(Agenda item 4 (d))

Conclusions

At its 7th meeting, on 13 June, having considered a proposal by the Chair, the SBSTA adopted the following conclusions:

(a) The SBSTA noted with appreciation the statement made by the representative of the IPCC in relation to its programme on land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF), and welcomed the progress made by the IPCC in the development of good practice guidance for LULUCF. The SBSTA highlighted the importance of timely completion of this work by COP 9, in accordance with decision 11/CP.7;

(b) The SBSTA also noted with appreciation the statement made by the representative of the FAO in relation to the process of harmonizing forest-related definitions, and acknowledged the importance of this initiative for the UNFCCC. The SBSTA welcomed the involvement of the IPCC in this process. It encouraged the IPCC to continue to work with FAO, and invited the IPCC to take into account the output from this process when developing definitions for forest degradation and devegetation of other vegetation types.