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| Tuesday, 24 May | ||
| Working Group I | ||
 Paul Yaw Essel of Ghana, speaking for the Africa Group, called for a balanced text reflecting the concerns of developing countries, and referencing sustained economic growth. |
 Mohammad Naeemi of Afghanistan supported proposals recognizing the resource constraints of the least developed countries, including low forest cover countries. |
 Osita Anaedu of Nigeria said that financial issues are a central issue to the future IAF, and opposed deleting any paragraphs having to do with finance. |
 Joseph Claude Abena of Cameroon distinguished between illegal logging and illegal trade of forest products. |
 Ana Cristina Rodriguez of Guatemala favored making reference to both illegal logging and "illegal trade." |
 Carlos Noton Ramirez of Chile proposed making reference to illegal logging in the Chair's draft decision. |
 Frederick Kugan of Malaysia supported proposals to reference lack of "adequate" resources. |
 Cinthia Soto of Costa Rica opposed deleting a preambular paragraph on finance. |
 Andrea Albán Durán of Colombia supported including text on sovereign rights and common but differentiated responsibilities. |
| Working Group II | ||
 Co-Chair Denys Gauer of France led Working Group II in discussion of the draft ministerial declaration. |
 Sem Bilal Werzeg of Mauritania stressed the dangers facing forests, including groowth of population and agriculture. |
 Prayono Atiyanto of Indonesia emphasized national sovereignty and local conditions. |
 Morocco, for the Africa Group, said the ministerial declaration should reflect consensus among all kinds of countries. |
 Ralph Roberts of Canada called for the ministerial declaration to make reference to the debate over legally binding instruments (LBIs). |
 Raquel Breda dos Santos of Brazil stressed reference to prior agreements and principles. |
| Contact Groups | ||
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Delegates met in morning and afternoon contact groups to debate portions of the Chair's draft decision dealing with finance, including issues of official development assistance, partnerships, payment for forest environmental services, and the possibility of creating a global trust fund specifically for forests. | |
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| Afternoon Informal Session | ||
 Co-Chairs Denys Gauer of France and Rezlan Ishar Jenie of Indonesia. |
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 Mike Fullerton of Canada proposed a voluntary code and review process at the national level, and stressed that means cannot be separated from commitments. |
 Everton Vieira Vargas of Brazil opposed any discussion of an LBI, stressed the importance of UNFF, and expressed willingness to report on national programs in support of global objectives. |
 Jane Coombs of New Zealand called for a strengthened IAF and Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF). |
 Knut Øistad stated that Norway would accept either an LBI or non-LBI, and requested a global forum with a focused agenda, noting that UNFF's comprehensive agenda was overly broad. |
 Se-Kyung Chong of Republic of Korea supported calls for global quantifiable targets and stronger means of implementation. |
 Alok Sinha of India stressed means of implementation, capacity building and a regional component. |
 Apiwat Sretarugsa of Thailand said that national objectives should not be standardized. |
 Lillian Carrillo of Peru called for a strengthened IAF, but noted that global targets are inappropriate. |
 Carlos Fierro of Ecuador stressed common but differentiated responsibilities and new resources to facilitate action. |
| Around the UNFF | ||
 Tony Bartlett of Australia confers with Deborah Davenport and Lauren Flejzor of the Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB). |
 Peter Wood of ENB smiles with Elvira Muharemi of Albania. |
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 Hussein Sabbagh of Syria confers with Hadil Da Rocha Vianna of Brazil. |
 Oleg Shamanov of Russia and UNFF head Pekka Patosaari confer. |
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 ENB writers Radoslav Dimitrov and Reem Hajjar take notes in Working Group I. |
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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 |