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Eighth Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests
United Nations Headquarters, New York | 20 April - 1 May 2009
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Negotiations Bog Down at UNFF8
On Wednesday, 29 April, delegates to the eighth session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF8) met throughout the day in two groups: Working Group I discussed forests in a changing environment; and a contact group addressed financing for sustainable forest management (SFM). The contact group reconvened in the evening.
Above: WGI Co-Chair Modest Mero, Tanzania, conferred with Peter Csoka, UNFF Secretariat.
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Wednesday, 29 April
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Working Group I: Forests in a Changing Environment
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Working Group I continued negotiations on a draft resolution on forests in a changing environment, enhanced cooperation and regional and subregional processes.
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Mariaelena Anzola, Venezuela.
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Liu Yuyin, China.
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Alan Reid, New Zealand.
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Jon Heikki Aas, Norway.
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Ethmane Ould Boubacar, Mauritania.
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Omaliss Keo, Cambodia.
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Rosalie McConnell, FAO.
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African Group delegates Baya Bensmail, Algeria, and Suhayfa Zia, South Africa, discussed the text.
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EU delegates conferred during the afternoon session.
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Chinese delegates conferred during a break.
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Contact Group: Financing for SFM
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The contact group continued negotiations on the Co-Chairs' text on financing for SFM. |
Delegates continued their negotiations in a smaller room in the evening.
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Side Event
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The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) organized a side event on its cooperation with UNFF.
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Around UNFF8
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The Williamsburg Bridge is visible in the distance from the UN cafeteria.
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Symbolism for Negotiators
L: The architecture of the UN public lobby features curved edges. Is there a straight path between where you are and where you want to be?
R: A sign at First Avenue and 44th Street requires walking and not walking at the same time. Can you move forward while going nowhere?
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Uruguay's Daniel San Roman wisely used field glasses to keep track of bracketed text from the back of the room, but agreement on a way forward remained out of sight.
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Related Links
United Nations Forum on Forests
UNFF8
UNFF8
Provisional Agenda
Collaborative Partnership on Forests
Related IISD Coverage of Forest Meetings
19th Session of the FAO Committee on
Forestry, 16-20 March 2009, Rome
44th Session of the International Tropical Timber Council, 3-8 November 2008, Yokohama
UNFF CLI on Financing for Sustainable Forest Management, 8-12 September 2008, Paramaribo
Seventh Session of the
UN Forum on Forests (UNFF-7), 16-27 April 2007, New York
Sixth Session of the
UN Forum on Forests (UNFF-6), 13-24 February 2006, New York
Fifth Session of the
UN Forum on Forests (UNFF-5), 16-27 May 2005, 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 - Newsletter on key MEAs and their secretariats
Africa Regional Coverage
Climate-L.org - A knowledge management project for international negotiations and related activities on climate change
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