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Uganda has many tourist attractions, from East African savannah to West African jungle, including Lake Victoria, the Murchison Falls, and the Mountains of the Moon, along with a number of national parks and wildlife reserves, (...)the recent development of oil projects in the Albertine Rift is causing a lot of concern over the environmental impact on the nearby natural reserves, including on the protection of wildlife and the erosion of wetland.

Export restrictions
(a) Prohibitions
Product
Prohibitions
Logs and roughly squared timber from forests (…)
Conditional prohibitions (exports subject to specific conditions) (…)
Coffee (…)
Fish, molluscs and crustaceans (…)

The Fisheries Management and Development Act No.35 of 2016 provides for the conservation, management and development of aquatic resources in Kenya.

FDI inward stock, 2012-17
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 2.9 2.2 2.3 4.3 4.4 2.8 0.1 0.1

Energy sector tax incentives, 2018
Incentive
(applicable tax) Description Act
(...) (...) (...)
Sustainability Incentive
(SPT) 20% discount on rate of SPT applicable to mature marine and small marine oilfields. Petroleum Taxes Act
Import duty exemptions Import duty exemptions are granted for "machinery, equipment materials and parts for the manufacture or assembly or solar water heaters". Finance Act 2010
(customs duties)
Zero-rated VAT Zero-rated VAT granted for complete solar water heaters, solar PV systems and wind turbines. Value Added Tax Act
(VAT)
Tax credit for solar water heaters Tax credit for solar water heaters. Individuals purchasing solar water heating equipment for household use,
are entitled to a tax credit of 25% of the cost of the solar water heating equipment, up to a maximum of TTD 10,000 (maximum tax credit of TTD 2,500). Income Tax Act
150% wear and tear allowance
(tax allowances) 150% wear and tear allowance of the expenditure incurred on: (a) the acquisition of plant, machinery, parts and materials for use
in the manufacture of solar water heaters; or (b) the acquisition of: wind turbines and supporting equipment; solar PV systems and supporting Finance Act
Customs and Excise Duty Exemptions
(customs and excise duties) Several items are allowed for importation free of customs and excise duties, as long as they are not manufactured in the desired quantities Trinidad and Tobago Tourism Act
and quality in Trinidad and Tobago. The list of items includes environmentally-friendly and/or energy-saving devices such as solar panels, and heating equipment.
equipment; or solar water heaters.
(...) (...) (...)

Kenya's long-term development strategy, Vision 2030, aims to drive the country towards sustained high levels of inclusive economic growth and attainment of middle-income country status by the year 2030. (...)The social pillar seeks to engender just, cohesive and equitable social development in a clean and secure environment, (...)

Trinidad and Tobago's import licensing regime is largely regulated by the Imports and Exports Control Regulations 1941 (scheduled as part of the Trade Ordinance No. 19 of 1958). The licensing system is a statutory requirement as published in Legal Notice No. 69 of 1999. This was last updated by Legal Notice 290 of 2014, which amends the Import Negative List to include ozone-depleting substances (ODS) and mixtures containing ODS excluding asthma inhalers. (...)

(…) In November 2018, Argentina submitted a request for consultations with Peru before the DSB concerning the anti dumping and countervailing measures imposed by Peru on imports of biodiesel from Argentina. (...)
Disputes in which Peru participated as defendant, 2013 19
Defendant/ complainant Description and date of request Current situation Reference
Peru/Argentina Anti dumping and countervailing measures on biodiesel; 29 November 2018 Consultations stage DS572

Cash incentives and export subsidies for selected products, 2018/19
Products Rate of subsidy/cash incentive (%)
(...) (...)
Photovoltaic modules 10
(...) (...)

Effective exploitation can only start after the granting of an exploitation licence, based on an environmental impact assessment and on technical and financial abilities; the concessionaire must request these within two years of the signature of the concession contract.