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IISD Reporting Services (IISD RS) Coverage
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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 Wednesday, 14 January 2015
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On Wednesday, 14 January, the Open-Ended Intergovernmental Ad Hoc Expert Group on the International Arrangement on Forests (AHEG2) met for its third day. In the morning, Co-Chairs Charles Barber and Raymond Landveld summarized the previous day’s discussions on the Forest Instrument and implementation and financing for sustainable forest management. They highlighted that areas of convergence include updating the Forest Instrument without reopening its core contents and strengthening the Facilitative Process. Areas where differences remain that were highlighted by the Co-Chairs include whether to transition the Forest Instrument to a legally-binding instrument, and the need to establish a dedicated forest fund.
In the morning, AHEG participants discussed the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) and its Secretariat beyond 2015 in parallel working groups. Among other issues, participants discussed how to raise the political profile of the UNFF, and any additional functions the UNFF, and in turn the Secretariat, could undertake.
During lunch, participants informally met to review the goals and targets and discuss forest-related indicators for the sustainable development goals (SDGs).
In the afternoon, AHEG2 heard a presentation on UN-Water, the UN inter-agency mechanism on freshwater issues, as a possible model for a coordination mechanism for the future International Arrangement on Forests. Participants then divided into parallel working groups to discuss the future of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), and the involvement of Major Groups and regional entities after 2015.
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| Room view during the Plenary Session |
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| Olivia Sánchez Badini, Children & Youth |
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| Ian Gray, GEF Secretariat with Jennifer Allan, ENB |
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| Peter Gondo, African Forest Forum |
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| Eduardo Rojas Briales, Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) Chair |
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