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Tentative Agenda for the
Experts meeting of the Costa Rica-Canada Initiative

Monday, 22 February 09:00-10:00 Plenary: Opening statements 10:00-10:30 Background of the initiative a)Recall the agreed IFF mandate concerning Category III b)Report on the interim steering committee meetings 10:30-11:00 Break 11:00-12:00 Adoption of agenda, appointment of rapporteurs and presentation of working method for the meeting 12:00-13:30 LUNCH 13:30-14:30 General concepts and terms of international instruments. Guest speaker : Barbara Ruis 14:30-15:30 Special presentation on Central American experience: Mr. Zapata, 15:30-15:45 Break 15:45-16:30 Presentation of the approach and group division. 16:30-19:00 Break 19:00 Cocktail/Reception

Tuesday, 23 February 09:00-10:45 Confirm core issues (step 1) (working group) 10:45-11:00 Break 11:00-12:00 Discussion on step 1 (plenary) 12:00-13:00 LUNCH 13:00-15:00 Lessons learned from the implementation of other existing instruments. (plenary) 15:00-15:30 Presentation of step 2: treatment of issues (plenary) 15:30-16:00 Break 16:00-18:0 0 Examine the treatment of issues in the forest regime (step 2) (working groups) 18:00-18:15 Break 18:15-19:15 Special presentations: C. Mersmann and M. Aho

Wednesday, 24 February 08:30 - 10:00 Discussion on step 2 (plenary) 10:00-10:30 Presentation of step 3 (plenary) 10:30-11:00 Break 11:30-12:00 Potential to address each issue in international (step 3) (working groups) 12:30-13:30 LUNCH 13:30-15:30 Continue work on step 3 (working groups) 15:30-15:45 Break 15:45-17:00 Continue work on step 3 (working groups)

Thursday, 25 February 9:00-10:30 Discussion on step 3 10:30-11:00 Break 11:00-12:30 Guidance for Regional and Sub-regional consultations: Review of the proposed approach, including suggested guidelines 12:30-13:30 Lunch 13:30-15:00 Guidance for Regional and Sub-regional consultations: Review of the proposed approach, including suggested guidelines (continue) 15:00-15:15 Break 15:15-17:30 Further action required for building consensus over the period of March 1999 to February 2000

Friday, 26 February 07:30-12:00 Field trip 13:30-15:30 Adoption of report