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The Economic And Environmental Effects Of An Eu Ban On Illegal Logging Imports. Insights From A Cge Assessment, Francesco Bosello, Ramiro Parrado, Renato Rosa
The Economic And Environmental Effects Of An Eu Ban On Illegal Logging Imports. Insights From A Cge Assessment, Francesco Bosello, Ramiro Parrado, Renato Rosa
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers
Illegal logging is widely recognized as a major economic problem and one of the causes of environmental degradation. Increasing awareness of its negative effects has fostered a wide range of proposals to combat it by major international conservation groups and political organizations. Following the 2008 US legislation which prohibits the import of illegally harvested wood and wood products, the European Union (EU) is now discussing a legislation proposal which would ban illegal timber from the EU market. In this study we use the ICES computable general equilibrium model to estimate the reallocation of global demand and timber imports following the …
Eastern Europe And The Former Soviet Union Since The Fall Of The Berlin Wall: Review Of The Changes In The Environment And Natural Resources, Anil Markandya, Wan-Jung Chou
Eastern Europe And The Former Soviet Union Since The Fall Of The Berlin Wall: Review Of The Changes In The Environment And Natural Resources, Anil Markandya, Wan-Jung Chou
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers
This paper reviews the environmental record of the transition countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia since the fall of the Berlin Wall, with a focus on areas of key concern to public policy at the present time. With the impacts of environment on public health being given the highest priority, we examined several associated health indicators at the national level, as well as looking at important environmental issues at the local level. In this respect, we focus on environmental problems related to air and water quality, land contamination, and solid waste management. Despite showing a highly differentiated performance across …