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Highlights from
Friday, 7 February 2003
On Friday, 7 February, CICI-2003 participants met in
Plenary throughout the day to review the draft final report containing
conclusions and recommendations from the four working groups.
Participants successfully finished their work at 5:50pm. The
conference concluded with closing statements by Forest Service of
Guatemala (INAB) Executive Director Luis Ernesto Barrera Garavito and
by Froylan Castañeda, FAO. CICI-2003 participants celebrated the
conclusion of the conference at an evening reception.
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Closing Plenary:
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On Friday morning, CICI-2003 Vice President Luis Alberto
Castaneda (Guatemala) introduced the draft final report of
CICI-2003, containing the
29 conclusions and 24 recommendations formulated by the four working
groups, compiled into one list. On the many applications of C&I,
delegates agreed to include reference to certification.
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Considering a conclusion on development assistance to
the forest sector, participants debated language stressing that the
donor community is guided by priorities set by national governments.
Some participants suggested re-phrasing the sentence, while the US,
supported by others, stressed the need to retain that conclusion.
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A participant from Iran proposed adding a new paragraph
to highlight the importance of small- and low-forest cover countries (LFCCs)
for the global and national significance to biodiversity and the need
to consider their needs and requirements at the international and
regional fora.
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Regarding C&I as a framework for certification
schemes and role of certification in developing C&I, a participant
from Finland suggested a text stating that “certification can also
serve in some cases as a tool supporting development of C&I”.
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To close CICI-2003, Luis Ernesto Barrera
Garavito, INAB
Executive Director, commended participants for their positive spirit
and their commitment, and on behalf of the Government of Guatemala,
thanked the institutions and agencies that provided support for the
conference. He urged all countries to implement the conclusions and
recommendations of the conference. CICI-2003 officially closed at 6:02
pm.
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Sustainable Developments
International
Conference on Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management
(CICI)
United Nations Forum on Forests
inab