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The number of tourists in Mongolia was 386 thousand in 2006, and increased
up to 417 thousand in 2013 with the average annual growth rate of 9% within the last 10 years. Tourists are mainly interested in Mongolia's natural environment, traditional cultures, as well as the history of Chingis Khaan.

Mongolia offers a number of attractions ranging from the landscape to historical sites, with considerable potential for further development, particularly adventure-based holidays, ecological excursions, and winter activities. (…)

The Government of Mongolia is planning specific measures to undertake in order to preserve national, historical and cultural heritage, develop of environmentally friendly tourism policy, and create international class tourist complexes and their essential services.

According to the authorities, the 2012-16 programme emphasizes special interest, eco, and heritage tourism, while the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism seeks to promote sustainable tourism through conservation, including protecting the Khangai region, which is the main tourist destination. The Ministry's policy is to support new theme parks, museums, and resort complexes through private and public partnership and joint investments.

Prior declaration of customs documents is allowed if a shipment contains a variety of goods, requires rapid processing during particular seasons (e.g. during the harvest season and New Year), or requires special storage facilities. Simplified procedures for customs declaration, requiring fewer documents, are also available where goods enter or leave customs bonded zones or customs special zones directly from or for abroad. Accelerated procedures are applicable for certain hazardous goods, blood and blood products, and donors' organs to be used for treatment purposes; customs clearance is on the basis of ex-post completion of customs declaration forms. Businesses and individuals permitted for accelerated procedures are allowed to pay customs duties and other taxes prior to the clearance. Examination must be completed within eight working hours for dangerous goods requiring special treatment (e.g. uranium and highly toxic chemical substances) or animals.

(…) Other Government programmes, such as the National Development Strategy and the Green Development Programme also include agriculture.

(…) Other legislation affecting petroleum exploration and exploitation includes the Constitution, Land Law, Subsoil Law, Environmental Protection Law, and National Security Law.

With the exception of petroleum, the main legislation on ownership, exploration, and extraction of minerals is the Minerals Law of Mongolia of 2006, which states that related legislation consists of the Constitution, Land Law, Subsoil Law, Environmental Protection Law, and National Security Law. In addition, exploration for and mining of uranium is controlled through the Nuclear Energy Law of 2009.

In order to ensure continued strong, sustainable and inclusive growth, Myanmar faces a number of economic policy challenges, many of which are inter-related. These include: (…) ensuring that growth is not detrimental to the environment. (…)

(…) At the same time, however, ensuring that the fruits of economic growth are fairly shared, thereby contributing to social harmony, and that growth is not detrimental to the environment are major challenges. (…)