CONTENTS 



Page 



Highlights 285 



Introduction 285 



Integration of Economic Development and Biological Diversity 



Maintenance 287 



U.S. Response 289 



Implementation of U.S. Initiatives: The Agency for International 



Development 291 



The Role of Multilateral Development Banks 294 



Promotion of Capacity and Initiatives in Developing Countries 296 



Building Public Support 296 



Establishing an Information Base 298 



Building Institutional Support 299 



Promoting Planning and Management 300 



Increasing Technical Capacity 302 



Increasing Direct Economic Benefits of Wild Species 303 



Chapter 11 References 305 



Table 



Table No. Page 



11-1. Country Environmental Profiles Undertaken or Supported by 



the Agency for International Development 293 



Boxes 



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11-A. U.S. Stake in Maintaining Biological Diversity in Developing 



Countries 286 



11-B. Amendments to Foreign Assistance Act Concerning International 



Environmental Protection 290 



