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T1 Ecolabelling as a Potential Marketing Tool for African Products: An Overview of Opportunities and Challenges
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
K1 ecolabelling
K1 marketing
K1 fishery
K1 forestry
K1 tourism
K1 leather industry
K1 textile
K1 agriculture
K1 energy efficiency
K1 Africa
K1 Manufacturing
YR 2007
FD 2007
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32296
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32296
NO This document explains ecolabelling as a voluntary, market-based tool that communicates environmental performance and can influence purchasing, procurement, and supply-chain requirements, while also posing potential trade barriers for producers with limited certification capacity. It outlines the purposes and economic and environmental benefits of ecolabels and then surveys existing initiatives in Africa across fisheries, forestry, tourism, leather and textiles, agriculture, and energy efficiency, highlighting sector-specific opportunities and constraints. Across sectors, it emphasizes recurring challenges such as certification cost, limited local inspection bodies, technical capacity gaps, and the need for harmonized standards. 
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 21, 2026