CityinAugust 1984atwhichitwasdetermined thatthedisequilibrium between ratesofchangeinpopulation andchanges inresources, environment anddevelopment constitute amajorchallenge forpopulation policy, 16/ Conscious ofthemajorpotential impactthatemerging agricultural technologies mayhaveontheenvironment, andoftheimportance ofenvironmental considerations inthegrowthofworldfoodproduction, Conscious ~lsooftheneedforco-ordinated national andinternational action takingintoaccount thelinkages between population andemerging agricultural technologies ontheonehandandtheenvironment ontheother, 1.Takesnoteofthe1985reportoftheExecutive Director onthestateof theenvironment, 17/andendorses therecommendations foractioncontained in partone,chapter VIIand·parttwo,chapter Vofthereporti (a)Todistribute thereporttoallGovernments andrelevant UnitedNations organizations, intergovernmental andnon-governmental organizationsipon ns this2.Requests theExecutive Director: ts~ :ea(b)Tobringtotheattention ofanGovernments andrelevant intergovernmental andnon-governmental organizations therecommendations foraction endorsed bytheCouncili (c)Tocontinue toaccordhighpriority, within theenvironment programme, to rele~ant activities related toenvironmentally soundagricultural policies and practicesi 16/ReportoftheInternational Conference onPopulation, 1~84(United ~ations publication, SalesNo.E.84.XIII.8), chap.I,sect.B,para.10(i). 17/UNEP/GC.13/4. -35-nth in2, 985 lent on s ion toCd)Toprovide assistance, onanexperimental basisinthenextthreeyears, withinthemandate andavailable resources oftheEnvironment Programme, inclose co-operation withtheFoodandAgriculture Organization oftheUnitedNations and theotherrelevant UnitedNations bodies andotherorganizations andwiththe Governments concerned, tosixcountries, twofromAfrica, twofromAsiaandtwo fromLatinAmerica, intheformulation andimplementaion ofenvironmentally sound agricultural policies andpractices selected fromamongthoseenumerated in partone,paragraph 53,oftheExecutive Director's report; 3.Invites theConference oftheFoodandAgriculture Organization ofthe UnitedNations, theCommittee onFoodAidPolicies andProgrammes oftheWorldFood Programme, theWorldFoodCouncD. anatheGoverning Council oftheInternational FundforAgricultural Development, aswellastheUnitedNations regional commissions, toconsider therecommendations foractionlistedinpartoneofthe reportwithaviewtosupporting theirimplementation; 4.~invites theGoverning Council oftheUnitedNations Development Programme, actinginitscapacity asgo~erning bodyoftheUnitedNations Fundfor Population Activities, andtheUnitedNations Population Commission, toconsider therecommendations foractionlistedinparttwoofthereportwithaviewto supporting theirimplementation; 5.Further invites theUnitedNations FundforPopulation activities, non-governmental organizations suchastheInternational Planned Parenthood Federation andtheInternational UnionforConservation ofNature andNatural Resources, andmultilateral andbilateral development assistance organizations, to co-operation withtheEnvironment Programme inpilotactivities, thelatter's part inthoseactivities tobeundertaken withintheavailable resources ofthe Programme, toidentify andassessareaSinwhichanintegrated approach tosolving population andenvironment problems couldbeaChieved; 6.Urgestheexecutive headsoftheFoodandAgriculture Organization ofthe UnitedNations, theWorldFoodProgramme, theWorldFoodCouncil, theInternational FundforAgricultural Development, theUnitedNations FundforPopulation Activities, theUnitedNations regional commissions andotherrelevant intergovernmental andnon-governmental organizations toco-operate withthe Executive Director intheimplementation ofthepresent decision. 15thmeeting 24May1985 B.Environmental events and~merging environmental issues ITheGoverning Council i1.TakesnoteofthereportoftheExecutive Director onemerging environmental issues18/andrequests itswidercirculation; 18/UNEP/GC.13/4/Add.l andCorr.l. -36-~years, Iclose >osand :he Itwo sound Ifthe 'rldFood ional ofthe ent uodfor sider to 31 lOS,to Ispart ;olviog Iofthe lational meeting .ay19852.Decides onthefollowing twoemerging environmental issuesformore