Green chemistry in Senegal

Abstract Senegal has adopted a local legislative and regulatory framework to protect the environment and achieve sustainable development goals. Different strategies and legal texts are available. The country has also signed many sub-regional regulations and international conventions. Green Chemistry is taken into account in many laboratories at Cheikh Anta Diop University. In national and international research centers, fundamental and applied researches that follow some principles of Green Chemistry are conducted in agriculture, food technology, and the environment. Some projects are also in progress in these domains. In the industry area, even though some environmental regulations are followed, the practice of green chemistry is rather not widespread, because mainly of unfamiliarity and of routine work. However, Senegal benefits from its membership of IUPAC, and participates in major global forums dealing with green chemistry.