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Export prohibitions and export quotas are imposed to comply with Thailand's international obligations for environmental, public health and intellectual property reasons, or to comply with bilateral agreement provisions

Export licensing requirements on rice, elephants, and timber have been maintained for economic security reasons, and for the conservation of elephants and forest resources

The range of goods subject to excise duties is quite broad, covering 22 different categories, including telecommunications services and ozone depleting substances as well as alcohol, cigarettes, cars, and motorcycles

The Board of Investment (BOI) opened the "One Start One Stop" centre, which brought together all the state agencies responsible for the permits and licences necessary to establish an enterprise and undertake investment in Thailand, which to qualify for tax incentives by the BOI the project must meet the following criteria, including, inter alia, a provision for environmental protection

In October 2010, certain automotive parts for assembling or manufacturing hybrid-electric vehicles were exempted from import duty for three years, a move aimed at making Thailand a centre for producing environmentally friendly cars

The Plant Varieties Protection Act B.E. 2542 (1999), which entered into force in December 1999, defines plant varieties eligible for protection and says that genetically modified varieties may only be registered after they are officially appraised as safe for the environment, health, and public welfare

On the grounds of national safety or security or affecting arts and culture, tradition, folk handicraft or natural resources and the environment, the Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 (1999) prohibits foreigners from sugar cane farming unless they obtain the permission of the Minister of Commerce with the approval of the Cabinet

The Royal Initiative Agricultural Project and other Royal Development Projects are intended to improve agriculture productivity and reduce risk mainly through research and training, and make agriculture sustainable at the household, community, and regional levels

Official policy and research are the responsibility of the Department of Fisheries in the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives while the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources in the Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment is responsible for the natural marine environment

The use of renewable energy is being encouraged through tax advantages, price controls, and subsidies for biofuels, while the Energy Strategy, put forward in January 2009 by the Minister of Energy, set out detailed targets and the methodology to achieve improving energy security through diversification of both the supply and the sources of energy; encouraging alternative sources of energy; controlling prices; conservation; and environmental protection