17th SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF IUCN AND 17th ...

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Promote the WCED Report through IUCN publications and
urge IUCN members to do likewise in their
publications.
Share IUCN mailing lists with others promoting the
WCED recommendations.
Cooperate with other major international bodies such
as scientific unions and international organizations
of parliamentarians.
The Task Force believed the key to successful follow-up
lay at the national level and that each IUCN member should
be encouraged to review local actions for consistency with
the WCED recommendations. Progress should be evaluated at
the next session of the IUCN General Assembly and at a
possible major international conference to be held in
1992. The Task Force also called for additional actions
to strengthen the Secretariat's ability to support
appropriate national actions (for example, by catalyzing
additional action in countries undertaking national or
sub-national conservation strategies). The Secretariat
could also advise governments on how to advance various
WCED recommendations of concern to IUCN.
Director General Designate Holdgate undertook to review
the Programme in response to the comments of the General
Assembly, but emphasized that new activities could be
undertaken only if resources permitted. Regarding the
balance of projects, he felt it was difficult to identify
hard and fast criteria dividing sustainable development
projects from those concerning nature conservation; indeed
in many parts of the world sustainable development was an
essential vehicle for nature conservation. The Union's
gross expenditures on nature conservation had in fact
risen but those on sustainable development had risen
faster. He fully intended to maintain the balance within
the Programme; he believed in close relations among the
members, the Commissions and the thematic elements. He
hoped this very interrelationship would prove so fruitful
that it would attract much-needed unrestricted funds.
On the basis of Dr Holdgate's remarks, the General
Assembly approved the draft Programme for 1988-1990 by
acclamation.
ESTIMATES OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE 1988-1990 (79:4.
82:3. 87:4)
Agenda paper GA/17/88/4 (Rev.)
Dr Martin Edwards, Chair of the Finance and Audit
Committee, introduced this Agenda paper, as well as the
report of the Committee (Annex 15). He pointed out that