23May19~~ Iand achieving an nthisarea decision ISonthe ,982,in !Network 1, t: i;Bearing inmindthatthef\rstphaseoftheEnvironmental Training Networkproject concludes inDecember 1985,whichmeansareduction inresources allocated,asaresultofwhichthemaintenance ofthefunctions oftheCo-ordination unitwillendandlessresources willsubsequently beavailable forcatalytic sup~ortforcourses andconcrete activities in1986-1987, Bearing inmindtheneedforGov~rnments inLatinAmerica andtheCaribbean to definethemannerinwhichtheywillparticipate inand suppo~t theEnvironmentalTraining Network, Awareoftheneedtoformalize andconsolidate existing actions anddecisionsconcerning theRegional Environmental Training Network forLatin Am~tica andtheCaribbean, inordertosecureitsstrengthening asapermanent programme, basedprincipally onintraregional co-o~eration, withthesupport oftheUnited Nati0n~Environment Programme andotherinternational agencies, Bearing inmindthedecision approved bytheFOurthIntergovernmental RegionalMeeting ontheEnvironment inLatinAmerica andtheCaribbean, he}~inCancun,Mexico, inApril1985,42/ 1.Ur;;estheGovernments oftheregiontoensurethattheformaladoption oftheprogtamme for th~Environmental Training Network ise.ffected bymeansofan official noteaddressed totneunitedNations Environment Programme throuqhitsRegional Officeforl,atinAmerica andtheCad ;i~eanbefore :.LtDecember 1985; 2.Requests theExecutive Director toassisttheGovernments oftheregioninpreparing aproposal concerning concrete machinery forthefinancing andoperation oftheNetwork programme in1986-1987. special att~ntio') beingpaidtotheestablishment ofregional co-ordination machinery whichwillbeoponsored bytheGovernments ofthe1gion~ 3.Alsorequests the:Executive Director toc:onvene atth~endof1985,wi'.hnofinancial impli~'ations fortheEnvironment Fund,ameeting offocalpointsoftheNetwork toexamine andapprove theregional project andestablish concretemachinery fortheoperation oftheNetwork programI~ in1986-1987; 4.UrgestheGovernments oftheregiontofurnish details of.'.lC'concretecontributions theycan'ommitforthedevelopment ofcourse$, seminars, researchandpublications within theframework ottheregional strategy adopted fortheNetwork, andtonotifytheEnvironment Programme oftheirdecision before30June 1985~ 5. Request~ theExecutive Director, onthebasisofthecontributionsilldicated bytheGovernments, toprepare aregional co-operation proje~t inwhichthosecontributions constitute t~eregional counterpart tothecatalytic fundsoftheEnvironment Programme; 42/UNEP/IG.57/8, annexv. -59-~~.-~~.._--_·__·-·_-------~------I ,I.·,I6.UrgestheExecutive Director tomaintain thenecessary flexibility to support theinitial stagesottheco-ordination machinery through theallocation of thecatalytic resources referred toabovefortheNetwork programme in1986-1987. 14thmeeting 23May1985 13/22. ReformoftheInformation Service TheGoverning Council, Recalling itsdecision 12/15of28May1984, Notingwithappreciation thedetails provided intheExecutive Director's reports onprogress madeinthereformoftheInformation Service, 43/ Welcoming thenewpublication UNEPNews, 1.Reaffirms thepriorities tobefollowed inthereformoftheInformation Servic~, aslaidoutindecision 12/15,paragraph 1,andinparticular theneedto devote moreresources tomeeting theinformation requirements ofdeveloping countries; 2.Noteswithappreciation thattheresources released asaresultofthe discontinuation ofsupport forMazingira havebeenapplied toregional information activities andthedevelopment ofnon-traditional formsofinformation; 3. Urg~~theExecutive Director tocontinue theefforts tostreamline information activities; 4.Requests theExecutive Director toprovide Governments periodically, through theCommittee ofPermanent Representatives established underCouncil decision 13/2of23May1985,withinformation ontheallocation andutilization of fundsforinformation activities financed asfollows: (a)Undertheinformation bUdgetline; (b)Undertheprogramme andprogramme support costsbudget; (c)Through projects underotherbudgetlinesorthrough theRevolving Fund (Information); 5.Urgesthateveryeffortismadetoensurethattheinformation conveyed through theinformation program~ isofthehighest quality possible, intermsof bothscientific validity andtimeliness;