financing forselected regional andsubregional environmental programmes, totake intoaccount theproposal madebytheexperts oftheAdHocMeeting onAlternative MeahSforFinancing inNational Curre:lcies andContributions inKind,heldat MexicoCity,inJanuary 1985,63/andtoprepare anappropriate timetable covering thestagessuggested intheexperts' proposal; 13.Recommends totheExecutive Director thatheshould ~onsider the possibility ofmaking moreuseofnon-convertible currencies fromoutside the regiontosupport theprogrammes referred toabove. 15thmeeting ~May 1985Int con nat' reg Fun of. con of thr s.upp orga curr enco part curr conv Prog acti recr Prof with 62/UNEP/GC.13/3/Add.5. 63/SeeUNEP/IG. 5',~.'Inf.5. -72-13/33. Additional sources offunding TheGoverning Council, Recognizing thattheEnvironm~nt Fundisandwillcontinue tobethep~incipal sourceoffinancing oftheactivities oftheUnitedNations Environment Programme, Notingwithconcern thesteadydecline intherealresources ofthe Environment Fundwhen,atthesametime,demandforaction bytheEnvironment Programme, inthecontext ofcontinuing degradation oftheglobalenvironment is increasing, Acknowledging thesuccess oftheconservation stampissueanditssignificant contL~oution infinancing UnitedNations activities, Notingwithappreciation theinitiative takenbytheFourthRegional Intergovernmental Meeting ontheEnvironment inLatinAmerica andtheCaribbean concerning innovative meansoffinancing andalternatives forutilization of national currencies andcontributions inkindtosupport theimplementation of regional environmental programmes ofcommoninterest, 64/ Concious oftheurgent needtosecureadditional resources fortheEnvironment Fundandforotherfundsavailable toth:~Environment Programme forthefinancing ofitsactivities, 1.UrgesallStatestocontribute ortoincrease theirvoluntary contributions totheEnvironment Fundandtomakeearlypayments thereto; 2.Requests theExecutive Director: (a)Toseekadditional funding torspecific activities, inclUding activities oftheapproved programme budget andprojects oftheClearinghouse mechanism, through counterpart contributions andtheestablishment oftrustfundsto supplement theresources oftheEnvironment FundfromGovernments, government organizations, regional development banksandprivate entities; (b)Toinitiate cost-effective mechanisms fortheutilization ofnational currencies andcontributions inkindtofinance activities ofregional interest and encourage regional groups andmembers ofenvironmental convention~ tofinance particular activities ofinterest, thesemechanisms tortheutilization ofnational currencies andcontributions inkindtobecomple~~ntary tothecontributions i~ convertible currencies totheEnvironment Fundandnottoreplace them;i" i' i " , L(c)Tointensify co-operation between theUnitedNations Environment Programme andtheUnitedNations Development Programme, enabling specific activities tobefinanced through funding bythelatter; (d)Tosecuresupport tosupplement staffofthesecretari~t bydirect recruitment underagreements withGovernments fortheprovision ofJunior Professional Officers, directrecruitment undercounterpart financing arrangements withindustrial orotherpotential sources offunding forspecific projects and 64/SeeUNEPIGC.13/3/Add.5 andUNEP/IG.57/8. -73-Lr·I,.otherarrangements underwhichdonors maketheirstaffavailable totheEnvironment Programme forlimited periods; (e)~undertake consultations withUnitedNations Headquarters, NewYork,on thepossibility ofissuing, onaregular basis,conservation stampsforfinancing environmental activities; (f)Toencourage theestablishment ofnational environmental committees through national focalpointsforthecreation ofgreater awareness ofmatters of world,regional andnational environmental concern represented bytheEnvironment Programme andforfund-raising activities tofinance theactivities ofthe Programme;