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Maldives To Introduce Green Tax On Tourists

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Submitted by madhu on Tue, 2009-09-08 16:52

The Maldives archipelago, threatened by rising sea levels blamed on climate change, said on Monday it would introduce a new environment tax on all tourists who use its resorts and provide its economic lifeline.

thesaurus: 
Environment
Sea Level Rise
Economy
Kyoto Protocol
Renewable Energy
Carbon Offset
Fossil Fuels
Tourism
China
Maldives
United States Of America (US)
India
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Main Topic: 
Climate Change
Name of the Newspaper: 
Planet Ark (Australia)
Mark Content Private(Internal): 
Clipping Type: 
DNB
SAGF
External URL: 
http://www.planetark.com/enviro-news/item/54558
Main Type: 
Publication Date: 
08/09/2009