A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/54/214 1 February 2000 Fifty-fourth session Agenda item 100 RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Second Committee (A/54/588/Add.7)] 54/214. Conservation and sustainable development of Central African forest ecosystems The General Assembly, Recalling the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, held at Rio de Janeiro from 3 to 14 June 1992, and General Assembly resolutions 47/190 of 22 December 1992, on the report of the Conference, and 47/191 of 22 December 1992, establishing the institutional arrangements for the follow-up to the Conference, Recalling also its resolution 53/188 of 15 December 1998 on the implementation of and follow-up to the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development and the nineteenth special session of the General Assembly, Recalling further the work of the Intergovernmental Forum on Forests within the context of the Commission on Sustainable Development, Noting with appreciation the Summit of Central African Heads of State on the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Tropical Forests, held at Yaoundé from 12 to 17 March 1999, Mindful of the need for the conservation and sustainable management of the forest ecosystems of Central Africa, which constitute an important natural asset for present and future generations, Convinced that the sustainable management of forest resources can contribute significantly to the economic, social and cultural development of the States that border on forests, 00 26277 /...