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In pillar 2, "Developing diversified, competitive and sustainable exportable supply", the focus has been on meeting and certifying international standards in order to differentiate Peru's exportable supply. (...) more than 3,000 producers (...) have been certified in respect of good agricultural practices, organic production and fair trade. (...) 865 enterprises have benefitted from training and certification programmes on good manufacturing practices and sustainability. (...)

Besides the concession and the authorization to use the land, approval must also be obtained for the environmental management tools for mineral exploration, exploitation and/or processing. In 2017, the new Regulations on Environmental Protection for Mining Exploration Activities were published, replacing the previous 2008 regulations. (...)

AGROBANCO offers different types of credit depending on the activity in question, but mainly the following: (…) (d) forestry credit, aimed at financing forest concessions, forest plantations and agroforestry; (e) aquaculture credit, which finances the purchase of fry (juvenile fish) and food; and (f) green loans, intended to finance working capital, marketing, investments in irrigation infrastructure, machinery and equipment, and the expansion of plantations for crops, animal husbandry, forestry systems and aquaculture that incorporate green or sustainable practices (efficient management of water, soil, biodiversity, climate and pollution).

Prohibited imports, 2019
Product Reason Legal instrument
Used goods, machinery or Safety Law No. 27757 of 19 June 2002
equipment that use radioactive sources Supreme Decree No. 001 2004 EM of 25 March 2004

The law provides incentives for generation using renewable energy resources, as promoting the use of these resources forms part of Peru's energy policy guidelines. Legislative Decree No. 1002 of 1 May 2008 establishes the following as incentives for the use of renewable energy resources for electricity generation: (...); purchase of the energy produced; and preferential connection to the grid for energy generated from renewable resources. Renewable energy resources are also VAT exempt. [77]
[77] MINEM, Anuario Estadístico de Electricidad 2016. Viewed at: http://www.minem.gob.pe/minem/archivos/1%20INDICE_2016.pdf.

This has been incorporated into Peruvian domestic legislation through Law No. 27811 of 2002, which establishes the special protection regime for the collective knowledge of indigenous peoples relating to biological resources in Peru. The unauthorized disclosure, acquisition or use of the accumulated and transgenerational knowledge developed by indigenous communities concerning the properties, uses and characteristics of biological diversity is protected. These rights are inalienable and imprescriptible. [210]
[210]Law No. 27811 establishing the Regime for Protection of the Collective Knowledge of Indigenous Peoples Relating to Biological Resources, published in August 2002.

Under Law No. 29408, the principles that underpin the tourism industry include sustainable development, inclusion, non discrimination, the promotion of private investment, quality and competitiveness.

(…) In November 2018, Argentina submitted a request for consultations with Peru before the DSB concerning the anti dumping and countervailing measures imposed by Peru on imports of biodiesel from Argentina. (...)
Disputes in which Peru participated as defendant, 2013 19
Defendant/ complainant Description and date of request Current situation Reference
Peru/Argentina Anti dumping and countervailing measures on biodiesel; 29 November 2018 Consultations stage DS572

Aquaculture is regulated by Legislative Decree No. 1195 of 29 August 2015, which approves the General Law on Aquaculture (LGA). The latter seeks to promote, develop and regulate aquaculture in its various production phases and in the marine, estuarine and inland environments. It also declares the promotion and fostering of the development of sustainable aquaculture to be of national interest, as an economic activity that contributes to productive diversification and competitiveness, in harmony with environmental protection, the conservation of biodiversity and the health and safety of hydrobiological resources and products. (...)

(…) All goods may enter the Special Development Zones (ZEDs), except for: (a) goods subject to an import prohibition; (b) weapons and their accessories; and (c) goods that are harmful to health, the environment, safety or public morals. (…)