Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/252/REV.1 |
S-IV§86-87, 90-91 |
Zimbabwe |
2011 |
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Forestry |
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The key elements in the Government's policy objectives are: forest reservation, plantation development, and commercial exploitation; rural reforestation and community forestry projects; co-management initiatives involving communities and the Forestry Commission; a sound framework for benefit sharing to ensure sustainable utilization; and an emphasis on regulation, e.g. of trade in indigenous hardwood timber products, and innovative self-funding mechanisms or initiatives advocating forestry as a viable land-use option
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Bio
Conservation
Forest
Indigenous
Sustainable
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/252/; WT/TPR/S/252/REV.1 |
G-II§42-43; G-III§85-87; S-IV§2, 103, 106, 118 |
Zimbabwe |
2011 |
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Mining |
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Policy objectives are, inter alia, to sustain development of the country's mineral resources and to create employment opportunities by profitably exploiting Zimbabwe's natural resources for its socio-economic development, with environmental issues in mineral exploitation, as well as indigenization and empowerment issues being given due attention at project inception and development stages
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Environment
Natural resources
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/252/REV.1 |
S-IV§137, 147-148, 152 |
Zimbabwe |
2011 |
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Energy |
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Other Government measures include the import of liquid fuels by rail and through the Beira pipeline, and the enforcement of environmental impact certification for all infrastructure projects before commencement
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/252/REV.1 |
S-IV§155-159 |
Zimbabwe |
2011 |
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Other |
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A number of Acts of Parliament have addressed various aspects of policy, organization, and management of the water sector, including the Zimbabwe National Water Authority Act of 1996, which established the Zimbabwe Water Authority (ZINWA); and the Water Act and the National Water Authority Act, both promulgated in 1998, to regulate the management of water resources to ensure the availability of water and its equitable and efficient allocation, subject to quality and environmental requirements
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/252/; WT/TPR/S/252/REV.1 |
G-II§72; S-IV§274 |
Zimbabwe |
2011 |
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Services |
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Zimbabwe developed a National Tourism Policy Paper in 2010 to guide the development of tourism, underscoring the importance of ecological and environmental sustainability in tourism and tourism-related activities
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Conservation
Environment
Sustainable
Eco
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/252/REV.1 |
S-V§16 |
Zimbabwe |
2011 |
Measures |
Other measures |
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Zimbabwean participants have attended approximately 35 regional activities on a variety of subjects including agriculture; Non-Agricultural Market Access issues (NAMA); development issues, trade negotiations skills, trade and environment ; trade in services; TBT, and SPS
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/398 |
G-1§3 |
Zimbabwe |
2020 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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1.3. Zimbabwe’s recovery efforts have also been affected over the years by natural disasters as climate change takes its toll , including devastating floods such as the most recent Cyclone Idai and recurrent severe droughts which have affected the food security situation in the country.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/398 |
G-1§5 |
Zimbabwe |
2020 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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1.5. (...), attracting and retaining investment has been placed at the core of the national developmental agenda, given its pivotal role to sustaining economic development and alleviating poverty. This will ensure successful attainment of Zimbabwe’s vision and the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/398 |
G-2§1 |
Zimbabwe |
2020 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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2.1. Zimbabwe’s economy is estimated to have underperformed by as much as -6.5% in 2019, after registering nascent growth between 2015 and 2018. The country’s growth was weighed down by severe exogenous shocks related to climate change that resulted in the El-Nino induced drought and Cyclone Idai (...)
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/398 |
G-3§20 |
Zimbabwe |
2020 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Energy |
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3.20. Zimbabwe’s economic recovery prospects are bright, with projected GDP growth of 3% in 2020 premised on the following: (...) improved electricity supply through imports and other alternative sources of energy e. g solar; (...)
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