Mr Kameya urged all concerned nations and fishing entities to take concerted action. He stressed the importance of comprehensive management of the marine ecosystem, including cetaceans and other marine mammals. He urged the appropriate implementation of the Kyoto Declaration and Plan of Action on the Sustainable Contribution of Fisheries to Food Security. On the last day of each meeting, the Rome Declaration on Forestry and the Rome Declaration on the Implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries were respectively adopted. The following are the main points of each declaration.
Ministers also pledge to better coordinate their efforts to combat forest fires.
Integrated land use and mutually supportive trade and environmental policies should be promoted for supporting sustainable forestry management, since forests can be adversely affected by policies outside the forest sector, such as those governing agriculture and trade. Ministers will address aspects of trade and environment related to fisheries and aquaculture within the framework of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries. Comprehensive management of the marine ecosystem should be taken into account in conservation and management of fisheries resources. Ministers will develop a global plan of action to deal with illegal fishing, including FOC fishing operations. Tariff for Rice Imports On March 31, a bill which replaces the current import system of rice with a general tariff scheme in compliance with the Agreement on Agriculture agreed at the Uruguay Round of GATT negotiations, became law after passing the Diet.