§2283 — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

Summary

The USAID Administrator must try to make debt-for-nature deals support one or more of nine kinds of work carried out by the host government, a local conservation group, or both. These cover things like restoring or protecting oceans and atmosphere; saving plants and animals; creating and caring for parks and reserves; improving natural resource management and local conservation programs; training people and organizations; raising knowledge and public support for conservation; managing land and ecosystems; and promoting regenerative farming, forestry, fishing, and watershed methods. The Administrator must work with NGOs to find places that face an immediate threat of losing rare species or important ecosystems. The Administrator should also encourage as many eligible countries as possible to propose these swaps so many governments can see the benefits of sustainable development.

Title 22, §2283

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(a)The Administrator of the Agency for International Development shall seek to ensure that debt-for-nature exchanges under this part support one or more of the following activities by either the host government, a local private conservation group, or a combination thereof:

(1)restoration, protection, or sustainable use of the world’s oceans and atmosphere;

(2)restoration, protection, or sustainable use of diverse animal and plant species;

(3)establishment, restoration, protection, and maintenance of parks and reserves;

(4)development and implementation of sound systems of natural resource management;

(5)development and support of local conservation programs;

(6)training programs to strengthen conservation institutions and increase scientific, technical, and managerial capabilities of individuals and organizations involved in conservation efforts;

(7)efforts to generate knowledge, increase understanding, and enhance public commitment to conservation;

(8)design and implementation of sound programs of land and ecosystem management; and

(9)promotion of regenerative approaches in farming, forestry, fishing, and watershed management.

(b)(1)In cooperation with nongovernmental organizations, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development shall seek to identify those areas, which because of an imminent threat, are in particular need of immediate attention to prevent the loss of unique biological life or valuable ecosystem.

(2)The Administrator of the Agency for International Development shall encourage as many eligible countries as possible to propose such exchanges with the purpose of demonstrating to a large number of governments the feasibility and benefits of sustainable development.

Editorial Notes

Codification Another section 463 of Pub. L. 87–195 is classified to section 2273 of this title.

§2283 Eligible Projects

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