In particular, I am grateful for the work of the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel, led by President Thabo Mbeki, for its determined and skilled leadership in bringing about this agreement.
Although a number of international interventions exist for the sustainable management of Pakistan's natural resources, however, establishing biosphere reserves through UNESCO's MAB programme has not been fully tapped, mainly due to weak implementation at national level.
Participating countries were assisted to develop the overall framework for conducting literacy needs assessments, prepare outlines of plans for LIFE implementation at the national level and to build an effective support mechanism at national, regional and global levels for LIFE implementation.