global agreements in this field'. evention and of mar i ne v 1! ies to national iur 67. The Governlng council of UNEP, by decision l3/18/lv (1985), took note of the progress report prepared on the use thaE has been nade of the conclusions and guidetines prepared by the UNEP worklng Group of Experts on Environmental La$, and auchorized the ExecuEive Director to transnit the report (uNEP,/GC. I3,/9/Add. r) together eith any connents natle by delegations lhereon to the General, Assenbly at lts fortiecb session, The council caLled on ncovernments to nake use of ... the concluslohs of the stuily of che legal aspeces concerning the environnent related to off-shore mlning antl tlriuing within the linits of national jurisdiction undertal(en by the Working Group of Enperts on Environnental Law, as quidelines and reconmendatlons in the forlnulat.ion of bilateral or multilateral conventions "'" 68. On 21 June 1985, the Convention for the Protection. l,lanagement and DeveloPnent of trtarlne and Coastal Environmene of the EasEern African Region was adopted at Nairobl, together nith a Prolocol concerning Protected Areas and Wildl Fauna and t'Iora in the Eascern African Region, and a Protocol concernlng co-operation in conbating Marine Pollutlon in casea of Ernergency in the Eastern African Region' The convention and Protocols r{ilt enter into force after six ratifications bave been depo8iced nith the Government of Kenya. 69. This new Convention anal its Protocols bring the number of conventions and protocols atlopted within the framevtork of the uNEP's Regional seas Prografine to a iotal of ZO. g/ Further agreements are nov, in preparation for the South Pacific by the south -pacie i" Regional EnvironmencaL Protection (SPREP), whlch is under the auspices of uNEp, the Economic and social- connission for Asia and lhe Pacific (ESCAP), ttte south Pacific commisslon antl lhe souch Pacific Bureau for Bcononic
**Analysis**
The text discusses global agreements and conventions related to environmental protection, particularly in the context of marine and coastal environments. It mentions the use of guidelines and recommendations from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the adoption of new conventions and protocols. The text does not mention economic development, agriculture, industry, transport, international trade, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture. It appears to focus on environmental protection and science, but does not specifically address scientific research or technology.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment, Science and technology