Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/218 |
G-V§61 |
Guyana |
2009 |
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Services |
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Eco-tourism is a growing sector due to Guyana's abundance of unspoiled flora and fauna.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/219/REV.1 |
G-II§37 |
Zambia |
2009 |
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Energy |
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The National Energy Policy has been revised in 2008 with the objective to develop the enormous potential in the sector by increasing options and exploitation of the country's indigenous energy resources for sustainable development.
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Energy
Indigenous
Sustainable
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/219/REV.1 |
G-II§30 |
Zambia |
2009 |
Sectors |
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Services |
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Support to Economic Expansion and Diversification (SEED) Programme commenced in 2004 with the objective to improve the business environment for sustainable tourism in the Greater Livingstone area and gemstones sector and to reverse biodiversity erosion in the Kafue National Park and Musi-oa Tunya National Park and its surrounding areas.
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Bio
Environment
Soil
Sustainable
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/219/REV.1; WT/TPR/S/219/REV.1 |
G-II§20; S-IV§36 |
Zambia |
2009 |
Sectors |
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Mining |
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The new Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act of 2008 provides for, inter alia, separate licences for prospecting and for production of oil and gas as well as stronger legal provisions on environmental protection.
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/220; WT/TPR/S/220/REV.1 |
G-II§44-5; S-II§41; S-IV§63 |
Chile |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Within the context of the Doha Development Agenda negotiations, Chile is advocating the introduction of WTO disciplines that specifically address the problems of distortion relating to fisheries subsidies and to this end it has submitted several negotiating proposals, individually or jointly with other WTO Members.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/221 |
G-I§7 |
Maldives |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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The Maldives was severely hit by Asian tsunami of 26 December 2004, which has been entailing huge losses, including costs related to the extremely high damages to the environment, top-soil and land washed away by the tidal wave.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/221 |
G-I§15 |
Maldives |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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A 2007 assessment intended to track the progress of Maldives on 13 UN Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets revealed that considerable efforts are still needed to achieve environmental targets.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/221 |
G-II§28-9 |
Maldives |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Over the review period, approximately 85 per cent of total expenditure was devoted to public and social services, including environmental protection.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/221 |
G-III§75 |
Maldives |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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The Environment Protection and Preservation Act (Law 4/93) is the key legal instrument guiding formulation of environmental policies, rules and regulations that are deemed necessary for environmental protection and preservation.
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/221 |
G-III§78; S-I§5, 18 |
Maldives |
2009 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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In March 2009, the President unveiled a plan to make Maldives the first carbon-neutral country by virtually eliminating the use of fossil fuel by the year 2020 and putting in place a new renewable electricity generation and transmission infrastructure with 155 large wind turbines, half a square kilometre of rooftop solar panels, and a biomass plant burning coconut husks.
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