Group of 77 [to 9 May 2015]

Group of 77 [to 9 May 2015]
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Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by the Representative of the Republic of South Africa to the United Nations, at the eleventh session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (New York, 4 May 2015)
[Excerpts]
… The Group of 77 and China acknowledges the achievements of the current International Arrangement on Forests and is of the view that it must be strengthened for it to make a real impact, catalyse the implementation and facilitate the mobilisation of increased, predictable and sustainable financing for the implementation of sustainable forest management…
…Informed by the need to assist developing countries and to strengthen the financing of sustainable forest management, the group will engage in the informal consultations seeking to fulfil its call for the establishment of a dedicated Global Forest Fund. The Fund shall aim to provide new and additional financial resources to developing countries to continuously promote sustainable forest management and to ensure full implementation of the forest instrument, the Global Objectives on Forests and all goals and targets that relate to forests…