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Mandate1

Based on decision FCCC/SBST/2006/L.8 of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific Advice (SBSTA) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Secretariat of UNFCCC asked FAO to consider relevant aspects and deliver a presentation on “Definitional issues, including those relating to links between deforestation and degradation” during a workshop on reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries, to be held at FAO in Rome, 30 August to 1 September 2006.This paper provides background and reflects the FAO presentation.

1 letter to FAO, 17 July, 2006

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