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Term

user-pays principle

Term

Variation of the polluter-pays principle that calls upon the user of a natural resource to bear the cost of running down natural capital.

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Definition source publication

United Nations. Glossary of Environment Statistics.

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Definition source URL

http://esa.un.org/unsd/envmnt/default.asp

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Organisation full name

United Nations

Subjects

ENVIRONMENTAL INSTRUMENTS

Long definition

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