71.   U.S. Vice President Al Gore urged the bank and fund to give more attention to improving the environment and reducing poverty.

72.   German ecologists want gold held by the Bundesbank to be used to finance projects to improve the environment.

73.   He also called for concrete steps in such areas as improving the environment, harmonising customs procedures and swapping information on drug trafficking, the Japanese official said.

74.   In a bid to improve the environment of the sea, stronger agricultural standards will be outlined.

75.   -- and alleviate poverty through improving the environment, where individuals are trained to grow trees and plants for sale.

76.   --- Deepened structural reform to improve the environment for private investment was seen as critical for propelling Russia onto a path of sustained growth.

77.   Following the discussions an action plan is expected to be presented, consisting of concrete measures aimed at boosting international and economic cooperation and improving the environment.

78.   Thousands of Shanghainese went tree planting Sunday in response to a call by late Chinese patriarch Deng Xiaoping to improve their environment, a newspaper reported Monday.

79.   Taiwan will introduce on Monday a ban on plastic shopping bags in an effort to help improve the environment.

80.   The association has urged the military government to free political prisoners and reopens newspapers which have been closed to improve the environment for the football tournament.