The Committee takes note of the complainant's allegation that his treatment constituted torture within the meaning of the Convention.

The report concludes by suggesting ways to strengthen and enhance the contribution of forests to the international development agenda.

The Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra was chosen because, first, it represents significant area of forests on the island of Sumatra, because of the biodiversity, of lowland and mountain forest.

Much of the dialogue is unintelligible due to poor audio quality, and due to overexposure of the film, several characters' faces appear as bright white, glowing circles.

Romania notes the impediments to dialogue thus far.

Timber

Nearly 150 countries, representing 85 per cent of the world's forests, are participating in the nine regional processes.

It occupies an area of about 0.35 km², surrounded by farms and desert.

Steep cliffs form some sections of the coastline in others the mountains are further inland, and the coastal area is flat and bordered by coral reefs.

Increase significantly the area of protected forests worldwide and other areas of sustainably managed forests, as well as the proportion of forest products from sustainably managed forests

Its cloud forests and lowland rainforests are particularly rich.

Woodlands of the central region provide most of Bhutan's forest production.

While forest biodiversity continues to decline as a result of deforestation, forest degradation and associated fragmentation of forest habitats, strong efforts are now being made to reverse this trend by restoring the forest functions in degraded forest landscapes.

(d) Forests

Turkey is a complicated country, with multiple dilemmas.

Japan takes serious note of the decision of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Forest conservation and protection of unique types of forests and fragile ecosystems

Uganda the New Forest Company, replanting and redeveloping their forests. Why is that important?

Paper, for example, typically comes from sustainable forests, not rainforests.

Productive functions of forest resources. At the global level, the capacity of forests and the amount of land suitable for forest restoration is theoretically sufficient to meet the growing demand for forest products in the near to mid term.

The Committee is pleased to learn that the Convention has been translated into Lao.

The challenges of the alarming rate of deforestation and forest degradation remain serious.

Forest fiscal reform provides opportunities to increase revenues generated from forest resources.

We name those natural objects and connect our own lives so closely with the surroundings.

welcoming FAO's work on global forest information and monitoring, assessment and reporting on forests, including through the Global Forest Resources Assessment and the State of the World's Forests,

1. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary General for his report on the scope of legal protection under the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel,A 55 637. and takes note of the recommendations contained therein

The Committee takes note of the explanation provided by the delegation about the outlawing of ungazetted or unauthorized places of detention or safe houses where persons have been subjected to torture by military personnel.

It notes the delegation's assurances relating to the willingness of the State party to pursue the dialogue with the Committee.

The Commission acknowledges that the Government submits such reports to competent authorities for investigation.

(e) Consider the need for further review of the international arrangement, in order that it continue to be dynamic and adapt to evolving conditions, and consider ways of helping member States to participate actively in such a review.

Forests have deteriorated, due to illegal harvesting and encroachment for agriculture and settlement.13

Not all forests are productive.

Forest health and productivity

This document compiles and summarizes information on climate change impacts, adaptation measures and response strategies in Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention.

If we are actually serious about grand promises to keep global temperature rises below 2ºC, we obviously need to find ways of making this cheaper.

Dealing with deforestation and forest degradation cannot wait until 2020.

Many species of Heliconia are found in rainforests or tropical wet forests of these regions.

Forest operations and the forest industry provide employment and income to millions of workers and forest dwellers.

One such initiative is the REDD framework (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation), an effort to create financial value for the carbon stored in rainforests.

(d) Develop and establish positive incentives, in particular for developing countries as well as countries with economies in transition, to reduce the loss of forests, to promote reforestation, afforestation and rehabilitation of degraded forests, to implement sustainable forest management and to increase the area of protected forests

Monitoring and research on terrestrial ecosystems, as well as establishment of adequate environmental standards and management for forests, and improvement and or proper implementation of existing legislation and plans for forest and land conservation were important measures for future adaptation to climate change.

The underlying causes of deforestation include the demand on forest land for agriculture, grazing and human settlements the growing demand for timber and forest products and a range of biotic and abiotic factors that adversely affect forest health and vitality.

In order to reverse this trend, it will therefore be necessary to increase forest management and reafforestation and to control the most important factors contributing to forest loss (excessive tree felling, unsuitable planting practices and forest fires among others).

Scenes of forest destruction, forest harvesting and forest fragmentation, thereby making that intact tapestry of the canopy unable to function in the marvelous ways that it has when it is not disturbed by humans.

In developing countries, many more people are currently engaged in small scale processing and trading of forest products than are employed in larger scale forest industries.