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Agriculture G/AG/N/USA/166 United States of America 2022 Other environmental risks mitigation Grants and direct payments Agriculture
Payments for relief from natural disasters:…
Payments for relief from natural disasters: Wildfire 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 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. (...)
Environment related objective
To cover production losses due to hurricanes, wildfires, and other weather-related losses
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Payments for relief from natural disasters: Wildfire 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 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. (...)
Producers in county that received a qualifying Presidential Emergency Disaster Declaration or Secretarial Disaster Designation or have experienced an extreme or exceptional drought
Type of measure
Payments
ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
79 million USD
 Implementation period
Marketing Year 2020/2021
Keywords
Natural disaster
Agriculture G/AG/N/USA/166 United States of America 2022 Other environmental risks mitigation Loans and financing Agriculture
Environmental programmes: Farm Service Agency …
Environmental programmes: Farm Service Agency (FSA): Emergency Conservation Programme – Assists in funding emergency conservation measures to restore farmland damaged by natural disasters
Environment related objective
To conduct programs for emergency funding to restore farmland damaged by natural disasters
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Environmental programmes: Farm Service Agency (FSA): Emergency Conservation Programme – Assists in funding emergency conservation measures to restore farmland damaged by natural disasters
Farmlands
Type of measure
Funding
ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
94 million USD
 Implementation period
Marketing Year 2020/2021
Keywords
Conservation
Natural disaster
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/2/GBR/15 United Kingdom 2022 Animal protection Ban/Prohibition, Import licences Other
The Ivory Act 2018 (Commencement No. 2 and…
The Ivory Act 2018 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2022: The Ivory Act (2018) prohibits the import of items made of or containing ivory, regardless of their age, unless they fall within one of the narrow and carefully defined exemptions. Those wishing to import ivory must first register the item under Section 10 of the Act or apply for an exemption certificate under Section 2.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by conditionally prohibiting the import of ivory
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The Ivory Act 2018 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2022: The Ivory Act (2018) prohibits the import of items made of or containing ivory, regardless of their age, unless they fall within one of the narrow and carefully defined exemptions. Those wishing to import ivory must first register the item under Section 10 of the Act or apply for an exemption certificate under Section 2.
Ivory
Type of measure
Non-automatic import license
 ICS - HS Code
442019
4420901000
4420909191
4420909199
4420909910
4420909990
7113110000
7113190000
7113200000
7114110000
7114190000
7114200000
7116100000
8211100000
8211910000
8211920000
821510
8215102000
8215103000
821520
8215201000
8215209000
920110
9201101000
9201109000
9201200000
9201900000
920210
9202101000
9202109000
920290
9202903000
9202908000
9205100000
920590
9205901000
9205903000
9205905000
9205909000
9209300000
9209910000
9209920000
9209940000
920999
9209992000
9209997000
940340
94034010
9403401010
9403401090
94034090
9403409010
9403409090
9403500000
940360
9403601000
9403603000
9403609000
9504200000
9504908000
960110
9601100010
9601100090
970121
9701210000
9701220000
9701290000
9703100000
9703900000
9706100000
9706900000
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Date of entry into force: 6 June 2022
Keywords
Endangered
Wildlife
Agriculture G/AG/N/USA/166 United States of America 2022 Natural resources conservation Loans and financing Agriculture
Environmental programmes: Farm Service Agency …
Environmental programmes: Farm Service Agency (FSA): Conservation loans - Loans are made to cover costs of implementing qualifying conservation projects. Reported expenditure is interest subsidy for direct and guaranteed loans. Authorized under the 2008 Farm Act and implemented in 2010.
Environment related objective
To provide loans to implement qualifying conservation projects
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Environmental programmes: Farm Service Agency (FSA): Conservation loans - Loans are made to cover costs of implementing qualifying conservation projects. Reported expenditure is interest subsidy for direct and guaranteed loans. Authorized under the 2008 Farm Act and implemented in 2010.
Agricultural sector
Type of measure
Conservation loans
ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
0
 Implementation period
Marketing Year 2020/2021
Keywords
Conservation
Environment
Natural resources
Agriculture G/AG/N/USA/166 United States of America 2022 Biodiversity and ecosystem Grants and direct payments Agriculture, Other
Environmental programmes: Farm Service Agency …
Environmental programmes: Farm Service Agency (FSA): Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentives Program (VPA-HIP) - Provides grants to State and tribal governments to implement programs to encourage farmers and ranchers to develop enhanced wildlife habitat and allow public access on their lands for wildlife dependent recreation. Authorized under the 2008 Farm Act, and reauthorized most recently under the 2018 Farm Act (PL 115-334).
