debt-for-nature swap
A financial mechanism where a developing country's foreign debt is reduced in exchange for commitments to environmental conservation. Used in international development and environmental policy contexts.
The country allocated funds to forest conservation through a debt-for-nature swap.
Debt-for-nature swaps are attracting attention as a means to simultaneously address developing countries' debt problems and environmental issues.
Compound of 環境 (environment) and スワップ (swap), a direct translation of the English term 'debt-for-nature swap'.