Market-Based Innovations for Environment Conservation in Brazil
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2001
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This presentation describes the physical characteristics of the Amazon region and the ineffectiveness of command and control regulations to address the rapid widespread deforestation that occurs. Several types of incentive-based regulation have been implemented in Brazil to promote protection of environmental resources, such as the Private Natural Heritage Reserve (RPPN), the ecological value-added tax (ICMS Ecológico), tradeable rights for legal reserves, and the Certified Forest Products Buyers Group. These market-based initiatives are described and evaluated.
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Deforestation, Payments for environmental services, Government policy, Land use management, Conservation strategy, Conservation, Markets, Environmental law, PES, Incentive-based regulation, Economic instruments, Market-based initiatives, Private natural heritage reserve (rppn), Ecosystem Farm/Enterprise Scale Governance
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Presented at the conference Market-based Approaches to Sustainable Forestry Development and Forestry-based Poverty Alleviation: Global Trends and Implications for China, Huang Shan (Yellow Mountain), China, 11-12 May 2001