Debt-for-Nature Initiatives and the Tropical Forest Conservation Act. : Status and Implementation.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic assistance.

Debts, External.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (22 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

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.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. Debt-for-Nature Initiatives and the Tropical Forest Conservation Act

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