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| Friday, 20 May | ||
| Working Group I | ||
 Working Group I Co-Chair Vasile Lupu of Romania. |
 Working Group I Co-Chair Rezlan Ishar Jenie of Indonesia. |
 Speaking for the G-77/China, Marilyn Headley of Jamaica requested language on sovereign use of natural resources, common but differentiated responsibilities, and means of implementation. |
 Oleg Shamanov of the Russian Federation urged the promotion of forestry within the United Nations and requested language stressing the CPF's role in coordinating sustainable forest management (SFM) implementation. |
 Matthew Auer of the United States drew attention to a concept note on three options for sponsoring regional meetings. |
 Denyse Rousseau of Canada proposed drawing upon the UNFF ministerial declaration in preparing ECOSOC's input to the General Assembly. |
 Stefano Toscano of Switzerland proposed a 2007 deadline for development of a voluntary code on SFM. |
 Byeong Am Choi of Republic of Korea said that a legally binding instrument (LBI) was the best way to achieve global goals. |
 Ty Sokhun of Cambodia noted that some funding for SFM comes from NGOs and other third parties. |
 Modesto Fernandez of Cuba supported wording stating that an LBI could be considered in the future. |
 Ricardo Ulate Chacón of Costa Rica stated that both LBIs and non-LBIs were valid options. |
 Luis Ernesto Barrera Garavito of Guatemala supported reconsideration of the parameters for a legal framework on all forests in 2015. |
 Claudio Gutierrez of Argentina proposed wording stating that an LBI could be considered among other options. |
 Tony Bartlett of Australia opposed deletion of text on clustering the IPF/IFF proposals for action, and stressed harmonizing existing processes. |
 Charlotte Cudby of New Zealand expressed concern with complementarity and suggested alternative language on collaboration. |
| Working Group II | ||
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 Jorge Illueca of UNFF, Working Group II Chair Denys Gauer of France, UNFF Head Pekka Patosaari and UNFF-5 Chair Manuel Rodríguez-Becerra of Colombia confer before the morning session. |
 Speaking for the G-77/China, Deidre Mills of Jamaica questioned the merit of discussing the ministerial declaration prior to finalizing the Chair's text. |
 Jan McAlpine of the United States favored identifying national policies and targets to achieve global goals. |
 Knut Øistad of Norway called for goals on means and monitoring, favoring doubling sustainably managed forest area by 2015. |
 John Talbot of Australia expressed concern about discussing global-level goals prior to the conclusion of Working Group I discussions. |
 Hadil Da Rocha Vianna of Brazil supported use of the term "strategic objectives" instead of quantifiable targets. |
 Franz Perrez of Switzerland clarified that national goals would be self-defined and non-binding, while global goals would measure the success of the IAF. |
 David Rhodes of New Zealand stated that he was not opposed to quantifiable targets, but noted that measuring progress is a challenge. |
 Speaking for the EU, Frank Wolter of Luxembourg recommended that the global goals use language from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and proposed text on voluntary national targets. |
 In the afternoon, Working Group II met in a contact group chaired by Xolisa Mabhongo of South Africa, which drew participants from numerous countries and regional groups. |
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| Around UNFF 5 | ||
 Delegates from Luxembourg confer in Working Group I |
 Boris Romaguer and Ralph Roberts of Canada prepare for Working Group II |
 Jan McAlpine of the United States and Hadil Da Rocha Vianna of Brazil share a laugh before Working Group II. |
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Relevant weblinks
United Nations Forum on Forests |
ENB's coverage of recent Forestry sessions
FAO Committee on Forestry:
14-19 March 2005 |