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The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD) is mandated to establish, promote the development, strategically manage and safeguard the rational and sustainable exploitation and utilization of energy, including renewable energy, and mineral resources for social and economic development, while the legal and regulatory framework governing petroleum exploration and production includes the Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act, Chapter 150 of the Laws of Uganda 2000; the Petroleum (Exploration and Production) (Conduct of Exploration Operations) Regulations, 1993; production sharing agreements (PSAs); and various environment, wildlife, water statutes and guidelines

The responsibilities of Multi-Sectoral Transport Regulatory Authority (MTRA) will include, inter alia, improving safety, and protecting the environment

The Tourism Act (2008) brings together the hotels laws, the tourists' agents licensing law, and the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) in a major reform aimed at boosting and developing the tourism industry, including Lake Victoria, Murchison Falls, and the Mountains of the Moon, along with a number of national parks and wildlife reserves, hosting half of the world's mountain gorilla population

Israel's accession to the OECD was a catalyst for important reforms, for instance, in the area of chemicals management and environmental protection, including cooperation in the fields of green growth strategy and eco-innovation

With the aim of responding to increasing global environmental challenges and the water shortage in Israel, the Government launched Israel NewTech national programs in 2006 and 2008, focused on water and renewable energy technologies respectively

Israel's trade policy objectives include, inter alia, the continued integration of the Israeli economy into the global trading system, through the use of policy instruments that relate to trade in goods, services, and the environment, among others

Israel maintains import prohibitions for reasons of protecting, inter alia, human health and the environment, or in accordance with its international commitments under the Basel Convention on Hazardous Wastes, the Montreal Protocol, and CITES

Israel applies non-automatic licensing procedures or requires compliance with specific standards and technical requirements under the Free Import Order of 2012, mainly for reasons of, inter alia, safety, health or protection of the environment, or to comply with international (non-WTO) commitments

The Standards Institution of Israel (SII) has published 3,192 standards, some of which are directed towards environmental protection

As part of the revised phytosanitary measures, Israel has implemented the international standard for wood packaging materials (ISPM 15) since October 2009