Economic Development and the Conservation of Nature

A/RES/1831(XVII)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1963.

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Environmental Law Natural Resources Nature Conservation Resources Conservation Sustainable Development

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5 operative paragraphs

Endorses the decision taken by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in the above-mentioned resolution and expresses the hope that early action will be taken, especially in the developing countries. along the lines set out in that resolution which, in paragraph 1, recommends measures directed towards :

Preserving, restoring, enriching and making rational use of natural resources and increasing productivity;

( b) Assisting the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and international organizations with similar aims;

( c) Observing ex1stmg international conventions and treaties on the preservation of the world's flora and fauna;

( d) Facilitating the exchange of information and of scientists and specialists in this field ;

( e) Introducing effective domestic legislation directed at eliminating the wasteful exploitation of soil, rivers and flora and fauna, while taking appropriate steps to prevent the pollution of natural resources and to protect landscapes, and also devising and implementing a suitable educational programme at all levels;

Organizing national campaigns through educational institutions and through the press, radio, television and all other possible media for the dissemination of information, in order to secure the co-operation of the population in the achievement of these aims ;

Associating all interested ministerial departments in this effort to protect flora and fauna;

Calls upon the Secretary-General, the specialized• agencies and other interested international and national organizations,

in support of the above-mentioned resolution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, to continue to give the fullest co-operation and to provide technical assistance to the developing countries, at their request, in the conservation and restoration of their natural resources and their flora and fauna.

18 December 1962.

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