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Energy subsidies: Lessons learned in assessing their impact and designing policy reforms
… concerns, particularly climate change and local pollution. In some cases, governments subsidise these … supply and consumption, including local and regional air pollution and CO2 emissions. By encouraging over- … and electricity in poor countries can also reduce indoor air pollution, if they encourage a shift away from …
The environmental impact of economic incentives for agricultural production: a comparative law study
… the environment, 2/ and, similarly, is both the victim of pollution and the cause of multiple harm. It is a producer of … as the elimination of solid wastes and the pollution of air and water. These have been mainly used with regard to … declared as such (article 2): We could also include the air, the wind, the sea, sunrays, etc. However, the following …
Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening
… and floods. On the other hand, fighting against pollution and looking for recreational areas have become … products and foodstuffs. Activities towards reduction of air pollution and other environmental improvement can also … taken at the national level, such as those relating to air quality and drinking water standards, have impacts on …
Economic measures for biodiversity planning: An annotated bibliography of methods, experiences and cases
… Ecosystem or sector focus: Forests, Watersheds Topics: Pollution, Valuation, Economic instruments #17. Barbier, E. … America and the Caribbean. These include valuations of air pollution in Chile, Coral reef degradation in the … Tietenberg, T., (1995), 'Design lessons from existing air pollution control systems: the case of the United …
CITES and CBNRM. Proceedings of an international symposium on “The relevance of CBNRM to the conservation and sustainable use of CITES-listed species in exporting countries”
… impact upon biodiversity. Changes in land use and climate, pollution, habitat degradation and fragmentation are among … such as: soil productivity, water quality and quantity, air quality; and ecological processes including nutrient … soil erosion, overexploitation of biodiversity and serious air and water pollution problems, all associated with earlier …
Community - based incentives for nature conservation
… disposal of industrial effluents or by-products into land, air and water. For example, in Case Study 4, urban and industrial pollution are major issues in wetlands management. 2.2.2 … contain inadequate consideration of waste management and pollution control, and environmental sector policies which …
Review of laws, policies and economic instruments related to payment for ecosystem services in Vietnam
… 1992 Constitution provides that all resources including air, land, forests, rivers, lakes and other water supplies, … No. 67/2003/ND-CP, 13/06/2003, limiting environmental pollution caused by waste water, guiding the economical use … 31. Decision No. 64/2003/QD-TTg, guiding the control of pollution and waste 32. Decision No. 34/2002/QD-BNNPTNT, …
Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks
… and control policies may be effective in controlling pollution from well-defined point sources, such as factories … from the Portuguese ‘serviços ambientais’. 80 81 cited as air quality, climate regulation, water regulation and … taxes and contributions, and, recently, tradable air pollution quotas. Although PES pilot projects have been …