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Seventh Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests
United Nations Headquarters, New York | 16-27 April 2007
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Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue and Working Groups at UNFF
On Monday, 23 April, the seventh session of the United Nations Forum on
Forests (UNFF7) convened to discuss the non-legally binding instrument
(NLBI) on all types of forests, and the Multi-Year Programme of Work
(MYPOW) for the period 2007-2015. Delegates convened in plenary in the
morning for the second multi-stakeholder dialogue, and later met in two
working groups on the NLBI and the MYPOW. In the evening, UNFF7 Chair
Hans Hoogeveen chaired an informal consultation on financing, the
facilitative process and national targets.
Above: During a break, UNFF7 Chair Hoogeveen conferred with
delegate Tony Bartlett, Australia, and Bernardo Velloso, Brazil.
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Monday, 23 April
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Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue
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Lorraine Rekmans, National Aboriginal Forestry Association, Canada,
facilitated the multi-stakeholder dialogue.
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Catherine Murphy, Business and Industry, called for policies that provide
a stable enabling environment and noted a moral imperative to reduce
illegal logging.
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NGOs called for assistance to major groups other than multinational
corporations.
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Science and Technology advocated identifying new obligations and
responsibilities for countries receiving investments.
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Children and Youth lamented the unlikelihood of education being an
important aspect of the portfolio approach.
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Women stressed partnership among all stakeholders.
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Farmers and Small Forest Land Owners requested involving major groups
and other stakeholders in decision-making.
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Non-Governmental Organizations stressed political commitment to
implementation and partnerships between major groups and governments.
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Indigenous Peoples appealed for recognition of their efforts and better
relations between indigenous peoples, governments and major
stakeholders.
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Bashir Ahmed Wani, Pakistan, raised concerns about poor countries'
capacity to mobilize private sector funding.
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Tony Bartlett, Australia, called for focused consideration of
certification schemes and private sector engagement.
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Jan Heino, CPF Chair, confirmed willingness to maintain dialogue with
relevant groups.
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Multi-stakeholder dialogue panelists representing major groups.
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Working Group I - NLBI
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Working Group I addressed the Chair's text on the NLBI.
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Oleg Shamanov, Russian Federation, cautioned against prolonged
negotiations.
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Malaysia requested specifying the NLBI's purpose refers to "all types of
forests."
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Juan Felipe Rengifo, Colombia, suggested using language agreed upon at UNFF6.
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Stephanie Caswell, US, favored opening the instrument for subscription.
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Venezuela requested deleting reference to ensuring the competitiveness
of SFM.
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Hiro Miyazono, Japan, supported including a definition of SFM in a section
on the seven thematic elements of SFM.
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Working Group II - MYPOW
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WGII discussed a Co-Chairs' proposed matrix based on delegates' proposals.
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Christian Küchli, Switzerland, proposed UNFF8 focusing on forests and climate change.
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Lillian Carillo, Peru, proposed the theme "SFM, growth and environmental sustainability."
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Sierra Leone, for the African Group, asked to retain reference to the
2011 International Year of Forests in the matrix for 2009.
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Abdellah Benmellouk, Morocco, for the African Group, preferred a
mid-term review as an agenda item at UNFF9.
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Jerilyn Levi, US, proposed inclusion of reference to community-based
forest management at UNFF9.
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Regarding cross-cutting issues for UNFF9, Javad Amin-Mansour, Islamic
Republic of Iran, proposed including education and capacity building
under means of implementation.
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Around the Forum
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After the day's Working Group II session, Tasso Rezende de Azevedo,
Brazil, conferred with Charles Barber and Catherine Karr-Colque of the US.
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Related Links
United Nations Forum on Forests
UNFF 7
UNFF-7
Provisional Agenda
Related IISD Coverage of Forest Meetings
18th Session of the FAO Committee on
Forestry, 13-16 March 2007, Rome
CLI in Support of the UNFF:
Multi-Year Programme of Work, 13-16 February 2007, Bali
UNFF Ad hoc
Expert Group Meeting, 11-15 December 2006, New York
Sixth Session of the
UN Forum on Forests (UNFF-6), 13-24 February 2006, New York
CLI in Support of the UNFF:
Scoping a Future Agreement on Forests, 16-18 November 2005, Berlin
Fifth Session of the
UN Forum on Forests (UNFF-5), 16-27 May 2005, New York
CLI in Support of the UNFF:
Future International Arrangement on Forests, 25-28 January 2005,
Guadalajara
UNFF
Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting (AHEG-PARAM)
7-10 September 2004, New York
Fourth Session of the
UN Forum on Forests (UNFF-4), 3-14 May 2004, Geneva
IISD
Linkages - Forest, Desertification, Land
A
Brief Introduction to Global Forest Policy
Linkages Update
MEA-L - Multilateral
Environmental Agreements Listserve
Africa Regional Coverage
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