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Cameroon, the CAR, the Congo and Gabon are members of the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO). The ITTO is an intergovernmental framework for consultation and cooperation on matters relating to the international trade in tropical timber and the sustainable management of its resource base. It is governed by the International Tropical Timber Agreement (ITTA), concluded in 1983 and revised in 1994 and again in 2006. The objective of the ITTA is "to promote the expansion and diversification of international trade in tropical timber from sustainably managed and legally harvested forests and to promote the sustainable management of tropical timber producing forests"

Cameroon, the CAR, the Congo and Gabon are members of the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO). The ITTO is an intergovernmental framework for consultation and cooperation on matters relating to the international trade in tropical timber and the sustainable management of its resource base. It is governed by the International Tropical Timber Agreement (ITTA), concluded in 1983 and revised in 1994 and then again in 2006. The objective of the ITTA is "to promote the expansion and diversification of international trade in tropical timber from sustainably managed and legally harvested forests and to promote the sustainable management of tropical timber producing forests ".

The CEMAC countries are signatories to the international Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF). In 2004, CEBEVIRHA carried out a study to assess the progress made and the obstacles encountered in applying the Code. The main conclusions of that study were as follows:
.The CEMAC member States have made significant progress in applying the principles of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries ;
.There has been a remarkable response to the efforts to develop aquaculture;
.Most States have begun the process of acceptance of such international agreements as the 1993 FAO Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas and the United Nations 1995 Fish Stocks Agreement;
. In each of the CEMAC countries, responsibility for fishing and aquaculture has been assigned to a supervisory ministry, which generally includes a technical body to take charge of management, operational field services and projects.

The CEMAC countries are signatories to the international Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries.According to an evaluation made by CEBEVIRHA in 2004, the progress achieved relates, in particular, to the following aspects: taking the provisions of the Code into account in national legislation, commencement of the process of ratification of certain international agreements 130 , surveillance of fishing activities, and the organization of projects in the sector.

At ECCAS level, the Regional Fisheries Committee for the Gulf of Guinea (COREP) is the specialized body in charge of fishing matters. Established in 1984 131 , COREP's objectives are to coordinate, harmonize and develop the exploitation of fisheries in the exclusive economic zones of the member countries. Since becoming an ECCAS specialized institution in 2007, COREP has made possible the adoption of a strategic action plan based on the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and covering the period 2009-2015. COREP is also in charge of implementing the Programme ACP Fish II, a European Union programme aimed at improving fishery management in the ACP countries.

The “ Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology Centre” is intended to serve as a benchmark and provide support for the implementation of regional fishery and aquaculture policies. It will be the means of organizing the common and pooled management of CEMAC territorial waters, with the use of satellite techniques, aerial surveillance and patrols. It will oversee the harmonization of the conditions of approval of fishing vessels and the transition to a single approval system, the build-up of a Community fleet, a coordinated policy for the protection of mangrove swamp and delta ecosystems, the promotion of protected marine areas and the reconstitution of fish habitats. It will handle the technical aspects of fishery agreement negotiations. It will encourage the equipping of landing sheds and industrial and small-scale fish storage and processing platforms. Finally, it will build platforms for the unloading and small-scale processing of fishery products, in particular near river port landing stages.

Adopted in August 2003 112, the SAC is aimed at promoting trade in agricultural products and ensuring food security. It is based on a dozen or so strategic thrusts of which five have been identified as having priority  mobilizing and strengthening civil society: the idea is to involve civil society more widely in the framing and implementation of agricultural and environmental protection policies and to support the NGOs operating in the sector;

The goal of the Regional Economic Programme is to exploit the strong existing hydroelectric potential and to interconnect the power networks of the member States to create a regional electricity market. The installed power generation capacity will be raised to 25,000 MW by 2025. This energy should come mainly from hydroelectric (70%) and thermal sources (25%). This should make it possible not only to ensure regional self-sufficiency but also to export the surplus to Nigeria and West Africa, via a link with the West African Power Pool (WAPP).

Biomass projects, Energy efficiency projects, Solar thermal projects

 Maritime navigation activities are regulated by the Community Merchant Marine Code adopted in 1994 and then revised in 2001. The Code lays down the rules applicable to the vessel, navigation, pollution, the organization of transport operations, the auxiliary professions and dispute management. It stipulates that national and subregional cabotage is reserved for vessels flying the flag of a member State.