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To improve management efficiency in the sector, the government has developed a national water policy, adopted a Water Code, and introduced a National Action Plan for the Water and Sanitation Sector (PANSEA) as well as Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and also promotes private sector investment in energy and water management with a view to improving the supply to the population

Law No. 88-14 of 3 November 1988 established environmental protection

Since 2006, Togo has had a Framework Law on the environment, as well as provisions under which new investments must be the subject of an environmental impact study, while the Investment Code requires an environmental compliance certificate as a prerequisite for approval

Togo's foreign trade is subject to the rules laid down by WAEMU, in particular with respect to prohibitions and controls on importation and transit for reasons, among others, of environmental protection, while where circumstances warrant, provisional bans may also be applied in order to safeguard human and animal safety and health and protect the environment

In 2009, Togo adopted a structured national framework to govern standardization, approval, certification, accreditation, metrology, the environment and promotion of quality, while technical regulations adopted concern, among others, the production and sale of biodegradable plastic bags

In principle, the import or export of plants, seeds and plant material requires prior authorization and a phytosanitary certificate from the MAEP in order to control the quality and to examine the risk of toxicity for persons, animals and the environment

Togo adopted a new Forestry Code in 2006, although forestry resources continue to suffer from deforestation, while the occupation and destruction of wildlife 's natural habitats, combined with poaching, have brought about a marked decline in wildlife

The regulatory framework for the fisherise sector includes regulation on fishing in coastal waters and in deep-sea, but the sector is threatened by uncontrolled discharge of industrial waste without any prior treatment as well as illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing

Some attempts are being made to develop solar energy, including the establishment of institutions responsible for developing renewable energy, although there does not appear to be any exemption from customs duty on equipment to generate solar or wind energy

Mining rights are linked to a particular area but holders of mining rights have the responsibility, among others, to protect the environment in accordance with the Environment Code