalUN Development ProgrammeGIZ (German international cooperation agency)German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and DevelopmentMinority Rights GroupAfrican Commission on Human and Peoples' RightsGovernment of DR Congo
Terms used on this page
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.