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… services provided by ecosystems greatly alleviate the harmful effects of pollution on human health. Managing and … for the impact of the higher energy prices. The fuel subsidy reforms resulted in savings of 211.3 trillion … (for example with long floating barriers) • Possibility of harmful atmospheric emissions; costly and requires large …

… rarely designed to safeguard individual wetlands against harmful impacts of external activities. Site-specific … environmen- tally sensitive agriculture) or potentially harmful (e.g., wetland drainage, watershed deforestation). … free or low-cost flood insurance is a form of disguised subsidy that encourages the development of wetlands in areas …

… which has lead to overfishing and the use of harmful methods of production. This, in turn, has resulted in … with extinction. Secondly, the use of increasing- ly harmful fishing techniques and disrespect of maritime … As a result they committed to gradually abandoning all the harmful fishing practices that have been preventing …

… the Endangered Species Act only prohibits actions that are harmful to listed species. While doing far too little to … pay for their continued existence. Kenyans pay an implicit subsidy to support conservation for the benefit of the world … growth, Taxes, Subsidies #182. Steenblik, R., (1998), Subsidy Reform: Doing More to Help the Environment by …

… Environmental sustainability requirements entail reducing harmful impacts on land and water resources, biodiversity and … the actions countries can take to counter the effects of harmful subsidies. Relevant issues raised under the rubric of … 0.3$/MWh collected by the Secretary of Energy to provide a subsidy of up to US$ 1.508 per kilowatt/hour to those plants …

… productive use for private benefit so long as it is not harmful to the community. Land is a finite commodity and … using the EU’s financial instruments, such as the LIFE subsidy instrument, to stimulate stakeholders to create … is to persuade landholders not to behave in a way harmful to the environment. It is less effective where …

… of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol 3.6 By 2020, halve the number of … sexual and other types of exploitation 5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage … including by restructuring taxation and phasing out those harmful subsidies, where they exist, to reflect their …

… j) Workers have a right to refuse to do work that may be harmful to human or environmental health. k) Decisions must … important approach is the reduction of environmentally harmful subsidies by abolishing subsidies which favour … Fund", to be used as working capital and as grants or subsidy in carrying out energy conservation work. 2) Juristic …

… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 ARTICLE 58: HARMFUL ACTIVITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … reasonable alternatives for action, the alternative least harmful to the environment shall be preferred . Draft … will entail a broader interpretation of the concept of “subsidy” than is currently in use and would include, e .g ., …

… There is a positive influence of a major reduction in subsidy in 1990-1992, but this is not sustained because of … should be given to eliminating the widespread subsidy of certain types of fertiliser and pesticide, which …