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Project activities were divided into special study groups - biodiversity , fishing practices , GIS , pollution , sedimentation , socio-economic studies and training . The participants also criticized the World Bank 's coming project in Indus Delta suggested in its document ' Socio-economic Study and Proposals for Livelihood Improvements : Badin and Thatta Districts , Sindh , Pakistan ' saying that projects suggested interventions would further degrade the environment , biodiversity and livelihood resources of Indus Delta . The Administration ’ s budget request to Congress for FY06 includes funding to implement initiatives in the Ocean Action Plan , including $ 1 million for the regional fishery management councils to develop individual fishing quota programs , and increased funding for fishery assessments , socio-economic studies and vessel monitoring systems . Initially , technical and enabling environment needs were identified by socio-economic studies and discussions with stakeholders in the project countries . He added : " The ' thousands of one-stop job-careers ' scattered within 50 state labor departments are rich and relatively untapped laboratories for socio-economic study and research . Site diagnoses have been made including a wetland study , socio-economic study and the preparation of thematic maps . After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 , the former Soviet leader established the Gorbachev Foundation , an organization dedicated to socio-economic studies and research .