Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/303/REV.2 |
G-II§12 |
Sierra Leone |
2017 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Fisheries |
Relevant information
|
In 2010 Sierra Leone developed a Policy Framework for Fisheries with the goal of turning fisheries into an ecologically sustainable and economically viable sector. Sierra Leone's strategy for the sector includes promoting freshwater fishing and aquaculture, and establishing a semi-industrial fishing subsector operating in the inland waters.
|
Keywords
|
|
|
Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/303/REV.2 |
G-II§15 |
Sierra Leone |
2017 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Services |
Relevant information
|
Sierra Leone's tourism assets include its beaches, tropical environment and scenery, the diversity of its wildlife, and its cultural heritage. (...)
|
Keywords
|
|
|
Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/303/REV.2 |
G-II§17 |
Sierra Leone |
2017 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Services |
Relevant information
|
Notwithstanding all these, the sector still remains challenged by limited infrastructure, Sierra Leone's international image, the relatively high costs of travelling to Sierra Leone, the weak institutional and legislative frameworks for the sector and the long-term sustainability of key tourist sites.
|
Keywords
|
|
|
Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/303/REV.2 |
G-II§18 |
Sierra Leone |
2017 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Services |
Relevant information
|
Sierra Leone's overall goal in the medium term therefore is to have an eco-friendly tourism sector which can compete with other West African tourist hubs in terms of value-for-money, and ensure jobs for Sierra Leoneans.
|
Keywords
|
|
|
Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/303/REV.2 |
G-II§19 |
Sierra Leone |
2017 |
Sectors |
Other measures |
Services |
Relevant information
|
Sierra Leone's effort has been complemented by the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) to the tune of US$2,990,000 to implement the Sustainable Tourism and Promotion Project geared towards developing an Eco tourism policy, marketing Sierra Leone internationally, rehabilitating the Hotel Tourism and Training Centre (HTTC) and improving five key product sites (...)
|
Keywords
|
|
|
Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/303/REV.2 |
G-II§20 |
Sierra Leone |
2017 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Services |
Relevant information
|
Sierra Leon's overall goal in the medium term therefore is to have an eco-friendly tourism sector which can compete with other West African tourist hubs in terms of value-for-money, and ensure jobs for Sierra Leoneans.
|
Keywords
|
|
|
Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/303/REV.2 |
S-Summary§14 |
Sierra Leone |
2017 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Export licences |
Agriculture, Energy, Forestry |
Relevant information
|
(...) Due to environmental regulations, a permit is required for the exportation of plants and charcoal. A ban on the exportation of raw logs has been in place since 2008.
|
Keywords
|
|
|
Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/303/REV.2 |
S-I§8 |
Sierra Leone |
2017 |
Trade Policy Framework |
|
|
Relevant information
|
In 2013, the authorities launched the Agenda for Prosperity, setting the pathway to middle income status by 2035. (...) The programme includes major investment projects such as the construction of a new airport on the mainland, the construction of hydroelectric dams, and the extension of agricultural irrigation projects.
|
Keywords
|
|
|
Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/303/REV.2 |
S-Table-II.1 |
Sierra Leone |
2017 |
Trade Policy Framework |
|
|
Relevant information
|
Table 2.1 Main trade and investment-related legislation issued/amended/implemented since 2005
(...)
Law: Other
Environment Protection Agency Act, 2008
(...)
|
Keywords
|
|
|
Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/303/REV.2 |
S-II§19 |
Sierra Leone |
2017 |
Trade Policy Framework |
|
|
Relevant information
|
Sierra Leone has not been involved in any dispute case, as a complainant, respondent, or third party. In the negotiations at the WTO, Sierra Leone is a member of the ACP group, the African Group, the G-90, the LDCs, and the "W52" sponsors. [13]
[13] The "W52" sponsors support a proposal for modalities in the negotiations on geographical indications (establishing a multilateral register for wines and spirits, and extending the higher level of protection beyond wines and spirits), and for patents applicants to disclose the origin of genetic resources and traditional knowledge used in their inventions (http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dda_e/negotiating_groups_e.htm).
|
Keywords
|
|
|