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Highlights for
Wednesday, 21 May 2003
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Delegates
to the First session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom I) for the
Negotiation of a Successor Agreement to the International Tropical Timber
Agreement, 1994 (ITTA, 1994) convened in Plenary and working groups.
Working Group I (WG-I) and Working Group II (WG-II) considered proposals
on the Preamble of the Agreement. The Plenary addressed proposals on
Article 1 (Objectives) of the Agreement, and heard closing statements.
Above photo: Vice Chair Carlos Antonio Paranhos, Chair Jürgen Blaser and
ITTO Executive Director Manoel Sobral Filho
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Norway supported preambular references to the WTO Doha Round, the World Summit on Sustainable Development, and the Millennium Development Goals. |
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Regarding a paragraph that recognizes the importance of timber to the economies of countries with timber-producing forests, Malaysia proposed reference to non-wood forest products. Malaysia also called for preambular reference to certification and the need for further processing and value added. |
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The US said paragraph 3 of the preamble could include reference to WSSD and that the UNFF and CPF should be given separate mention in a preambular paragraph 3bis. |
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Malaysia suggested adding references to the Rio Summit and WSSD in paragraph 4 of the preamble. He also said reference to C&I could be included in preambular paragraph 5, but opposed reference to ecosystem management. |
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Australia suggested that preambular paragraph 4 could include reference to non-forest timber products as well as the social, environmental and economic values that derive from forests to the benefit of local communities. |
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Closing Plenary: | ||
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Jean Williams Sollo (Cameroon), Producer Group Spokesperson, said progress had been made in PrepCom I and congratulated the co-Chairs for their excellent work. |
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Raúl Pinedo (Panama), thanked ITTO for the opportunity to host ITTC-34 and PrepComI and reiterated his readiness to host future ITTO activities. |
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Chair Blaser reviewed the work of the intersessional working group and the terms of reference for the study on experiences of the implementation of ITTA, 1994. After giving thanks to all the delegates, the ITTO Executive Director and his staff, and to Panama for its gracious hosting, Chair Blaser officially closed PrepCom I at 7:42pm. |
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