text: planning. Special attention willbepaidtostrengthening thesecretariat's interaction withotherenvironmental institutions activeintheregion, particularly thoseinVOlved intrade,investment, environmental administration in bothurbanandruralcontexts, socialdevelopment, energyconservation, and technology innovation andtransfer. Interaction withnon-governmental organizations, particularly thoseinvolving vulnerable groups suchaswomenand youth,willbestrengthened, whileexisting ESCAPnetworks dealing withthese matters andothers, suchastheRegional Network ofLocalAuthorities forthe Management ofHumanSettlements, theRegional Network ofResearch andTraining Centres onDesertification Control inAsiaandthePacific, andtheAsianForumof Environmental Journalists, willcontinue tobesupported. Codesofconduct for humanbehaviour asregards theenvironment willbedeveloped andputintopractice atthenational andlocallevelsincloseco-operation withGovernments, aswellas through non-governmental, religious, cultural andenvironmental organizations, and withassistance fromGovernments andsuchorganizations. 31.34 Theincorporation ofenvironmental considerations intothedevelopment planning processes ofcountries oftheAsianandPacific regionwillbecontinued, withanemphasis onestablishing linkages between government information systems, natural resource accounting methods, development ofenvironmental statistical frameworks, andtheincorporation ofsuchstatistics intospatial andnational economic models. Theimpactoftradeontheenvironment and,consequently, on national economic andsocial performance willalsobestudied. 31.35 Workonmanagement andprotection ofmarineecosystems willcontinue. National agencies andinstitutions concerned .withtheplanning, management, research andmonitoring ofthecoastal andmarine environment willbeassisted through increased information flows, expanded regional co-operation andassistance intheimplementation ofcoastal environmental management plansforsustainable development. Workonterrestrial ecosystems willinclude support inthe implementation offieldanddemonstration projects, strengthening research and training capabilities ondesertification control, especially theassessment, -10- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Librarymonitoring andmapping ofdesertification, anddissemination ofinformation through organizations working atlocallevelstoraisepublic awareness. 31.36Efforts willbemade,inconjunction withagencies suchastheInternational UnionfortheConservation ofNature andNatural Resources (IUCN) andtheWorld Banktostrengthen localcapabilities fortheconservation andmanagement of critical ecosystems, including forests, wetlands andmarineareas. Conservation priorities willbeidentified andlocaltraining needsspecified. Aregional approach toimproving -training capacity willbedeveloped. 31.37Regional follow-up ofthefindings andrecommendations oftheEnvironmental Perspective totheYear2000andBeyond (General Assembly resolution 42/186, annex) willbeundertaken. Technical co-operation andadvisory services onpromoting environmentally soundandsustainable development, institutional problems relating totheenvironment, energyconservation, andenvironmental technology willbe provided inco-operation withrelevant agencies suchastheUnitedNations Environment Programme (UNEP), theUnitedNations Development Programme (UNDP) and theAsianDevelopment Bank.Studies andinvestigations willalsobecarried outin theareasofmanagement oftoxicandhazardous wastes andprevention ofchemical accidents, takingfullyintoaccount theworkoforganizations suchasUNEP,the WorldHealthOrganization (WHO)andtheInternational Maritime Organization (IMO) inthoseareas. SUBPROGRAMME 5.HUMANRESOURCES DEVELOPMENT (a)Objectives 31.38 Thelegislative authority forthesubprogramme derives fromCommission resolutions 260(XLIII), 263(XLIII), 266(XLIV), 273(XLIV), 274(XLIV), and45/3. 31.39 Thehumanfactorplaysadecisive roleinthedevelopment process; atthe sametimehumanbeingsaretheintended beneficiaries ofdevelopment. This
analysis: The text appears to be focused on the United Nations' efforts to promote sustainable development and environmental conservation in the Asian and Pacific region. It discusses the strengthening of secretariats, interaction with environmental institutions, and the development of codes of conduct for human behavior towards the environment. The text also mentions the incorporation of environmental considerations into development planning processes, management and protection of marine ecosystems, and human resources development. These themes suggest that the text is primarily concerned with environmental and developmental issues.