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In 2014, Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) were established near Brunei's coastlines limiting or possibly banning fishing activities in such areas to ensure biodiversity conservation and protection of Brunei's marine life, including coral reefs and associated ecosystems, and the replenishment of depleted fish stocks. Brunei also aims to support sustainable shallow shelf demersal fisheries through protection of spawning of commercial species and export of larvae of those species. Brunei's reefs already show early warning signs of reef degradation, such as depressed populations of large predatory fish such as sharks.

On 8 June 2013, Brunei imposed a ban on the catch and landing of all shark species from its waters, and their sales in the domestic market. Brunei's ban on the importation and trade of shark products has been in place since August 2012 on food security and environmental considerations.

Rainforest covers almost 75% of Brunei's land area of 527,000 ha. However, annual logging production is limited (Table 4.5) as large forest areas are protected from commercial development under Brunei's domestic policy and involvement in the tripartite Heart of Borneo initiative. In addition, Brunei maintains a reduced cut policy which limits annual timber logging production to 100,000 m3 from Reserved Forests (see below). There are 24 sawmills licensed by the Department of Forestry which operate under the quota of logs.

(…) In addition, economic contribution of forest resources may be enhanced through nature tourism which has developed strongly and is one of Brunei's top tourism products.

(…) Logging in Reserved Forests requires a license from the Department of Forestry. Royalties are levied on forest products.

The Department of Forestry, under the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources (MIPR), is the main authority in charge of managing, conserving and protecting Brunei's forests and forest resources. It aims to support Brunei's diversification strategy through the development of the forestry sector by providing investment opportunities to the private sector on the basis of sustainable forest management. The implementation of Brunei's Selective Felling System aims to ensure the sustainable growth and production of the local timber industry on the basis of biological diversity conservation, and soil and water conservation.

In line with the National Forestry Policy 1989 , the Department of Forestry classifies the National Forest Estate (Reserved Forests) into: Protection Forests, Production Forests, Recreational Forest, Conservation Forests, and National Park. To date, the National Forest Estate cover 41% of Brunei's total land area; 138,000 ha are reserved for production of timber to supply domestic demand. Brunei is committed to dedicate 55% of its total land area to reserved forest. In addition, the authorities have implemented a plantation programme to maintain sustainable stocks for timber supply.

To ensure domestic supply and for environmental reasons, Brunei continues to restrict imports and exports of timber and products thereof (sections 3.1.5.2 and 3.2.3).

Almost 99% of electricity uses natural gas as the main fuel while the rest is generated by diesel fuel. The Government is, therefore, exploring ways to increase renewables usage and reduce carbon emissions, including a smart grid and solar plants. The Government aims to have at least 10% of power generation from renewable energy by 2035. (…)

(…) The Government is developing a "Feed-in-Tariff" policy to accelerate the use of renewable energy.