National Environmental (Control of Charcoal Production and Export) Regulations, 2014. S.I. no. 62/2014.

The purpose of these Regulations, made under the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency Act, is to protect Nigeria’s ecosystem from the negative impact caused by charcoal production and handling, in order to: regulate the export of charcoal and its products; regulate felling of tree for charcoal production; increase charcoal domestic production; regulate internal and international trade in charcoal and its products. These Regulations do not concern charcoal used for subsistence purposes, but shall apply to: domestic production of charcoal; export of charcoal and its products; any person involved in felling of trees and charcoal production.
According to these Regulations, export of charcoal and its products is prohibited without approval of the Federal Department of Forestry and without the release of a special export permit. The Regulations define specific and restricted conditions for commercial production and transport of charcoal and its products; delineate roles and powers of authorities and officers; provide for offences and penalties and define relevant terms including: approved source; charcoal; commercial producer; subsistence purposes; sustainable use. Attached schedules concern: forms, permits, requirements for commercial production.