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CONTACT GROUPS

AUSTRALIA reported from the contact group on nomenclature progress on the use of: “countries” instead of “governments;” “sustainable forest management” and “national forest programmes” rather than their acronyms; and use of “sustainable forest management” or “the management, conservation and sustainable development of all forest types” depending on the context, the former referring to national level action and the latter to international action. CANADA reported that Working Group II’s contact group had made some progress on issues under financial assistance, private sector investment, national capacity and coordination and technology transfer, but text on community financing, international cooperation and new and additional resources requires further consultation.