Methodological issues. Land use, land-use change and forestry: Definitions and modalities for including afforestation and reforestation activities under Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol. Views from Parties on issues related to modalities for the inclusion of afforestation and reforestation project activities under the clean development mechanism in the first commitment period. Submissions from Parties.
The SBSTA, at its sixteenth session, agreed on terms of reference and an agenda for the work referred to develop definitions and modalities for including afforestation and reforestation project activities under the clean development mechanism in the first commitment period, taking into account the issues of non-permanence, additionality, leakage, uncertainties and socio-economic and environmental impacts, including impacts on biodiversity and natural ecosystems, and being guided by the principles in the preamble to decision -/CMP.1, (Land use, land-use change and forestry) (FCCC/CP/2001/13/Add.2). It invited Parties and organizations to submit their views on issues related to modalities for the inclusion of afforestation and reforestation project activities under the CDM in the first commitment period. The deadline for the submission of this information was 20 August 2002 (FCCC/SBSTA/2002/6, annex I). The secretariat has received 12 submissions from Parties. In accordance with the procedure for miscellaneous documents, these submissions are attached and reproduced in the language in which they were received and without formal editing