Debt-For-Nature Swaps in Developing Countries : An Overview of Recent Conservation Efforts.

Provides background on international debt and deteriorating renewable resource problems in many debtor countries. Explains debt-for-nature swaps, which involve exchange or cancellation of a country's debt in return for the debtor country's commitment to establish certain conservation or en...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1988.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Developing countries. Conservation of natural resources. Debts, External. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides background on international debt and deteriorating renewable resource problems in many debtor countries. Explains debt-for-nature swaps, which involve exchange or cancellation of a country's debt in return for the debtor country's commitment to establish certain conservation or environment-related programs. Identifies three key issues concerning debt-for-nature swap proposals, and summarizes Congressional and other international organizational responses to debt-for-nature swaps. Includes appendix describing four debt-for-nature agreements to date.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.