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Under the Law on Investment Promotion and the Decree on Special Economic Zones, SEZs refer to zones operating under specific administrative mechanisms to create favourable conditions to attract investments which apply high, innovative technologies to produce commercial agricultural products and clean products, while conserving natural resources and energy in a sustainable manner and being environmentally-friendly. (...)

An environmental management system to supervise, monitor, control and inspect processes including to control and limit pollution, emissions in the processes to ensure the performance with standards and the laws and regulations related to the environment. (...)

The MOST also issues regulations on mandatory certification marks for products related to public security, safety, hygiene, health, and the environment and goods that are on the sensitive List, in coordination with the concerned agencies and parties and the NSC. (...)

Certification of a management system is the recognition of concerned sectors and parties regarding systematic activities for the supervision, follow-up, control and inspection of processes of suppliers to achieve quality and efficiency. Such marks are awarded for the food safety system, the quality system, the environmental system and other system certification for, inter alia, manufacturing, trade, construction, transportation, communications, education, public health and other services.

For imported food products, the documents required are: (…) Imports of product containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is allowed, as long as this information is clearly stated on the product label.

Under the National Socio-economic Development Plan (NSEDP), Lao PDR has made some progress towards increasing the effectiveness of its science, technology, and innovation policy and its IPR framework. In this regard, it developed and amended some of its legislation and policies. A number of relevant laws, including the Law on Science and Technology, the Law on Technology Transfer, the Electronic Transaction Law, and the Biotechnology Safety Law, were put in place.

The Foundation for Forest Management and Production Control (Stichting voor Bosbeheer en Bostoezicht – SBB) in the Ministry of Spatial Planning, Land and Forest Management is responsible for developing and implementing policy and drafting legislation on forestry and forestry management. The Nature Conservation Division of the Ministry is responsible for conservation and hunting. The principle legislation relating to commercial forestry, forest management, forest operations, and the primary processing of wood is the Forest Management Act SB No. 80, 1992. In addition, the Nature Conservation Act GB No. 26, 1954, the Hunting Act GB No. 25, 1954, and the Hunting Decree, 2002 include provisions relating to the conservation of forestry and wildlife.

Under the 2017-21 Policy Development Plan, forestry and related industries are identified as a production cluster with potential for expansion, while keeping Suriname's status as one of the greenest countries in the world. The specific objectives set out in the Plan aim to increase production through a variety of goals, including better efficiency, research, and use of non-timber forest products. At the same time, the Plan includes measures aimed at improving monitoring, better transparency, and successfully implementing a REDD+ programme.[33]
[33] See FAO, UNDP and UN environment information on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries (REDD+). Viewed at: https://www.un-redd.org.

The Ministry of Natural Resources is responsible for policy relating to the exploration and exploitation of minerals, while several other government agencies are responsible for policy relating to mining, such as the Ministry of Finance and the National Institute for Environment and Development in the Office of the President.

The law governing the exploration, exploitation, and processing of minerals is set out in a number of different legal acts including:
The Constitution, which states that natural resources are the property of the State, and also includes a provision relating to environmental, social and labour policies which affect the mineral sector;