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Kuwait has signed bilateral arrangements for agricultural cooperation and development, covering, inter alia, control of diseases and fishery resources preservation

During the period under review, HKC continued to foster the development of six economic areas identified in 2009 as having competitive advantages for further growth: testing and certification, medical services; innovation and technology; cultural and creative industries; the environmental industry; and educational services. (…)

(…) Myanmar is one of few countries in the world with natural teak forests and continuous efforts are deployed to preserve this unique endowment. Systematic forest management in Myanmar was first initiated in 1856 and was further consolidated into guiding principles in forest management in 1894. These principles are enshrined in the Myanmar Forest Policy of 1995.

(…) The principle fisheries legislation is the Fisheries Management Act 2002, supported by regulations and fishery management plans. Management plans are in place for tuna (2002), snapper and grouper (2007), sea cucumber, and aquarium fish. (…)

Table A3.4 Public enterprises of the Republic of Maldives
Name Proportion of shareholding Field of industry
GoM Private sector
Waste Management Corporation Limiteda 100% Waste management
(...)
Maldives Green Fund 100% Environment & renewable energy
(...)

(…) At end September 2013, SEDA had approved 2,589 RE projects representing a capacity of 520.48 MW to be delivered mainly by solar photovoltaic (PV) installations (40%), biomass (32%), small hydro (23%), and biogas (5%). (…) RE activities benefit from a sales tax exemption for purchases of locally made machinery, materials, and consumables. (…)

A key priority of the Russian Federation is to modernize and diversify its economy away from its abundant mineral resources by, inter alia: reducing its energy intensity to GDP ratio by 40% through energy saving, improving energy efficiency and eliminating regulatory gaps by 2020; maintaining its leadership in the global nuclear technologies market; (...)

In December 2013, both the Environmental Affairs Council (EAC) under the CTPA (United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement) and the Environmental Cooperation Commission (ECC) under the United States-Colombia Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA), which entered into force on 28 June 2013, met. The Council and Commission also held a public session pursuant to the CTPA environment chapter and the ECA. The EAC reviewed implementation of the Environment Chapter of the CTPA including actions taken by both countries to increase levels of environmental protection, ensure effective enforcement of environmental laws, and provide opportunities for public participation in environmental governance and the trade policy-setting processes. The ECC reviewed ongoing environmental cooperation activities and approved and signed the first United States-Colombia Work Program for Environmental Cooperation under the ECA, which provides a robust framework for advancing environmental cooperation in the coming years. In 2015 and 2016, the United States and Colombia made progress toward the establishment of an independent secretariat to receive and consider submissions from the public on matters regarding enforcement of environmental laws pursuant to Article 18.8 of the CTPA, and hope to finalize the agreement in 2016 or early 2017. The secretariat mechanism is intended to promote public participation in the identification and resolution of issues regarding each party's enforcement of its environmental laws.

The Government has implemented structural reforms whose impacts are reflected from the planning to the implementation of measures that are crucial to enhance the national economy's competitiveness, as well as to contribute to a leap in the country's economic growth and sustainable development at all levels.

The SII (Statute for Industrial Innovation) also focuses on green policies. It requires competent authorities to assist enterprises in developing and adopting green initiatives, including measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adopt pollution control technologies, among others. The SII also encourages green procurement by government departments and agencies. Other key areas identified by the SII for development facilitation include innovations, branding, industrial-academic cooperation and the establishment of R&D centers.