The Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) initiated consideration of the information in the submissions from Parties contained in document FCCC/SBSTA/2006/MISC.5 and Add.1, and in the submissions by accredited observers posted on the UNFCCC website. Parties, in their submissions, noted the need to address reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries as part of mitigation efforts to achieve the ultimate objective of the Convention. The SBSTA decided to continue consideration of relevant scientific, technical and methodological issues and the exchange of relevant information and experiences, including policy approaches and positive incentives, at its twenty-fifth session (November 2006), taking into account the outcome of the workshop requested by the Conference of the Parties at its eleventh session and the submissions from Parties referred to before