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Seventh Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests
United Nations Headquarters, New York | 16-27 April 2007
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Delegates Not Out of the Woods Yet
On Wednesday, 25 April, the seventh session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF7) convened to discuss the non-legally binding instrument (NLBI) on all types of forests, and the Multi-Year Programme of Work (MYPOW) for the period 2007-2015. Delegates convened in two working groups: Working Group I addressed the NLBI; and Working Group II discussed the MYPOW. A contact group met in morning, afternoon and evening sessions to discuss, inter alia, themes and content of the proposed MYPOW matrix.
Above: Delegates huddled after lunch to read the Chair's revised text for the NLBI.
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Wednesday, 25 April
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Working Group I - NLBI
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Argentina cautioned against creating an undue burden through biennial reporting.
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Cinthia Soto, Costa Rica, called for a common structure for forest-related reporting.
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Rubén Dario Guerrero Useda, Colombia, said "sustainably harvested
forest products" implies legal harvesting.
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Tono Kružic, Croatia, proposed adding text on the role of forest certification schemes in international forest product trade.
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Mara Angélica Murillo Correa, Mexico, opposed reference to subsidiary bodies.
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Bill Singleton, Canada, objected to an EU proposal to allow amendments or annexes to the NLBI.
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Oleg Shamanov, Russian Federation, asked to delete reference to amendments, annexes and supplementary instruments.
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Edna Chia, Singapore, supported reference to the impacts of deforestation on climate change.
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Matthias Schwoerer, Germany for the EU, called for reference to: simplified reporting formats and the facilitative process.
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Working Group II - MYPOW
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Papua New Guinea noted that scheduling of meetings should accommodate country planning.
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Arne Ivar Sletnes, Norway, supported limiting the list of intended dialogue partners to CPF members.
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Kanchan Lama, WOCAN, called for reference to "increased participation from developing countries" in a platform for dialogue.
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Venezuela said the process must be flexible to allow for multiple emerging issues.
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Abdellah Benmellouk, Morocco, for the African Group, cautioned against overburdening the Secretariat.
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Catherine Karr-Colque, US, supported the EU's proposal to invite the CPF to actively participate in Forum sessions.
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Around the Forum
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Chair Hoogeveen perused the morning's Bulletin.
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Delegates conferred during Working Group II.
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Swiss delegates conferred during Working Group I.
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Related Links
United Nations Forum on Forests
UNFF 7
UNFF-7
Provisional Agenda
Related IISD Coverage of Forest Meetings
18th Session of the FAO Committee on
Forestry, 13-16 March 2007, Rome
CLI in Support of the UNFF:
Multi-Year Programme of Work, 13-16 February 2007, Bali
UNFF Ad hoc
Expert Group Meeting, 11-15 December 2006, New York
Sixth Session of the
UN Forum on Forests (UNFF-6), 13-24 February 2006, New York
CLI in Support of the UNFF:
Scoping a Future Agreement on Forests, 16-18 November 2005, Berlin
Fifth Session of the
UN Forum on Forests (UNFF-5), 16-27 May 2005, New York
CLI in Support of the UNFF:
Future International Arrangement on Forests, 25-28 January 2005,
Guadalajara
UNFF
Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting (AHEG-PARAM)
7-10 September 2004, New York
Fourth Session of the
UN Forum on Forests (UNFF-4), 3-14 May 2004, Geneva
IISD
Linkages - Forest, Desertification, Land
A
Brief Introduction to Global Forest Policy
Linkages Update
MEA-L - Multilateral
Environmental Agreements Listserve
Africa Regional Coverage
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