The major cause of deforestation is not the economically strong exploiting the weak. It is the indigenous poor themselves being forced off the land into the forests.
Placing more of the tax burden on those who are wealthy accords with natural justice, and since land is an element of wealth there appears to be merit in taxing land. But Peter Dale asks whether Land Value Tax is the answer.
Adrian Sanders MP, Liberal Democrat spokesman on Housing and Local Government, wants Land Value Tax on the political agenda so people can see its benefits
