The principal tasks of the conference were to: * review progress in the context of agriculture and related land-use towards the principles containect in the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro - specifically, the Declaration on Environment and Development Agenda 21: "Program of Action for Sustainable Development"; * identify new practices and the necessary enabling environments that will lead to less degradation and ultimately to sustainability; * identify the main issues to be addressed, taking into consideration the continually evolving nature of agriculture and related land-use.