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Exports of logs from natural forests are prohibited in order to be respectful of ecosystems and encourage local added value, while certain rare timbers are prohibited from being exported under CITES

In 1994 the representatives of the 13 member countries of the African Timber Organization introduced eco-certification for African wood to encourage exports of wood from sustainably managed forests

Givent that Côte d'Ivoire is seriously adversely affected by illegal fishing and the dumping of chemicals at sea, and pollution caused by vessels, the Government has adopted various Orders related to support the Sustainable Management of Fisheries Resources

People's access to butane gas is restricted by its high cost and results in people resorting to biomasses as a source of energy posing a threat to the environment and balanced biodiversity, although the authorities also want to promote and develop sources of renewable energy through an investment project portfolio which includes rural electrification; the construction of a seventh hydroelectric dam at Soubré; the creation of 1,500 solar- energy conviviality centres in rural areas; the establishment of forestry zones around the country's large cities for the rational production of charcoal (Wood-Energy Project); and the generation of electricity from waste and residues (Biomass Energy Programme)

The absence of operational quality control measures is hampering the expansion of foreign trade and jeopardizing the protection of public health and of the environment

The Forestry Service of the Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for the control and certification of wood and forest products, including fruits and wild animals, while the ministry of the Environment intervenes in cases of pollution-related infection or contamination

Although fisheries activities are, in principle, governed by a series of regulations laid down in the General Fisheries Law of 2011 (Lei Geral da Pesca), Guinea-Bissau faces pillage of its fisheries resources from, among others, neighbouring countries who fish illegally and sometimes employ unsustainable fishing techniques that are harmful to the marine environment

The Mining Code gives the Government a wide margin of discretionary manoeuvre as regards compensation for environmental damage (Article 90), and does not provide for any environmental impact study, although a draft law on environmental protection is apparently before the National Assembly and the Unit for Evaluation of Environmental Impact (CAIA) has been set up to carry out environmental impact studies

Togo is a member of several international, regional and subregional organizations including, inter alia, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

The regulations governing forestry development, including a Framework Law on the Environment (replacing the Environmental Code of 1988), a Forestry Code, and a Law on the Prevention of Biotechnological Risk are administered by the Ministry of the Environment and Forest Resources