The U.S. Department of Agriculture
Invites you to Participate in a
Consultation for Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
on
Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development
and Integrated Planning and Management of Land Resources
as a part of US government preparations for the Eighth Session of the
UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
In April 2000 at UN Headquarters in NYC
Monday, December 13, 1999
10:00 am to 12:00 noon
Room 104-A, the Williamsburg Room, Whitten Building
US Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250
12th and Jefferson Drive, SW - Smithsonian Metro Stop
Topics will include:
* The Outcomes of the 9/99 Maastricht Conference on the
Multifunctional Character of Agriculture and Land (a CSD-8 Intersessional
Meeting)
* The Upcoming CSD-8 Intersessional Meetings in February at UN HQ in
NYC
* Your ideas and opinions to help us develop US Positions on these
issues
Participants will include:
- Adela Backiel, Director of Sustainable Development and Small Farms, USDA
* Other Federal Members of the CSD-8 Interagency Working Group
Teleconferencing will be available. Call-in lines with audio answer will be:
202-401-8746 (Metro DC) or 1-800-377-4755 (outside of Metro DC)
For more information, please contact:
Ann Carey (Phone: 202-690-0511; Fax: 202-690-4390; E-mail:
ann.carey@usda.gov
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