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UNEP/LAC-IG.XVII/6Page 404. To request the Working Group and TAC to reach consensus on the indicator andmethodology sheets, and identify missing indicators for the ILAC goals;5. To request the Working Group to review the relevance of indicators for regionaland subregional priorities, on a regular basis, as well as the priority lines of work ofthe RAP 2010-2011;6. To promote the implementation of the ILAC indicators with methodologicalsheets at the national level, within the framework of the Forum, in order to assessthe progress on the implementation of ILAC, and to request UNEP, ECLAC and otherITC agencies to contribute and support the mobilization of financial resourcesrequired for countries in the region that have a system of indicators for ILAC;7. To promote, jointly with the “Statistical Conference of the Americas WorkingGroup on Environmental Statistics”, capacity building in the development ofenvironmental statistics and indicators, through the use of virtual tools, virtualeducation forums and seminars8. To encourage training activities in the use of geo-spatial tools for thedevelopment of ILAC indicators, in conjunction with the TAC;9. To strengthen the Working Group on Environmental Indicators, byincorporating technical capacity building for their focal points and the promotion ofhorizontal cooperation among member countries;10. To promote, within the region and in international forums, the use of ILACindicators to complement MDG indicators, to ensure appropriate measurement ofenvironmental elements, particularly in Goal 7;11. To revamp the proposal of the Regional Environmental Statistics System ofLatin America and the Caribbean (SIREA for its initials in Spanish) and formulate astrategic plan for implementation and capacity building at national level, togenerate, process and disseminate statistics and indicators, including thedevelopment of national information systems and with particular attention tostrengthening the national capacities of Small Island Developing States of theCaribbean;12. To exchange national experiences in order to identify alternatives foradvancement in the inclusion of environmental management into NationalAccounts;13. To continue supporting the preparation of Integrated EnvironmentalAssessments (IEA) at regional, subregional, national and subnational level,reflecting both ILAC and specific priority areas;14. To request the ITC agencies, in accordance with their respective mandates,and other regional and subregional organizations, to cooperate with the WorkingGroup on Environmental Indicators of the Forum of Ministers for the strengtheningand consolidation of environmental indicators, geo-spatial information and Earthobservation systems.