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Highlights for Wednesday, 8 September 2004 The Ad Hoc Expert Group on Consideration with a View to Recommending the Parameters of a Mandate for Developing a Legal Framework on All Types of Forests (AHEG-PARAM) met for its second day on Wednesday at UN headquarters in New York. In the morning, participants continued their exchange of views on other outcomes of the international arrangement on forests (IAF), including efforts of countries to implement the Intergovernmental Panel on Forests (IPF)/ Intergovernmental Forum on Forests (IFF) Proposals for Action, and engaged in a stakeholder panel discussion on raising the profile of forests and forestry. In the afternoon, experts discussed options for a new IAF. In the morning during the discussions on outcomes of the existing IAF, experts noted the need for, inter alia, improving access to financial resources, building capacity, and strengthening international cooperation. In the afternoon, regarding options for a new IAF, many experts expressed the need to strengthen the current IAF and develop a clear focus and objectives. But views regarding whether or not there is a need for a legally binding instrument remained divided. |
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Stakeholder panel discussion: During the stakeholder panel discussion, Major Groups representatives noted the danger of marginalizing Major Groups, and urged the AHEG-PARAM to identify more effective means of Major Group participation. They also emphasized, among other things, that the IAF should recognize human rights, support customary rights of local and indigenous communities, and promote empowering community-based forest management. |
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