Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/394/REV.1 |
S-IV§41 |
Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
2019 |
Sectors |
Other environmental requirements |
Forestry |
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During the review period, the 8th NSEDP, the 2005 National Forest Strategy to the Year 2020, and the (Intended) Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) set the policy framework and several targets in this area, including the commitment to increase forest cover to 70% by 2020 through sustainable forest management, and reforestation and afforestation measures. (...) The 8th NSEDP is, inter alia, aimed at continuing to focus on sustainable recovery, effective management, forest development, and forest and forest resource protection, to ensure that Lao PDR is green and sustainably developed. The Plan also refers to improvements in the reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD+) mechanism, by preparing readiness for carbon credit trading in 2020 as well as the improvement of the Forest and Forest Resources Development Fund, in place since 2005.
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Forest
MEAs
Sustainable
Green
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/391/REV.1 |
S-IV§41 |
Suriname |
2019 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Fisheries, Other |
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The 2017-21 Policy Development Plan states that the Fisheries Management Plan is to be implemented as an important instrument for fisheries development and to ensure sustainable fishing.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-IV§41 |
East African Community (EAC): Tanzania |
2019 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Forestry |
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The main forestry law in Tanzania Mainland is the Forest Act, 2002 and its related regulations; these provide the overall framework for the sector, and aim to promote and enhance the contribution of the forest sector to the sustainable development of Tanzania. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-IV§41 |
East African Community (EAC): Tanzania |
2019 |
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Forestry |
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Nearly all forestry activities in forest reserves require a permit or licence, e.g. to cut and extract timber, to import or export, to gather and take forest produce, to operate sawmills or similar industrial processes, to plant trees, to camping, and to undertake tourist activities. The Act gives the Minister wide powers to prohibit or restrict the movement of timber. also provides for sovereignty of biological resources; the biological resources, and their intangible products, including genetic resources, belong to the Government, and are to be conserved and utilized for the Tanzanian people.
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Forest
Genetic
Bio
Conservation
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/247/REV.1 |
S-IV§41-46 |
Nigeria |
2011 |
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Forestry |
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Tariffs on imports of wood and wood products vary from 5% to 20% with 5% VAT on all tariff lines in HS chapter 44, with an additional charge of 10% applied to wood en boards, pallets, boxes, etc.
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Conservation
Environment
Forest
Wildlife
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/304 |
S-IV§42 |
Mauritius |
2014 |
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Energy |
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The Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities is responsible for energy policy in Mauritius. Over the review period, legal and institutional changes affecting the energy sector were the proclamation of the Energy Efficiency Act in 2011 and 2012 and the establishment of an Energy Efficiency Management Office in 2011. The objective of the Energy Efficiency Act is to reduce energy use and costs, protect the environment, improve productivity, and help to mitigate the effects of climate change. It also provides for mandatory energy audits for businesses. The Efficiency Management Office's responsibilities, inter alia, are to manage energy efficiency programmes and monitor energy usage. The target is to achieve a 10% efficiency gain by 2025.
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Energy
Environment
Climate
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/353/REV.1 |
S-IV§42 |
Belize |
2017 |
Sectors |
Other environmental requirements |
Mining |
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For minerals, extraction of less than 16,000 cubic yards of material requires a quarry permit from the Inspector of Mines. A quarry permit is valid until end-December of the year in which it is granted. Extraction of more than 16,000 cubic yards requires a mining licence from the Ministry of Natural Resources. The duration of a mining licence depends on the estimated life of the deposit up to a maximum of 20 years. Prospecting licences are available for non-invasive prospecting as non-exclusive licences from the Inspector of Mines or as reconnaissance licences from the Minister of Natural Resources which allow for trenching, coring, test pitting, and subsurface sampling in areas of up to 50 km2 for one year. Exploration licences may also be obtained from the Minister for areas of up to 25 km2 for three years. All mineral rights require performance bonds to ensure compliance with the terms of the rights. Bonds vary with the scale of operations, the work programme and the sensitivity of the area. The standard bonds vary from BZ$3,000 for a quarry permit up to BZ$10,000 for prospecting licences. Licence applications must include permits from other relevant public agencies (such as a Permit for Land Reclamation if dredging is required, or a Permit for Environmental Clearance) and written consent from landowners or leaseholders if private land is accessed or traversed.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/358/REV.1 |
S-IV§42 |
Brazil |
2017 |
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Agriculture, Forestry |
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Agricultural zoning requirements continue to link agricultural support to environmental sustainability. They condition producers' eligibility for concessional credit and subsidized insurance programmes. Compliance with zoning applies to all concessional credit and all insurance premium subsidies for any product covered by the zoning (Section 4.2.4.1). In addition, several specific programmes for both the commercial and family farm segments promote sustainable agricultural practices; they include credit for plantings on unproductive and degraded soils, credit for forest planting, and credit to modernize production systems and preserve natural resources (Section 4.2.4.1).
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Natural resources
Soil
Forest
Environment
Sustainable
Conservation
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/326 |
S-IV§42 |
Thailand |
2015 |
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Forestry |
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Of Thailand's total area of just over 51 million hectares, 31% (16.3 million hectares) comprised forest in 2013 (down from over 50% in the 1960s). The vast majority of the total forested area is natural forest, owned by the State; commercial logging has been banned in all natural forests since 1989 in an attempt to curb rapid deforestation. The State also owns 74,560 hectares of protected plantation forest, with a view to rejuvenating forestry within the country. Licences may be granted by the Royal Forest Department on a case-by-case basis to the Forest Industry Organization to undertake logging in these areas. The commercial forested area, owned by the private sector, occupied 320,000 hectares in 2012.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/329 |
S-IV§42 |
Morocco |
2015 |
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Fisheries |
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Fisheries, through its Marine Fisheries Department, is responsible for the formulation and implementation of government marine fisheries and marine aquaculture policy. Its subordinate agencies are: the National Fisheries Board (ONP) and the National Fisheries Research Institute (INRH) and, since 2011, the National Agency for the Development of Aquaculture (ANDA, see below). The task of the ONP is to develop small scale and inshore fishing and to organize the first sale marketing of sea fishery products. That of the INRH is to carry out research, studies, experiments and investigations at sea and on shore with the aim of assessing and monitoring stocks, improving them, rationalizing the management of fish and aquaculture resources, and upgrading the industry.
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