2.Invites theExecutive Director, inco-operation withtheUnitedNations Educational, Scientific andCultural Organization, theFoodandAgriculture Organization oftheUnitedNations andtheInternational UnionforConservation of NatureandNatural Resources, toextendallpossible support andassistance tothe implementation oftheActionPlan,andtoreporttoitatitsfourteenth sessi(~n on progress achieved inthisrespect. 14thmeeting 23May1985 47/UNEP/GC.13/L.6, annex. -64-~985 1 the )f .!!i85 :113/29. Preparation ofnational conservation strategies TheGoverning Council, Bearing inmindthattheActionPlanfortheHumanEnvironment 48/provides ablueprint forthevigorous anddetermined mobilization ofcommonefforts forthe preservation andimprovement ofthehumanenvironment, Recalling thatchapter IXoftheLagosPlanofActionfortheImplementationoftheMonrovia Strategy fortheEconomic Development ofAfrica, onenvironment anddevelopment, statesthatAfrican Governments mustidentify priority areasofenvironmental concern, andthatthePlanofActionatthenational levelshouldincorporate thedevelopment ofpolicies, strategies, institutions andprogrammesfortheprotection oftheenvironment, 49/ Calling attention totheWorldConservation strategy, 50/prepared bytheInternational UnionforConservation ofNatureandNatural R;sources, theUnitedNations Environment Programme andtheWorldWildlife Fund,whoseaimistohelpadvance theachievement ofsustainable development through theconservation oflivingresources, an~whichexplains thecontribution oflivingresourcesconservation tohumansurvival andsustainable development, identifies thepriorityconservation issuesandthemainrequirements ferdealing withthem,andproposeseffective waysforachieving theaimoftheStrategy, NotingthattheusersoftheStrategy willbedevelopment practitioners,including aidagencies, industry, commerce andtradeunions, conservationists and,mostimportantly, government policymakers, functionaries andtheiradvisers, Notingfurther thattheWorldConservation Strategy supports thepreparationofnational andsubnational strategies, 1.Requests theExecutive Director toapproach thoseGovernments thathavenottakenstepstoprepare national conservation strategies, toencourage themto initiate thatprocessJ 2.Furthe'r requests theExecutive Director torecommend totheforthcomingAfrican environmental conference thatitshouldconsider theissueofnationalconservation strategies witha~iewtoevolving acommonapproach aimedatproducing concrete results. 14thmeeting 23May1985 48/ReportoftheUnitedNations Conference ontheHumanEnvironment,Opecit.,chap.11. 49/A/S-ll/14, annex1,chap.IX,para.266(a)ana(b). 50/WorldConservation Strategy (Gland, Switzerland, IUCN,1980). -65-1, 1 13/30. Desertification A.Implementation ofthePlanofActiontoCombatDesertitication TheGoverning Council, Recallin~ General Assembly resolutions 32/170and32/172of19December 1977, 33/88and33/89of15December 1978,34/185and34/187of18December 1919,35/73 of5December 1980,36/190of17December 1981,37/147of17December 1982and 37/216, 37/218and37/220of20December 1982,37/248of21December 1982,38/160 of19December 1983,39/168Aot17December 1984and39/215of18December 1984, Recalling further Economic andSocialCouncil resolutions 1984/65 of 26JUly1984and1984/72 of27July1984,andresolution 496(XIX)adopted bythe Conference ofMinisters oftheEconomic Commission forAfricaon26M3Y1984, Recalling alsoitsdecisions 9/22AandBof26May1981,10/14of 31May1982,section VII,and12/10of28May1984,ondesertification, Notingthatatitstwelfth sessionitendorsed theviewoftheExecutive Director thattheimplementation ofthePlanofActiontoCombatDesertification mustbefocused moreonthemostaffected countries andonactions toarrest desertification, givingpriority toareasoffering thebestchances forsubstantial rehabilitation, 51/ Notingalsothatatitstwelfth sessionittooknotewithsatisfaction ofthe positive experiment undertaken bytheUnitedNations Sudano-Sahelian Officeasa UnitedNations Development Programme/United Nations Environment Programme joint venture inproviding support to19African countries, onbehalfoftheUnited Nations Environment Programme, inimplementing thePlanofAction, 52/ Reaffirming itsviewsexpressed atprevious sessions regarding thecontinuing environmental degradation resulting fromtheprocess ofdesertification inthe developing countries, especially inAfrica, wherepersistent drought triggering serious desertification inareasnotnormally seriously affected isreaching levels ofdis~ster andcrisis,
**Analysis**
This text appears to be focused on environmental and conservation issues, with a specific emphasis on desertification and the implementation of a plan to combat it. The text also mentions the importance of national conservation strategies and the need for governments to take action to protect the environment. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting that the document is a resolution or policy statement from an international organization.

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