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Canada supports the Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States as well as the resumed PrepCom to build upon the work completed to date. With regard to the INCD, Canada is concerned that the intent of the original mandate has not been preserved. All regions of the world suffer from desertification and drought, but the African nations are the most vulnerable and the least able to combat these problems without concerted international assistance. Canada advocates a substantial convention with integrated regional annexes but does not support extending the negotiations, due to the financial implications. Regarding the Conference on Straddling and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, Canada supports a legally-binding regime that sets out conservation and management measures for conservation of fish stocks, surveillance and control of fishing practices, an enforcement regime and a model for compulsory, binding dispute settlement. He also stressed the importance of Habitat II and welcomed the Malaysian Prime Minister's proposal to establish an intergovernmental taskforce on forests. [Return to start of article]