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| Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/2/JPN/5 | Japan | 2022 | Sustainable fisheries management | Import licences, Other environmental requirements | Fisheries | Enforcement Regulation of the Act on Ensuring the…
Enforcement Regulation of the Act on Ensuring the Proper Domestic Distribution and Importation of Specified Aquatic Animals and Plants: Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing constitutes one of the most serious threats to the sustainable use of fishery resources. In response to risks caused by IUU fishing, the international community has been making a wide array of efforts to prevent IUU fishery products from entering the markets, including introduction of the catch certification/documentation in accordance with the relevant international agreed documents (...) in order to fulfil Japan's responsibility as one of the world's largest importers of fishery products, Japan will introduce a Japan's catch documentation scheme based on "Act on Ensuring the Proper Domestic Distribution and Importation of Specified Aquatic Animals and Plants" to prevent the import of IUU catches into Japan, aiming at contributing to global efforts to eliminate IUU fishing. (...)
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| Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/2/KHM/3 | Cambodia | 2022 | Air pollution reduction, Natural resources…
Air pollution reduction, Natural resources conservation, Other environmental risks mitigation, Waste management and recycling
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Import licences | Manufacturing, Other | Law on Environmental Protection and Natural…
Law on Environmental Protection and Natural Resource Management: This law aims to protect and promote environmental quality and public health through the prevention, reduction, and control of pollution; to assess the environmental impact of all proposed projects prior to the issuance of a decision by the Royal Government; to ensure the rational and sustainable conservation, development, management, and use of the natural resources of the Kingdom of Cambodia; to encourage and enable the public to participate in environmental protection and natural resource management; to suppress any acts that cause harm to the environment.
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| Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/2/KHM/7 | Cambodia | 2022 | Sustainable forestry management | Import licences | Forestry | Sub-Decree No. 131 on Timber and Non-timber…
Sub-Decree No. 131 on Timber and Non-timber Forest Products: This sub Decree covers export and import of Forest and Non-Timber Forest Products.
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| Agriculture | G/AG/N/USA/166 | United States of America | 2022 | Natural resources conservation, Water management…
Natural resources conservation, Water management and conservation
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Grants and direct payments, Non-monetary support | Agriculture | Environmental programmes: Natural Resource…
Environmental programmes: Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS): Agricultural Water Enhancement Program - The Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP) is a voluntary conservation initiative that provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers to implement agricultural water enhancement activities on agricultural land for the purposes of conserving surface and ground water and improving water quality. Functions moved to the Regional Conservation Partnerships Program by the 2014 Farm Act (PL 113-79).
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| Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/2/KHM/9 | Cambodia | 2022 | Biodiversity and ecosystem, Environmental…
Biodiversity and ecosystem, Environmental protection from pests and diseases, Plant protection, Sustainable forestry management
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Import licences | Forestry, Other | Circular No. 3543 on the Export and Import of…
Circular No. 3543 on the Export and Import of Forest Tree Seeds and Wild Plants: Importing institution needs to obtain license and to submit defined documents to Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF).
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| Agriculture | G/AG/N/USA/166 | United States of America | 2022 | Water management and conservation | Grants and direct payments | Agriculture | Environmental programmes: Farm Service Agency …
Environmental programmes: Farm Service Agency (FSA): Klamath River Basin Block Grant - pilot drought program to assist with water conservation in California and Oregon.
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| Agriculture | G/AG/N/USA/166 | United States of America | 2022 | Alternative and renewable energy | Grants and direct payments | Agriculture, Energy | Non-Product-Specific AMS: Biomass crop assistance…
Non-Product-Specific AMS: Biomass crop assistance program: Provides financial assistance to producers or entities that deliver eligible biomass material to designated biomass conversion facilities for use as heat, power, biobased products or biofuels. Assistance is for costs of collection, harvest, storage and transportation associated with delivery of eligible materials. Reauthorized under the 2014 Farm Act (PL 113-79).
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| Agriculture | G/AG/N/USA/166 | United States of America | 2022 | Alternative and renewable energy, Energy…
Alternative and renewable energy, Energy conservation and efficiency
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Grants and direct payments, Loans and financing | Agriculture, Energy | Non-Product-Specific AMS: Rural Energy for…
Non-Product-Specific AMS: Rural Energy for America Program (formerly Renewable Energy Program). Provides direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants to farmers, ranchers, and small rural businesses to purchase renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvements. Reauthorized under the 2018 Farm Act (P.L. 115-334).
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| Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/2/KHM/13 | Cambodia | 2022 | Sustainable agriculture management | Import licences | Agriculture | Government Sub-Decree No. 69 on Agricultural…
Government Sub-Decree No. 69 on Agricultural Material Standards and its Management: This Sub-degree have its objectives to ensure a high quality of agricultural materials so as to strengthen and increase the agricultural production with high effectiveness and sustainability in the kingdom of Cambodia. Providing properly standards and managerial mechanism in order to ensure the interest of the users, producers, importers, wholesalers and retailers of the agricultural materials as well as the protection of the environment.
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| Agriculture | G/AG/N/USA/166 | United States of America | 2022 | Other environmental risks mitigation | Grants and direct payments, Non-monetary support | Agriculture | Non-Product-Specific AMS: Wildlife and Hurricane…
Non-Product-Specific AMS: Wildlife and Hurricane Indemnity Program (WHIP). WHIP covered production losses due to hurricanes, wildfires, and other weather-related losses during 2017. WHIP+ covered production losses due to these natural disasters in calendar year 2018 and 2019. Producers must have suffered a loss due to an eligible disaster event in a primary county that received a qualifying Presidential Emergency Disaster Declaration or Secretarial Disaster Designation or have experienced an extreme or exceptional drought. Eligible commodities include crops, trees, bushes, and vines. Includes block grants to Alabama and North Carolina. WHIP and WHIP+ payments to producers for eligible uninsured commodities are included in supporting table DS:1
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