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In an effort to promote environmentally sustainable tourism, Maldives imposes strict environmental conditions on building and operating tourist resorts.

The Third Tourism Master Plan (2007-2011) was released in October 2007 with the objective of, among others, ensuring environmental sustainability in the development and operation of all tourism products.

Morocco would like the Doha Round to succeed on strengthening the relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and the Convention of Biological Diversity, bearing in mind that in terms of biological diversity Morocco is the second richest country of the Mediterranean rim.

Morocco urges WTO Members to establish disciplines on fisheries subsidies prohibiting over-fishing and supporting sound practices in order to ensure sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources, while allowing for flexibilities for artisanal fishing on the basis of special and differential treatment.

Together with economic policy, of which it forms part, the long-term objectives of Morocco's trade policy are poverty reduction and sustainable human development.

The Morocco-United States Free Trade Agreement including provisions on the environment entered into force on 1 January 2006.

Within the GATS, Morocco has entered into commitments concerning, among others, environmental services.

Export restrictions on hides and skins have been eliminated, with the exception of wet blue hides in order to ensure the sustainable development of the tanning sector and to protect the environment.

Under multilateral agreements such as the CITES or the Basel Convention, products, waste and/or species of wild fauna and flora are subject to a permit, certificate or export ban.

Export licensing for substances and equipment using ozone-depleting substances introduced since 2003.