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SACU's economic outlook depends on the evolution of the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) and is aimed at eradicating poverty, placing African countries, both individually and collectively, on an accelerated growth and sustainable development path, and promoting the integration of the continent into the global economy.

The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), adopted in 2003, aims at fostering the adoption of policies, standards and practices that lead to political stability, high economic growth, sustainable development and accelerated sub-regional and continental economic integration.

Botswana's four development planning objectives are: economic growth, social justice, economic independence, and sustainable development.

Investment projects are subject to a Preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment to be submitted to the Department of Environmental Affairs.

Exports of wild animals or their products (trophy or meat) require a permit from the Department of Wildlife and National Parks.

Import licenses are required for endangered species covered by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

Import prohibitions apply to goods such as environmentally hazardous products, including toxic or radioactive waste.

Botswana is in the process of adopting a regulatory framework for biotechnology products, including genetically modified organisms.

Under the Industrial Property Act, no specific protection is provided for micro-organisms, non-essentially-biological or microbiological processes; the proposed amendment bill excludes plants, animals, and essentially biological processes from patentability.

All product standards that affect health, safety, and the environment are mandatory.