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To this end, in 2009, the Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Food Security developed the National Sustainable Agriculture Development Plan 2010-2030 (NSADP), in line with the framework of the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) to support government's vision for Agriculture. (...)

The sector is mainly challenged by the illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) which is estimated to cause an annual revenue loss of US$30 million. (...)

Sierra Leone therefore took steps to reduce the IUU and decided in 2010 to close their international shipping registry to foreign owned vessels. Government with the support of its development partners engaged in major infrastructure investments including the construction of fish processing plants, dry dock facilities, vessel repair operations, and a new fishing port.

In 2010 Sierra Leone developed a Policy Framework for Fisheries with the goal of turning fisheries into an ecologically sustainable and economically viable sector. Sierra Leone's strategy for the sector includes promoting freshwater fishing and aquaculture, and establishing a semi-industrial fishing subsector operating in the inland waters.

Sierra Leone's tourism assets include its beaches, tropical environment and scenery, the diversity of its wildlife, and its cultural heritage. (...)

Notwithstanding all these, the sector still remains challenged by limited infrastructure, Sierra Leone's international image, the relatively high costs of travelling to Sierra Leone, the weak institutional and legislative frameworks for the sector and the long-term sustainability of key tourist sites.

Sierra Leone's overall goal in the medium term therefore is to have an eco-friendly tourism sector which can compete with other West African tourist hubs in terms of value-for-money, and ensure jobs for Sierra Leoneans.

Sierra Leone's effort has been complemented by the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) to the tune of US$2,990,000 to implement the Sustainable Tourism and Promotion Project geared towards developing an Eco tourism policy, marketing Sierra Leone internationally, rehabilitating the Hotel Tourism and Training Centre (HTTC) and improving five key product sites (...)

Sierra Leon's overall goal in the medium term therefore is to have an eco-friendly tourism sector which can compete with other West African tourist hubs in terms of value-for-money, and ensure jobs for Sierra Leoneans.

(...) Due to environmental regulations, a permit is required for the exportation of plants and charcoal. A ban on the exportation of raw logs has been in place since 2008.