The subject of the protection of the environment -as indeed that of druq abuse -is of a transnational character and affects us all. As is so succinctly observed in the summary of the Secretary-General's excellent report to this session, "Most of the damage to the global environment is the result of Past and present Patterns of production and consumPtion in the developed countries. but poverty in the developing countries is another cause". (A/AC. 233/5, p. 2) Success will attend our efforts only if habits of thought and practice derived from asymmetrical international relations are eschewed and replaced by a new and all-embracing co-operative ethic. There must therefore be evident now a disposition to accelerate the development of the developing countries, even as we work collectively to aqree on measures to protect the environment and to revisit the rules regarding intellectual property to ensure, for example, that those who own the bio-diven;;i :residing in the tropical rain forest become beneficiaries of its exploration and exploitation. More qenerally, an unfair burden should not be placed on developinq countries in pursuit of the protection of t.he environment. JVM/18 A/S-18/PV. 4 83 (Mr. Jackson, Guyana) In all the areas I have mentioned, and in others, GUyana has souqht to be active and co-operative. We have embarked with courage and resolution on an economic recovery programme requiring structural adjustment, and we are committed to remain on that path. We are pursuing in the relevant forums with like-minded States an effort for the further attenuation of those policies of multilateral financial institutions which we believe should be changed in the light of new realities and, one hopes, a shared appreciation of them. We have adumbrated and are pursuing vigorously a pol icy of attracting foreign investment. We are at this 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the importance of international cooperation to address environmental protection and economic development, with a focus on the disparities between developed and developing countries. It highlights the need for a cooperative ethic and equitable burden-sharing in addressing environmental issues, while also mentioning economic recovery programs and foreign investment. This suggests that the text is focused on the intersection of environmental protection and economic development.

**Category**
Economic development, Natural resources and environment