Costa Rica: Forestry Law - N 7575
This law provides compensation for the environmental or reforestation efforts of private forest proprietors or forest plantation owners through the PSA (Environmental Services Payment). It defines the state’s role as protector and promoter of conservation.
Date Implemented: 1996
Status: In Force; Voluntary
Funding Information: The PSA is financed by a tax on hydrocarbons
References: National Communication to the UNFCCC