The Use of Economic Instruments in Environmental Policy: Opportunities and Challenges
- ISBN-10
- 928072391X
- ISBN-13
- 9789280723915
- Category
- Biodiversity conservation
- Pages
- 117
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- UNEP/Earthprint
Description
This paper looks at the role and importance of economic instruments in the context of three specific biodiversity related Multilateral Environmental Agreements. These are the Convention on international Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention). The paper also discusses ways to improve and enhance the use of economic instruments as a means of conserving and sustaining biological diversity. (UNEP).
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- 1993
- 48 pages
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- Nordic Council of Ministers
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