The numerical value for forest management under Article 3, paragraph 4, of the Kyoto Protocol inscribed for Italy
The government of Italy requested the COP/MOP at its first session (FCCC/KP/CMP/2005/8, paragraphs
112–118), to reconsider the numerical value for forest management under Article 3.4 of the Kyoto Protocol
inscribed for Italy in the appendix to the annex to 
16/CMP.1, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph
12 of the annex to that decision. The COP/MOP requested the SBSTA to consider this request from Italy
(FCCC/KP/CMP/2005/MISC.2) and to
forward a draft decision for adoption by COP/MOP2.
In response, the SBSTA, at its twenty-fourth session (FCCC/SBSTA/2006/5, paragraphs
104–106), took into account the country-specific data on forest management activity under Article 3.4
submitted by Italy (FCCC/SBSTA/2006/MISC.1) in
considering this request. In its provision of country-specific data taken from its 2005 National Inventory Report
(for which there has been a technical review in accordance with the UNFCCC inventory review guidelines), Italy
requested for a new numerical value of 2.78 Mt C/year. The SBSTA decided to recommend a draft
decision (FCCC/SBSTA/2006/5/Add.1) on this
matter and it was adopted by the COP/MOP at its second session in November 2006 ( Decision 8/CMP.2).