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In keeping with the rationale of reconciling environmental protection, economic development and the fight against poverty in a sustainable manner, as formulated by the United Nations in 1992 at the “Earth Summit” of Rio de Janeiro and expressed in Agenda 21, adopted on that occasion, (from Preamble of the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism)
I understand the bold part as: we agree to the necessity of reconciling ....
what does keep with and rationale mean here? keep with means pursuing?