extent that auch developments Eignlfic:rncty tnpact on develoPments relatlng to the convention' they have been incluiled ln the review under sectlon Iv of the preaent report. the existing and Potentlal inPortance of the ocean sector for developnen! and planning has been grorinq signlficantly, partlcularly following tbe adoptlon of the uniteat Nat10n6 convention on the Law of the sea. Economlc and social council resolution :Ig85/75r adopteal by che councll on 26 July 1985' ackno$letlgeal that tbe resoufces of the ocean represent an lmportant existing and potentlal contribution to the alevelopnental p"oci"r of States. It further noted thag an increasing nunber of Mernber states' espec;rally those tha! are alevetoPing countrleat have embarked on activitles deaigned to make tui.l', ratlonal u€e of the resources of Ehe ocean' in larticular in the excluaive econonic zone. The concept of Ehe exclualve econonic zone and lts inplementatton flow fro,rn lhe convention. The council further requesteal the secr etaly-General to suh0lt ho it in I98? a rePort that ldentlfies sreciflc and practlcal needs and problems encountered by countriest in particular 4iveloplng countries, in the nanagement of the excluEive econonic zone and the developten! of tEa resourcea, as rell as the types of activitleg and apProaches to chelr irnplernentation reguired for countries, with tbe support of the united Nations' to r espond rnost effectlvely to those needs and problenB' and to transnit to the General AsSenbly at lts forty-second se€sion lhe conclualons and recomnendations of the Council. The conclualona andl rdcofflendatione of the Council, in resp€ct of the 1987 rePort, will indicate the regponse of Governments to developmentE of. an econonic and lecltnlcal nature flowing from the convention and, as such, rrill be reflected in the teport of the Secreeary-General to the AEsenbly on the develoPnents re!'ating to the @nvention on the Law of the sea' V. THE PREPARATOR:{ COi'O,IISSION AOR T'IIB INTERNATIONAI, SEA-BED
**Analysis**
The text discusses the importance of the ocean sector for economic and social development, highlighting the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the exclusive economic zone. It also mentions the need for developing countries to make rational use of ocean resources and the types of activities and approaches required for implementation. This suggests that the text is focused on economic development, natural resources, and international cooperation.

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