Recommendations;technical discussions: aims and scope of the consultation, the concept of land, land utilization types, concept and proposals, diagnostic criteria and inputs, specification of basic data, required interpretative classifications, interpretative categories and groupings, environmental considerations, the overall approach to land evaluation, presentation of land evaluation data;main text of background document: purpose and origin of the background document, content;the meeting: procedure and agenda of technical discussions, opening address, field excursions, closing adress, expression of thanks, participants, preparatory committees;documentation.