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Review of laws, policies and economic instruments related to payment for ecosystem services in Vietnam

… of the total value of forest products harvested, after tax, if they receive financial support from the State for … price- and market-based instruments that may be applied to tax, charge for, or set fees for ecosystem goods and … for ecosystem services are considered to be based on a tax, fee, or a charge, or whether they are considered to be …
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Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability

… domestic market. The government has thus put in place a tax differential benefiting biodiesel exports by 27 … to promote exports, (biodiesel had an ad valorem export tax rate of 5 percent compared with one of 32 percent for its … used to promote bioenergy production and use include tax exemptions for biofuels and sales tax reductions for …
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The environmental impact of economic incentives for agricultural production: a comparative law study

… make clear distinctions between various categories such as tax, duty, remuneration, price ... . The latter, however, do not distinguish, for example, between tax and duty. Each discipline, therefore, has its own … of subsidies, grants, contributions, loans, cost refunds, tax concessions, etc. 25/ The latter context will be that …
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Energy subsidies: Lessons learned in assessing their impact and designing policy reforms

… can have a direct impact on price. These include grants, tax reductions and exemptions or price controls. Others … most common forms of this type of subsidy are favourable tax treatment, grants and soft loans, regulations that favour … cross-subsidies in electricity and gas, together with the tax system, distort energy-use patterns. Subsidies cause …
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The Enivronmental Crime Crisis - Threats to Sustainable Development from Illegal Exploitation and Trade in Wildlife and Forest Resources. A UNEP Rapid Assessment

… logging in and outside protected areas, conduct extensive tax evasion and fraud, and supply fuel through the informal … than those addressing the involvement of organized crime, tax fraud, violence, trafficking and even funding of … largest share of the proceeds leave the countries or go to tax havens or foreign nationals. Scale of environmental crime …
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UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development

… Fund UK United Kingdom US United States VAT Value Added Tax WHO World Health Organization 3Rs Reduce Reuse Recycle 10 … , R&D, green investment& promotes environmental friendly tax reforms 4. Mandates the setting of concrete targets for … the up to fifty percent of tariff duties and compensatory tax to operate the installation and the utilization of …
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The rise of environmental crime - A growing threat to natural resources, peace, development and security

… economy • Losses of government revenues through lost tax income due to criminal exploitation account for at least … corporate crimes, use of thousands of shell companies in tax havens, tax fraud, double counting, transfer mispricing, money …
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Economic measures for biodiversity planning: An annotated bibliography of methods, experiences and cases

… include full- and partial-interest land purchases, tax-based incentives, and tradable or bankable development … in an international effort. A significant excise tax (10% or more) should be levied by each country on natural … should be able to bear the weight of an additional tax at such a level. The income from such a tax to remain in …
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Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.

… and Ordinances (Refer to Federal Review) 6.1.5.2 NWFP Land Tax and Agricultural Income Tax Ordinance 2000 684 6.1.5.3 Local Councils (Tax on Transfer of Immovable Property) Rules 1997 691 6.1.5.4 …
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Governance of Ecosystem Services. Lessons Learned from Cameroon, China, Costa Rica and Ecuador

… consumption by raising pric- es. For example, adding a tax to gasoline makes it more expensive, thus discourages … not earmarked to directly benefit the environment. Rather, tax money flows to the general budget first. Only a certain … received from foreign users (such as a portion of the tax on logging companies). Second, in Cameroon, communities …
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