Maldives archipelago, threatened by sea level rise, owing to alleged climate change, one to introduce a new environmental tax for all tourists who visit the region, tourists are anchor Save. Holiday destination, famous especially for high standards of luxury and atolii Services of white sand, the Maldives have made a name as a supporter in mitigating climate change because rising sea levels will result in sinking several islands of the archipelago until 2100.
Economy Insuleleor Maldives, $ 850, is supported at a rate of more than one quarter of their luxurious services offered to tourists, but who have not imposed a tax INKA, tax meant to help them fight climate change.
President Mohammed Nasheed, who drafted the plans in March to make Maldives a first nation in the world carbon impartial about this decade, said that an environmental tax to be charged in a soon to all tourists. "We introduced a tax" green ".
It is only a matter of time before parliament will approve and I hope it will do $ 3 per tourist per day," Nasheed told reporters in Male, capital of the Indian Ocean archipelago . Based on an annual average of 700.000 tourists who spend on average 3 days in the islands, resulting approximately 6.3 million dollars annually.
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