Assessing role of environmental taxes in support of sustainable development

This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities.

Agenda 21 recommends assessing the role of environmental taxation suited to national conditions.

1. Using research results to assess sustainable development issues
2. Assessing implications of using economic instruments

1. Introducing environmental taxes

1. Unsustainable
2. Undeveloped
3. Underdevelopment
4. Support
5. Overdevelopment
6. Development