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IISD Reporting Services (IISD RS) Coverage
IISD RS has provided daily digital coverage and a summary and analysis from AHEG2. To download the report, kindly click on the HTML/PDF icons below. |
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Second Meeting of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Ad Hoc Expert Group on the International Arrangement on Forests (AHEG2) of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF)
12-16 January 2015 | UN Headquarters, New York, US
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Highlights for Tuesday, 13 January 2015
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On Tuesday, 13 January, the Open-Ended Intergovernmental Ad Hoc Expert Group on the International Arrangement on Forests (AHEG2) convened for its second day. In the morning, Co-Chairs Charles Barber and Raymond Landveld summarized yesterday's discussion. They highlighted the areas of emerging convergence, such as that business as usual is not a viable option, as well as areas where there are differences of views at this stage, such as possible changes to the institutions of the international arrangement on forests (IAF).
AHEG participants worked in parallel working groups throughout the day to discuss the options raised at the first AHEG meeting, the China Country-led Initiative workshop, and the Independent Assessment Report. During the morning working groups, AHEG participants discussed the Forest Instrument after 2015, and several highlighted the role of the Forest Instrument in the post-2015 sustainable development agenda. The implementation and financing for sustainable forest management were discussed in the afternoon, where many indicated the need to strengthen these aspects to achieve sustainable forest management. Participants discussed issues such as the need for a global forest fund, the role of governments in creating an enabling environment for private investments, and closer collaboration of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) with the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
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| Thiago Cavalcanti, Brazil and Nancy Céspedes, Chile |
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| Ammar Al-Durra, Iraq with Jarad Momeni, Iran |
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| Renny Madula, South Africa |
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