CGIAR Defines its Role in Agenda 21 Implementation, Endorses Ecoregional Approach and Streamlines its Structure and Programs

News release announcing that improvement and use of marginal lands, in situ conservation of plant genetic resources, and integrated pest management were identified by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research as the main areas of its futurecontribution to the implementation of Agenda 21, the action program adopted by the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro.