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The fisheries sub-sector is hampered by an unsustainable utilization of its resources in some water bodies such as Lake Victoria due to limited surveillance capacity. (...)

Kenya faces threat from Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing. However, the incidences have declined following the installation of a vessel monitoring system (VMS) to monitor vessels fishing in its EEZ. (...)

The objective of the fisheries policy is to contribute to the wellbeing of the people and national economic growth through sustainable management and development of fisheries and aquaculture. The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation, through its State Department for Fisheries, Aquaculture and the Blue Economy, is responsible for policymaking in the subsector. Other institutions include: (...)the Kenya Fisheries Services, responsible for the conservation, management and development of fishery resources; (...)

The Fisheries Management and Development Act No.35 of 2016 provides for the conservation, management and development of aquatic resources in Kenya.

During the review period, Kenya has also been implementing the Kenya Tuna Fisheries Development and Management Strategy, which focuses on the Development of the tuna industry to ensure optimal economic benefits from the country’s tuna fisheries by facilitating their sustainable development and management, value addition, and equitable access to them. (...)

The main policy measures for the forestry sub-sector includes(...)increasing forest cover through sustainable utilization and conversion of other land to forest land uses; (...)

(...)Investors willing to invest in the Forestry sector in Kenya benefit from general investment incentives such as (...)income and other tax deductions to land owners in exchange for establishment of forest conservation.

Holders of mineral rights are required to implement an environmental management plan, and contribute to the development of local communities by entering into Community Development Agreements with them. (...)

Government formulated Export Policy 2015-2018 to promote and facilitate export, improve quality of the exportable items, use environment friendly technologies and produce high value added and labour intensive products.(...)

(...)Additionally, Bangladesh's graduation journey will also be taking place at a time of a fast-changing global scenario and in the era of the SDGs where there will be need for triangulation of economic, social and environmental aspects of development.Bangladesh should pursue global and national objectives simultaneously due to the various linkages between and among the SDGs and LDC graduation criteria.