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SBSTA Chair Halldór Thorgeirsson from Iceland (center)

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SBSTA Chair Halldór Thorgeirsson from Iceland

Audun Rosland, Norway



Harald Dovland, Norway

The SBSTA considered and adopted conclusions and draft decisions on methodological issues, including good practice guidance and other information on LULUCF, emissions resulting from fuel used in international aviation and maritime transportation, review of methodological work under the UNFCCC and Protocol, issues relating to reporting and review of Annex I greenhouse gas inventories, and issues relating to Protocol Articles 5 (methodological work), 7 (communication of information), 8 (review of information). They also adopted conclusions on the development and transfer of technologies, research and systematic observation, and cooperation with relevant international organizations.

Regarding good practice guidance on LULUCF, Contact group Co-Chair Audun Rosland (Norway) introduced the draft conclusions (FCCC/SBSTA/2003/L.3), which the SBSTA approved without amendment. The conclusions take note of the IPCC's work on: good practice guidance on LULUCF; definitions on degradation and devegetation; and the factoring out of natural and indirect human effects on carbon stock change. In the conclusions, the SBSTA requests the Secretariat to prepare a paper on draft common reporting formats, and decides to continue consideration of issues relating to harvested wood products.

Listen to:

• Kishan Kumarsingh (Trinidad & Tobago), present outcomes of the informal consultations on the development and transfer of technology
  
  
• Chair Thorgeirsson on membership changes in the technology transfer group
  
  
• Sok Apadu's (Mauritius) overview of the draft conclusions on research and systematic observation
  
  
• Harald Dovland (Norway) reporting on informal consultations on methodological work under the UNFCCC and Protocol
  
  
• Helen Plume presenting the outcomes of issues relating to Protocol Articles 5, 7 and 8
  
  
• Murray Ward (New Zealand), on informal consultations on registries
  
  
• Greg Terrill (Australia), introducing the draft COP decision
  
  
• Argentina's intervention on the draft COP decision
  

Sok Apadu (Mauritius)

Harlan Watson, US, makes an intervention

Kishan Kumarsinghten (Trinidad & Tobago)

Helen Plume (New Zealand)

Raúl Estrada-Oyuela (Argentina)

Tibor Farago (Hungary) and Janos Pasztor (Secretariat)

Greg Terrill speaks with Argentinean delegate

Co-Chair Karstan Sach (Germany)

Methodological issues: land use, land-use change and forestry/clean development mechanism.

Regarding Sinks in the CDM, parties considered the Co-Chair’s draft conclusions and commented on the Co-Chairs’ draft negotiating text on modalities and procedures for afforestation and reforestation (A&R) project activities under the CDM. Parties the agreed to the draft conclusions. The G-77/CHINA, with BRAZIL and CANADA, noted that some issues will need to be addressed further in the draft negotiating text. He also raised the need to define non-permanence and further consider uncertainty. SENEGAL, supported by CHILE, said that modalities for small-scale CDM projects should be developed.

Delegates during the LULUCF meeting

LULUCF Panel left to right: Erik Haites (Secretariat), Co-Chairs Karstan Sach (Germany) and Thelma Krug (Brazil); Maria Netto (Secretariat) and Claudio Forner (Secretariat)

Asfaha Beyene (Secretariat), Chair John Ashe (Antigua and Barbuda) and Joke Waller-Hunter, UNFCCC Executive Secretary