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Mr. Jagdish Kishwan, DG, ICFRE: Visit to Suriname (13 March 2009)
Mr. Jagdish Kishwan, DG, ICFRE was invited by the Ministry of Physical Planning, Land and Forest Management of the Republic of Suriname to participate in the Symposium "REDD Negotiations: the Case of HFLD Countries" in Paramaribo, Suriname on 13 March 2009, and to make a presentation before the senior officers and negotiators of Suriname. The purpose was to sensitize the Suriname officers with the history of the SBSTA agenda item 5-Reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries: approaches to simulate action (REDD), the ongoing negotiations relating to technical, methodological and policy aspects, and the possible strategy for HFLD (High Forest Cover Low Deforestation) countries in the ongoing process under the UNFCCC. The power-point presentation made by Mr. Jagdish Kishwan, DG, ICFRE on 'REDD Negotiations: Case for HFLD Countries' at Paramaribo follows.
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