42. The advantages and disadvantages of the options of developing technical guidelines compared with developing an International Plan of Action (IPOA) were discussed. A general consensus emerged that Technical Guidelines would be more appropriate at this stage of development and that an IPOA could be considered in the future. A range of possible actions and initiatives for future global work were discussed in part of Item 5 and 6 of the Agenda and the main results of the discussion are reflected in the recommendations below.
