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AgriInsurance makes available subsidized insurance, providing coverage for production losses due to natural disasters (weather-related, pests or disease). (...)

Following Canada's ratification of the Paris Agreement on 5 October 2016, a comprehensive plan, known as the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change (PCF), was adopted to reduce emissions across all sectors in Canada, including agriculture. The PCF identifies three agriculture-related actions: increasing stored carbon in agricultural soils, to partially offset emissions from the sector; generating bioenergy and bioproducts to displace emissions in other economic sectors; and advancing innovation in GHG-efficient management practices to reduce agricultural emissions and emission intensity. Over the period 2018-23, the Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector's contribution to the PCF will be primarily delivered through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (the Partnership). Climate actions are supported by three types of programmes under the Partnership: federal-only programmes that help support the resiliency and sustainability of the sector through science, research and adoption of innovative practices and technologies; federal-provincial/territorial (FPT) cost-shared on-farm programmes delivered by provinces and territories (PTs) that build producer awareness of environmental risks and accelerate the adoption of technologies and practices to reduce these risks; and BRM programmes that are demand-driven and help farmers manage significant risks threatening the viability of their operations. Federal programmes and initiatives outside of the Partnership that also contribute to progress on agriculture-related actions identified under the PCF include the Agricultural Clean Technology Program; the Living Laboratories Initiative; and the Agricultural Greenhouse Gases Program.

(...)Seven percent of the forests are protected, with the majority (4%) protected for ecosystem and recreational reasons, based on International Union for Conservation of Nature classification categories. Less than 0.5% of Canada's forests are harvested each year.

As Canada's provinces and territories own 90% of the forest resources in Canada, they are also the ones primarily responsible for establishing the laws and policies applicable to Canada's forests, and for managing them. Each jurisdiction has its own laws and systems regarding the conservation and management of the forests in their respective territory. (...)

At the federal level, the Species at Risk Act, 2002 (SARA) ensures that the habitat of endangered or threatened wildlife species is protected. The Forestry Act, 1985 sets out development and research activities, and establishes Forest Experimental Areas on federal lands. The Timber Regulations, 1993 set out the rules and permitting procedures for the cutting and removal of timber on federal lands. The Indian Act, the Indian Timber Regulations, and the Indian Timber Harvesting Regulations govern the cutting of timber on Indigenous reserve lands. However, it is noted that federal and Indigenous lands account for a very small amount of the timber harvested annually.

(...)EAC countries face various socio-economic challenges despite their favourable conditions for agriculture, their important sources of renewable energy, and their total population of over 168.2 million.

(...)In the 2018 tariff schedule, the sensitive items, consisting of some 63 tariff lines, cover, inter alia, dairy products, wheat, rice, sugar, woven fabrics, and worn clothing (Table 3.1 and Table A3.1). According to the authorities, these products are considered sensitive, especially with regards to promoting local productive capacities and taking into account environmental purposes.

(...)a general duty exemption applies to goods such as : (...)specialized solar and wind energy equipment; (...)

(...)In accordance with international regulations, the importation of narcotic drugs and hazardous waste is prohibited.

An import permit is required for a number of product categories, such as: (...)worked and unworked ivory; genetically modified products; non-indigenous species of fish; (...).In accordance with their international obligations, the importation of ozone-depleting substances and endangered species of wild flora and fauna into any EAC member is subject to a permit.