The workshop on the Practical Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity in tine Baltic Countries, held in Tallinn from 16 - P October 1994. was an important step in facilitating the follow-up of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) at the sub-regional level. As an input to emerging national biodiversity programmes, the workshop elaborated a set of recommendations for national and sub-regional strategies for the ratification and implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity.