Debt-for-Nature Initiatives and the Tropical Forest Conservation Act : Status and Implementation.
Provides description of debt-for-nature transactions, which involve restructuring, reducing, or buying a portion of a developing country's outstanding debt, and using a percentage of the proceeds to support conservation programs within the debtor country. Reviews P.L. 105-214, the Tropical Fore...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Summary: | Provides description of debt-for-nature transactions, which involve restructuring, reducing, or buying a portion of a developing country's outstanding debt, and using a percentage of the proceeds to support conservation programs within the debtor country. Reviews P.L. 105-214, the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998, which generates funds to conserve tropical forests by reducing the external debt of countries with such forests. Discusses role of Congress in debt-for-nature initiatives and prospects for future directions. Lists related laws and appropriations that support debt-for-nature initiatives. Includes tables and graphs. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |