Programme of Work

Content of the expanded programme of work

At its sixth meeting in 2002 the Conference of the Parties (COP) adopted the expanded programme of work on forest biological diversity (decision VI/22, paragraph 10, annex), which was developed by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA)(recommendation VII/6, annex).

The expanded programme of work on forest biological diversity consists of three programme elements, 12 goals, 27 objectives and 130 activities.

Overview of the Expanded Programme of Work on Forest Biodiversity

Aperçu du Programme de Travail sur la Biodiversité des Forêts

Resumen del Programa de Trabajo sobre la Biodiversidad Forestal

Implementation of the extended programme of work

In order to implement the work programme, the COP urged donors and the international community to contribute through financing and technology transfers to nationally or regionally identified priorities for forest biodiversity (decision VI/22, paragraph 16). COP also agreed that the availability of new and additional finances from public, private, domestic or international sources, along with the transfer of technology and capacity-building, are necessary to facilitate the effective implementation of the expanded programme of work by developing countries (decision VI/22, paragraph 17). Furthermore, COP 6 requested the Executive Secretary of the Convention to initiate a number of actions to be reported to the ninth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) and COP 7, which would facilitate or complement the national implementation of the expanded programme of work (decision VI/22, paragraph 19). COP also agreed to establish an Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) to provide advice for SBSTTA for the review of the implementation of the programme of work (decision VI/22, paragraph 26).

In-depth review 2008

At its eighth meeting, in March 2006, the Parties agreed on the process for reviewing the implementation of the forest work programme at their ninth meeting, in 2008, as delineated in paragraph 12 of and the annex to decision VIII/19. In collaboration with the members of the CPF, Parties and other relevant organizations, the Secretariat carried out the in-depth the review, analysing the information contained in the forest section of the third national reports and other relevant information.