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WT/TPR/G/222/REV.1; WT/TPR/S/222/REV.1 |
G-B-IV§24; S-B-IV§164 |
Botswana |
2009 |
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Agriculture |
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The National Agricultural Policy (1991) is being reviewed but the conservation of its resources remains, among others, one of its major objectives.
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WT/TPR/S/222/REV.1 |
S-B-IV§194 |
Botswana |
2009 |
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Energy |
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Energy policy objectives are to promote alternative sources of energy in an environmentally friendly and sustainable way, such as clean (washed) coal, gas (methane from coal beds), electricity, and solar power.
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Clean
Energy
Environment
Sustainable
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WT/TPR/S/222/REV.1 |
S-B-IV§163 |
Botswana |
2009 |
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Forestry |
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Forest decline is mainly caused by overexploitation of natural forests and bush as a source of fuel wood for domestic heating and cooking, wildfires, unsustainable harvesting practices, and clearing for infrastructure development, mining, and agriculture.
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/222/REV.1 |
S-B-IV§163 |
Botswana |
2009 |
Sectors |
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Forestry |
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Tree plantation programmes are being implemented.
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/222/REV.1 |
S-B-IV§163 |
Botswana |
2009 |
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Forestry |
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The draft National Forest Policy of 2007 is aimed, inter alia, at paving the way for the necessary legislation to regulate harvesting and trade in forest resources; a key element is community participation in the management of forest and woodland resources.
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/222/REV.1 |
S-B-IV§278 |
Botswana |
2009 |
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Services |
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Botswana's tourism policy seeks to address, inter alia, issues of sustainable use of natural resources for tourism, and of increasing benefits for the local population.
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Natural resources
Sustainable
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WT/TPR/S/222/REV.1 |
S-B-IV§278 |
Botswana |
2009 |
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Services |
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The Botswana National Ecotourism Strategy of 2002 seeks to realize the potential for greater community-based involvement in tourism.
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Natural resources
Sustainable
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WT/TPR/S/222/REV.1 |
S-L-I§18 |
Lesotho |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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The main risks to Lesotho's economy include the negative impact of the persistent drought on agriculture and the deterioration of the external environment.
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/222/REV.1 |
S-L-II§43 |
Lesotho |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Since the last review of SACU, Lesotho has benefited from WTO’s technical assistance activities including on trade and environment.
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| Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/222/REV.1 |
S-L-II§49 |
Lesotho |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Lesotho's penultimate Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) was finalized in 2005 and incorporates, among others, actions to physical infrastructure and environment conservation already included within the Enhanced Integrated Framework (IF).
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