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New support schemes introduced to stimulate the use of environmentally sound practices.

The following laws of the Kyrgyz Republic were adopted: "On Protection of Ozone Layer" on 18 December 2006, No. 206 "On Ratification of Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants " signed by the Kyrgyz Republic on 16 May 2002 adopted on 22 May 2011, No. 114 "On the State Regulation and Policy for Emission of Green house Gases" on 25 May 2007, No. 71 "On Introducing Amendments and Additions into the KR Law "On Environmental Protection" of 4 February 2002, No. 22, the Law on joining to the "Convention on International Trade in Endangered species;  of Wild Fauna and Flora " (CITES), signed on 3 March 1973 in Washington City, adopted on 30 November 2006, No. 192.

New Zealand’s Transport Strategy, released in August 2008, addresses issues such as ensuring environmental sustainability and reducing pollution associated with transport.

In 2014, the Georgian Government started working on a new Georgian Electricity Market Model aimed at boosting hydropower generation to allow increased electricity exports to Turkey and eventually other European markets. The Georgian electricity market model and electricity trade mechanism will be implemented progressively from 2018 to encourage private sector investment in hydropower generation, allowing the country to boost its exports. (...) The eventual goal is for Georgian hydropower producers to have access to European buyers that have varying obligations to purchase electricity from renewable sources.

The EU Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP), introduced in 1971 and implemented through successive Council regulations, is a trade policy instrument that continues to support sustainable development and good governance in developing countries. As noted in the previous Review, in 2012 the EU reformed the GSP (as set out by Regulation (EU) No. 978/2012 of the European Parliament and the Council of 25 October 2012) in order to focus support on developing countries most in need. The GSP provides a general GSP arrangement and two special arrangements:
• The general arrangement ("Standard GSP") grants duty reductions for circa 66% of all EU tariff lines to countries of low or lower-middle income status, which do not benefit from other preferential trade access to the EU market. There are currently 30 Standard GSP beneficiaries.
• The Special Incentive Arrangement for Sustainable Development and Good Governance ("GSP+") grants complete duty suspension for essentially the same 66% of tariff lines as the Standard GSP, for countries especially vulnerable in terms of their economies' diversification and import volumes. In return, beneficiary countries must ratify and effectively implement 27 core international conventions [12]. As of November 2016, there were nine GSP+ beneficiaries (Armenia, Bolivia, Cabo Verde, Georgia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Paraguay and the Philippines). As set out in the GSP Regulations, the initial lifetime of the GSP+ is 10 years (i.e. it will apply until 31 December 2023).
• The Everything But Arms ("EBA") special arrangement grants full duty-free, quota-free access for all products except arms and ammunition, for countries classified by the UN as LDCs. There are currently 49 EBA beneficiaries.

[12] There are 7 conventions on human rights, 8 work-related conventions of the ILO, 8 conventions on environmental protection and climate change, and 4 good governance conventions under UN auspices against corruption and the control of illegal drugs.

In the face of climate change, the government's goal is to enhance environmental sustainability and climate and disaster resilience. (...)Disaster Risk Management (DRM). (...)both DRM and climate change adaptation are integrated into the Ministry of Natural Resources, helping to streamline these efforts.

(...) Exports currently go to markets in Mauritius, Switzerland and France. Most of the products exported are certified organic or bear the "fair trade" label. Honey production will also depend on the Government's ability to protect forests, the feeding source for bees.

As a GSP Plus beneficiary since 1 January 2006, Guatemala had to ratify and implement the international agreements on human and labour rights, environmental protection and governance.

4 GROWTH STRATEGY
4.4 Regional integration and trade diversification
4.30. In order to support sustainable and job-creating growth, Cameroon’s development and trade diversification policy was incorporated in the sectoral strategy of the Ministry of Trade adopted in 2011. This policy is part of a plan to strengthen subregional and regional integration, consolidate market share on the traditional markets (Europe and America) and then seek outlets on the emerging markets. It will mainly be based on the products of the soil by taking advantage of the fairly favourable environment and ecology and, above all, by progressing from the raw product to the processed product stage.

Industrial Policy emphasised on increased private sector participation in all sector’s of economy, including the adoption of environmentally sound manufacturing processes and practices