The Vision 2018 is the first segment of RMI's Strategic Development Plan for the following 15 years. It incorporates the broad Vision of RMI as to where RMI would like to be in the year 2018 in terms of sustainable development. In particular, it favors the creation of policies for renewable energy development and for the efficient use of energy. In this document, the Vision supports long term goals, objectives and strategies, emerged through a consultative process.

The RMI National Strategic Plan, (NSP) is an instrument, which provides for the RMI development strategies for the three year period 2015–2017. The NSP of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) was developed through a collaborative process among government ministries and agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the private sector. The NSP provides for the development of strategies for the three year period 2015–2017 towards self-sustainability and efficiency. This will be achieved through enhanced access to energy, renewable energy in outer islands and energy efficiency, including the development of a building code. It was developed through a collaborative process among government ministries and agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the private sector. It represents a roadmap for government leaders for development and progress in the medium term (2015–2017). ---Note: MEC (Marshalls Energy Company).

The Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 1994 provides for the environmental impact assessment procedures as applicable to mining, pit-heat thermal power stations, hydro-electric projects.

Rules and Regulations regarding the Environment Protection Act of 1986.

The new five year Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20 provides a framework for increasing exports of goods and services as well as generation of employment and increasing value addition in the country, in keeping with the “Make in India” vision of our Hon’ble Prime Minister. The focus of the government is to support both the manufacturing and services sectors, with a special emphasis on improving the ease of doing business. The Policy has been extended until 31.03.2021.

The short term objective of our policy is to arrest and reverse the declining trend of exports and to provide additional support especially to those sectors which have been hit badly by recession in the developed world. We would like to set a policy objective of achieving an annual export growth of 15% with an annual export target of US$ 200 billion by March 2011. In the remaining three years of this Foreign Trade Policy i.e. up to 2014, the country should be able to come back on the high export growth path of around 25% per annum. By 2014, we expect to double India’s exports of goods and services. The long term policy objective for the Government is to double India’s share in global trade by 2020.

The goal of the Environment Action Programme are to improve the provisioning of environmental services in India and to facilitate integration of environmental services in India and to facilitate integration of environmental considerations into development programmes. Keeping in view these goals, the following objectives of the Environment Action Programme (EAP) are laid down which are as unders; (a) assess the environment scene in India against the backdrop of the changing economic policies and programmes; (b) review the current policies and programmes which address the various environmental problems of the country; ( c) identify the future direction and thrust of these policies and programmes to establish priorities and outline a strategy for the implementation of those priorities;

The National Action Plan on Climate Change identifies measures that promote our development objectives while also yielding co-benefits for addressing climate change effectively. It outlines a number of steps to simultaneously advance India's development and climate change-related objectives of adaptation and mitigation. In particular, it provides for the description of Eight National Missions: National Solar Mission; National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency; National Mission on Sustainable Habitat; National Water Mission; National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem; National Mission for a "Green India"; National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture; National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change.

The objective of the National Water Policy is to take cognizance of the existing situation, to propose a framework for creation of a system of laws and institutions and for a plan of action with a unified national perspective.

The Import Duties Act 1989 provides for regulations of duties related to importation of goods. It includes: Part I: Preliminary; Part II: Limitation; Number of Importers of Alcohol and Tobacco Products; Part III: Import Duty; Part IV: Exemptions; Part V: Administration; Part VI: Enforcement; Part VII: Offenses and Penalties; Part VIII: Miscellaneous.