text: and Assembly resolution 37/2L7 of 20 December 1982). The reports indicate growing acceptance of the principlesr €.9. in the work of the fnternational Law Commissionand in the inter-State practices. Other guidelines and principles wheregood-neighbourliness is relevant include: the provisions for co-operation betweenstates in weather nodification (Governing Council decision 8/7 of 29 April 1980);the conclusions of the study of the legal aspects concerning the environmentrelated to off-shore mining and drilling carried out h'ithin the limits of nationaljurisdiction (Governing Council decision L0/L4/vl of 31 May 1982); and the Montrealguidelines for the protection of the narine environment against pollution from land-based sources (Governing Council decision I3/LB II of 24 May 1985). 3. our oceans and coastal areas progranrme spans 1l seas in various conLinents and brings together not less than 128 countries and territories in regional actionplans' a nurnber of wbich include conventions. This is another example ofgood-neighbourliness, where States deal with their common problems irrespective of their political or ideological shades. The ll regional seas are the Mediterranean,tbe Kuwait Action Plan region, the West and Central African coasts, the wider Caribbean region, the East Asian seas, the South-east Pacific, the Red Sea and theGulf of Aden, the South Pacific, the East Africa reqion, the South-west Atlantic and the South Asian seas. The objectives of t,he programme are to promote the safeguarding of life-supporting systems in these areas and assist States in assessing the extent. of ocean pollution and its impact of marine ecosystems, as well as to disseminate information on the status of marine livinq resources andtheir habitats. 4. With regard to wildlife managementr UNEp supports a programme for promoting operational prot.ected areas and biosphere reserves. Specific legaI measures have been undertaken. These include CITES and migratory species conventions, to which
analysis: The text discusses various international agreements, programs, and initiatives related to the protection of the marine environment, wildlife management, and cooperation among states. It highlights the importance of good-neighbourliness and international cooperation in addressing common problems. The text also mentions specific conventions and decisions related to the protection of the marine environment, which suggests that the category should be related to environmental issues.