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Third Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Legally Binding Agreement on Forests in Europe (INC-Forests3)
Highlights for 30 January, 2013
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On Wednesday, 30 January, the Third Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Legally Binding Agreement (LBA) on Forests in Europe (INC-Forests3) heard a report on the results of the Expert Meeting on Terms and Definitions, a country-led initiative held in Madrid in November 2012. Delegates agreed to use the outcome of the workshop as a basis for negotiations, together with the existing definitions in the draft text, and revisited the definitions paragraph-by-paragraph in plenary.
Plenary then heard a report from a contact group dealing with provisions on maintenance, conservation and appropriate enhancement of biological diversity in forest ecosystems and protective functions in forest management. The INC accepted amendments on: increasing forest biodiversity at all levels through effective and efficient integration in sustainable forest management (SFM); water and soil protection contributing to prevention of natural hazards; and supporting forest functions by identifying and compiling relevant information for awareness raising, decision making and strengthening sectoral cooperation.
In the afternoon, two working groups met in parallel. Working Group 1, co-chaired by Katerina Ventrubova (Czech Republic) and Piotr Paschalis-Jakubowicz (Poland), posed questions to the European Forest Institute (EFI), UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) about practical implications of hosting or co-hosting the LBA secretariat, as well as the implications of Germany's offer to host the secretariat in Bonn. A few delegations expressed their preference for a LBA under the UN umbrella. The four organizations were asked to provide rough estimates of the costs of them hosting and providing secretariat services for the LBA.
Working Group 2, co-chaired by Ingwald Gschwandtl (Austria) and Tamer Otrakçier (Turkey), focused on the four text proposals regarding compliance. Ukraine withdrew its proposal, allowing Working Group 2 to negotiate based on a merged proposal containing elements from the Russian Federation, Norway and the EU.
After the two working groups reported back to plenary, an informal contact group was tasked to meet in the evening to continue work on compliance.
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Plenary dais during report of the Working Groups (L-R): WG1 Co-Chairs Katerina Ventrubova, Czech Republic, and Piotr Paschalis-Jakubowicz, Poland, INC Chair Jan Heino, Finland, INC Secretary Malgorzata Buszko-Briggs, and WG2 Co-Chairs Ingwald Gschwandtl, Austria, and Tamer Otrakçier, Turkey
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Meeting resources
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Other resources
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IISD RS coverage of the Ninth Session of the UNFF (UNFF9), 24 January - 4 February 2011, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America
IISD RS coverage of the Twentieth Session of the Committee on Forestry of the FAO, 4-8 October 2010, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy
IISD RS archive of forestry meetings and backgrounder
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