Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Sixty second session Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action Fourth session Geneva, 16 27 January 2006 Item 5 of the provisional agenda

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Implementation of the proposals for action of IPF IFF

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Implementation of the Intergovernmental Panel on Forests Intergovernmental Forum on Forests proposals for action

Some 270 proposals for action were identified by IPF and IFF.

(a) Principal function Implementation of IPF IFF proposals for action

Brief assessment of the implementation of relevant Intergovernmental Panel on Forests Intergovernmental Forum on Forests proposals for action

D. Catalysts and obstacles in the implementation of the proposals for action of IPF IFF

IPF and IFF agreed on over 270 proposals for action for sustainable forest management.

(h) Intergovernmental Working Group on the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action.

Specific criterion (i) The extent to which partnerships relevant to the implementation of the IPF IFF proposals for action have been advanced

CPF members have also taken action to make the IPF IFF proposals more readily understandable in national and regional contexts.

Decides that at its next session, the Intergovernmental Working Group will consider the thematic issue of globalization and racism

This process was set up to implement Intergovernmental Panel on Forests proposal for action 27 (c).

One major group points out that national forest programmes are a constructive tool for translating relevant IPF IFF proposals to the national level.

A large number of countries have national forest programmes or equivalent processes that take account of relevant IPF IFF proposals.

IPCC 1999 Special Report on Aviation and the Global Atmosphere.

Specific criterion (i) The extent to which high level engagement furthers political commitment to the implementation of the IPF IFF proposals for action by countries

Part of the WG III contribution of the Third Assessment Report of the IPCCC.

These countries also said they are involved with the IPCC to gain a better understanding of the current situation and future prospects of climate change.

(d) Voluntary guidelines based on the Rio Forest Principles3 to support the implementation of the IPF IFF proposals for action on the ground

The first was held during the second session of the Forum and provided member States with the opportunity to highlight country goals and strategies for implementing the proposals for action.

Specific criterion (i) The extent to which countries, the Collaborative Partnership on Forests and other actors have made progress in implementing the relevant IPF IFF proposals for action

(a) Receive additional input from member States and other relevant organizations on the implementation of the IPF IFF proposals for action and on the effectiveness of the international arrangement on forests

It is clear from many reports that financing of sustainable forest management and payment for non market output remain critical factors for achieving the successful implementation of IPF IFF proposals.

Specific criterion (v) The extent to which countries have made progress in assessing the IPF IFF proposals for action in order to determine their relevance in their national context

Climate Change 2001 the Scientific Basis. Cambridge University Press, 2001.

(d) Developing voluntary guidelines relating to sustainable forest management and its implementation, based on the Rio Principles, the IPF IFF proposals for action and the decisions of the Forum.

CPF members state that they have made good progress in implementing the IPF IFF proposals directed to them, and in assisting countries with their implementation.

Countries state that high level engagement helps to increase commitment to and awareness of the IPF IFF proposals and has been a key element in implementation at the national level.

In addition, major groups have provided discussion papers for consideration at the sessions of the Forum, many of which address their contribution to the implementation of the IPF IFF proposals for action.

Countries report a positive trend towards increasing stakeholder participation, stimulated both by the emphasis in the IPF IFF proposals and by more general national policies that promote such participation.

While some donor countries still offer specific support for forest related projects (sometimes within the context of the IPF IFF proposals), there is a general move away from this approach.

Countries explain that progress made in implementing IPF IFF proposals for action is recorded in their national reports section II above contains further details in that regard.

At the intergovernmental level

The stated target of the plan of action1 is progress on the implementation of the IPF IFF proposals for action and demonstrable progress towards sustainable forest management by 2005.

Countries point out that a number of donor countries have supported national forest programme processes and other programmes that implement IPF IFF proposals through bilateral or multilateral cooperation.

While care must be taken to recognize this limited sample when drawing conclusions, the reports nevertheless provide valuable information on a cross section of experience relating to the implementation of the IPF IFF proposals for action.

Thus, the only proposals for action that would receive any support from most major groups are those directly devised to resolve these issues.

Most countries give details of their national forest programmes (or similar frameworks) and explain that the IPF IFF proposals were taken into account during their development.

They may include, inter alia, reform and improvement of the participatory processes and modes of major group engagement and a focus on monitoring and reporting on the implementation of Intergovernmental Panel on Forests Intergovernmental Forum on Forests proposals for action.

The new programme designation on land degradation under GEF is expected to provide financial assistance to countries in the region to help in the implementation of relevant Intergovernmental Panel on Forests Intergovernmental Forum on Forests proposals for action.

In 2004, four Regional Forestry Commissions organized specific workshops and in session seminars on the implementation of the Intergovernmental Panel on Forests Intergovernmental Forum on Forests proposals for action and highlighted national forest programmes as vehicles for implementation.