Environment related objective
To encourage farmers and ranchers to develop enhanced wildlife habitat and allow public access on their lands for wildlife dependent recreation
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Environmental programmes: Farm Service Agency (FSA): Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentives Program (VPA-HIP) - Provides grants to State and tribal governments to implement programs to encourage farmers and ranchers to develop enhanced wildlife habitat and allow public access on their lands for wildlife dependent recreation. Authorized under the 2008 Farm Act, and reauthorized most recently under the 2018 Farm Act (PL 115-334).
Wildlife habitats
Type of measure
Grants
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
0
 Implementation period
Marketing Year 2020/2021
Keywords
Environment
Wildlife
Agriculture G/AG/N/USA/166 United States of America 2022
Natural resources conservation, Soil management…
Natural resources conservation, Soil management and conservation, Water management and conservation
 Grants and direct payments Agriculture
Environmental programmes: Natural Resource…
Environmental programmes: Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS): Agricultural Management Assistance Program - Provides cost-share assistance for conservation practices that improve water management, water quality, and erosion control. Reauthorized under the 2014 Farm Act (PL 113-79).
Environment related objective
To provide assistance for conservation practices that improve water management, water quality and erosion control
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Environmental programmes: Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS): Agricultural Management Assistance Program - Provides cost-share assistance for conservation practices that improve water management, water quality, and erosion control. Reauthorized under the 2014 Farm Act (PL 113-79).
Agricultural sector
Type of measure
Cost-share assistance
ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
5 million USD
 Implementation period
Marketing Year 2020/2021
Keywords
Conservation
Natural resources
Soil
Water
Agriculture G/AG/N/USA/166 United States of America 2022 Natural resources conservation Grants and direct payments Agriculture
Environmental programmes: Natural Resource…
Environmental programmes: Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS): Conservation Stewardship Program - Provides payments for structural and land management practices that address resource concerns. Reauthorized by the 2018 Farm Act (PL 115-534).
Environment related objective
To provide payments for natural resource conservation
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Environmental programmes: Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS): Conservation Stewardship Program - Provides payments for structural and land management practices that address resource concerns. Reauthorized by the 2018 Farm Act (PL 115-534).
Land management practices
Type of measure
Direct payment
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
574 million USD
 Implementation period
Marketing Year 2020/2021
Keywords
Conservation
Natural resources
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/2/HKG/18/CORR.1 Hong Kong, China 2022
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Import licences Chemicals
Mercury Control Ordinance (Cap. 640): With effect…
Mercury Control Ordinance (Cap. 640): With effect from 1 December 2021, an import permit issued by the Director of Environmental Protection is required for the import of any Part 1 chemical (namely mercury or mercury mixture) under the Mercury Control Ordinance.
Environment related objective
To protect the environment by regulating the import of mercury
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Mercury Control Ordinance (Cap. 640): With effect from 1 December 2021, an import permit issued by the Director of Environmental Protection is required for the import of any Part 1 chemical (namely mercury or mercury mixture) under the Mercury Control Ordinance.
Mercury and mercury mixtures
Type of measure
Non-automatic import license
 ICS - HS Code
28054000
28439090
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Date of entry into force: 1 December 2021
Keywords
Environment
Hazardous
Agriculture G/AG/N/USA/166 United States of America 2022 Natural resources conservation Grants and direct payments Agriculture
Environmental programmes: Natural Resource…
Environmental programmes: Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS): Grassland Reserve Program - Long-term contracts or easements to restore and conserve grassland. Functions moved to Agricultural Conservation Easements Program under the 2014 Farm Act (PL 113-79).
Environment related objective
To provide natural resource conversation programs to restore and conserve grassland
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Environmental programmes: Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS): Grassland Reserve Program - Long-term contracts or easements to restore and conserve grassland. Functions moved to Agricultural Conservation Easements Program under the 2014 Farm Act (PL 113-79).
Grassland
Type of measure
Environment programme
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
7 million USD
 Implementation period
Marketing Year 2020/2021
Keywords
Conservation
Natural resources
Agriculture G/AG/N/USA/166 United States of America 2022
Biodiversity and ecosystem, Natural resources…
Biodiversity and ecosystem, Natural resources conservation
 Grants and direct payments Agriculture
Environmental programmes: Natural Resource…
Environmental programmes: Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS): Wetland Reserve Program - Conservation and restoration of wetlands through long-term agreements. Producers must implement a conservation plan and retire crop acreage base. Functions moved to Agricultural Conservation Easements Program under the 2014 Farm Act (PL 113-79).
Environment related objective
To promote the conservation and restoration of wetlands through long-term agreements
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Environmental programmes: Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS): Wetland Reserve Program - Conservation and restoration of wetlands through long-term agreements. Producers must implement a conservation plan and retire crop acreage base. Functions moved to Agricultural Conservation Easements Program under the 2014 Farm Act (PL 113-79).
Wetlands
Type of measure
Natural Resource Conservation Service
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount
0
 Implementation period
Marketing Year 2020/2021
Keywords
Conservation
Natural resources