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ITEM III.1 — SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND FOREST ASSESSMENT

INDIA said that assessment requires long periods of time for countries with mega-biodiversity and reported a marginal increase in tree cover. He added that the Panel may need country-specific guidelines. MALAYSIA, supported by JAPAN and CANADA, stated that and assessment on a global basis should consider all types of forests and drew attention to the work of the ITTO. The US supported the FAO global forest assessment and the preparation of a discussion paper for the second session. MEXICO emphasized the importance of hard scientific data from the national level to develop assessments and underlined the importance of taking a global approach to the forests. UGANDA supported the FAO and Mexico regarding national levels as the starting point and stressed the value of current assessments. FINLAND said the key issues included technology for global assessment, transparency and access and interactiveness of forest assessment systems.