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NGO CONSULTATION on SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE



USDA invites you to participate in a

NGO CONSULTATION on SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

for the fifth meeting of the

UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Monday, March 10, 1997
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

USDA
104A Jamie Whitten Building
14th and Independence Ave. SW

The fifth meeting of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable 
Development will take place at United Nations Headquarters in New York, 
April 7-25, 1997.  The Commission will be discussing its future work 
plans and reviewing activities related to relevant chapters of Agenda 21, 
the 1992 Earth Summit's Action Plan.  USDA is interested in hearing the 
concerns and issues of interested U.S. non-governmental organizations and 
receiving comments and suggestions on topics related to sustainable 
agriculture (Ch. 14)  and sustainable land use (Ch. 10).  USDA 
participants will include:

Adela Backiel
Director of Sustainable Development
USDA

Ann Carey
Special Assistant for Strategic Natural Resources Issues 
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

For more information please contact:
Ann Carey at (Phone: 202-690-0511;  Fax: 202-690-4769;  
E-mail: ann.carey@usda.gov).