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The new Mining Code of the Republic of Burundi makes sure that artisanal miners undertake to comply with the environmental regulations and affirms the principles of rational quarry exploitation in compliance with the environmental regulations in order to support the development of the country's mineral resources and to create jobs through the profitable and sustainable exploitation of Burundi's natural resources and advantages, although reforms are needed to align the mining regulations on other more recent provisions, particularly the Environmental Code

Peat is another source of energy and in 2008/2009 production was 11,520 tonnes as compared with 9,764 tonnes for the previous year, i.e. an increase of 16 per cent allowing 64 hectares of natural forest to be preserved

On 9 April 2011, the Government adopted a national strategy for the sustainable development of tourism during the period 2011-2020 offering a development framework for the planning, improvement, promotion and management of the tourism sector to be implemented by the Ministry of Trade, Industry, Posts and Tourism, with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

The Constitution has brought many reforms in various sectors including inter alia aspects of land and environmental rights, protection and management of natural resources, intellectual property rights, and equitable development of resources

In December 2008, the Cabinet approved the National Oceans and Fisheries Policy whose overall aim is to guide sustainable development of the fisheries sector in an effective and coordinated manner and also to ensure that the sector contributes adequately to the achievement of Vision 2030

In execution of its mandate, the The Ministry of Trade (MOT) collaborates with other line ministries such as agriculture, planning, finance, environment and mineral resources, and energy, to implement for instance the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, 1989, and the Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act, 1999 (No.8 of 1999) as amended by the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act of 2009

Investments that may adversely affect security, health, or the environment require approval from the competent authorities, such as the National Environmental Management Authority, and the Public Health Authorities, before approvals are granted

Kenya notified some 190 technical regulations to the WTO related, inter alia, to chemicals, and water and waste management

A pre-export verification of conformity (PVoC) programme is carried out to ensure quality of products, health, and safety, and environmental protection for consumers

Kenya is a party to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), and the International Plant Protection Convention, as well as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), while Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) has established an early warning system for detection of pests With support from the Government of the Netherlands, under the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) initiative, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)