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Debt-for-Nature Initiatives and the Tropical Forest Conservation Act Status and Implementation
Title
Debt-for-Nature Initiatives and the Tropical Forest Conservation Act [electronic resource] : Status and Implementation.
Published
[S.l] : [s.n.], 2009.
Physical Description
22 p. : digital, PDF file.
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Notes
CRS Report.
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.
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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.
Variant and related titles
ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection.
Other formats
Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Debt-for-Nature Initiatives and the Tropical Forest Conservation Act
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
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July 09, 2013
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