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Environmental Governance

Definition(s)

Any tool or method used by an organization to achieve general developmental goals in the production of, or in the regulation of, material resources. (Source: GEMET/OED); Incentive measures bring about an intended behaviour or outcome as an alternative to command and control measures - legal codes and prescriptions (Source: InforMEA)

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French
instrument économique
Russian
экономический инструмент
Spanish
instrumento económico
Chinese, Simplified
经济手段
Arabic
أداة اقتصادية

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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with economic instrument

You can see below a list of multilateral environment agreements. Use the links on the right to view the content tagged with economic instrument. This includes official treaty texts, decisions, recommendations, and other related informational documents such as publications, annuals, meetings, documents or reports.
Convention on Biological Diversity
Stockholm Convention
Kyoto Protocol
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification