UN General Assembly
1992

Joint efforts such as those we have mentioned and those promised in the Americas Initiative, as well as the solidarity and support that my country has received from other countries such as Japan and Germany, give us hope for a future of concerted effort for the development of those who need it most. In the course of this year, my country attended the Earth Summit in Rio, eager to add its efforts to those of the other countries committed to preserving the environment. We announced measures adopted in this area, such as the declaration as a protected ecological zone of an area covering about 60,000 hectares of woods, with an indigenous population and natural fauna. But what is more, we are currently studying a draft project for the development of the western region of my country, with the support of the European Community, paying particular attention to the preservation of the environment in an area of more than 240,000 square kilometres, which represents more than half of our territory.