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Pay : Establishing payments for watershed services

… their detrimental effects on water availability. A ‘water tax’ is now being charged if such income-generating … of US$1 to 1.5 billion over 10 years was financed by a 9% tax increase on New York City water bills. In comparison, a … plan are entitled to an 80% reduction in local property tax. The City is also purchasing development rights for …
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Energy law and sustainable development

… 231. N. Myers and J. Kent, Perverse Subsidies: How Tax Dollars Can Undercut the Environment and Economy (2001). … Science 334. N. Myers and J. Kent, Perverse Subsidies: How Tax Dollars Can Undercut the Environment and Economy (2001). … which place a certain percentage of the royalties and tax revenues from resource extraction into a fund reserved …
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The Futures of Privately Protected Areas

… for other specific purposes? • Are there any incentives, tax or otherwise, for PPAs? • Are there any measures of … variety of sources and various incentives (preferential tax rates/exemptions) which helps secure long-term management … or recreation), others are self-directed (e.g., privacy or tax benefits), while yet others are family related (e.g., …
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Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks

… as ‘green’ funds, taxes, fees, lev- ies, tariffs or even tax exemptions, in order to ensure a continuous flow of … with a negative impact on ecosystem services from tax payments or providing outright subsidies for destructive … charges can provide sustainable sources of funding. A new tax, charge or fee might be introduced, or an already …
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Feed-in tariffs and a policy Instrument for promoting renewable energies and green economies in developing countries

… 10 2.2.2 Tax credits … (both positive and negative) that it may have. FITs 64% Tax incentive s 23% Other 13% Wind FITs 87% Tax incentives 6% Other 7% Solar 194 GW 43 GW 7 | P a g e … or fall behind on regular system maintenance. 2.1.2 TAX CREDITS Tax credits reduce tax liability and are …
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Strategic Report: Environment, Peace and Security - a Convergence of Threats

… Agency for International Development VAT Value Added Tax WCO World Customs Organization WEEE Waste of Electrical … safe havens for criminals, including disrupting overseas tax havens, improving legislation at international and … carbon credits at artificial prices for the purpose of tax avoidance. Another example of tax fraud is Value Added …
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Marine litter legislation: a toolkit for policy makers

… firms, which integrated the levy into their Value Added Tax (VAT) collection systems. The levy took effect in 2002 … Carrier Charge (Scotland) Regulations. ƒ Scottish Landfill Tax: The Scotland Act 2012 came into force on May 1, 2012. It gives Scottish Government a range of tax raising powers, based upon which the Scottish Landfill …
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The economic value of wild resources in Senegal : A preliminary evaluation of non-timber forest products, game and freshwater fisheries

… in payments to rural producers and CFA F 48 million in tax revenues. The leading exporter is the Société d’Etude et … harvesting. Note that catching birds is exempt from tax, while the collection and transport of live birds is … is not available, limited data on official tax receipts from these activities suggests that the state, …
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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… and Contractual Agreements to Promote Wise Use 247 20.1 Tax Benefits and Other Economic Incentives 247 20.1.1 … by high commodity support payments or by the provision of tax incentives, low interest loans or subsidies that support … or to that which encourages such destruction through tax benefits and subsidies". The Strategic Plan extended this …
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Community - based incentives for nature conservation

… 17 • Fiscal measures: budgetary measures which apply tax and subsidy systems; • Financial measures: measures which … Subsidies to resource conserving activities and products. Tax relief or differential taxes on land uses and products. … technologies or natural resource alternative products, and tax relief or relatively lower tax rates on sustainable land …
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