11 November 2005 ENGLISH ONLY

UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES Eleventh session Montreal, 28 November to 9 December 2005 Item 6 of the provisional agenda Reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries: approaches to stimulate action

Reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries: approaches to stimulate action

Submissions from Parties

1. The Government of Papua New Guinea, by its communication dated 28 July 2005, requested the secretariat to add an item entitled “Reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries: approaches to stimulate action” to the provisional agenda of the Conference of the Parties at its eleventh session.

2. This document contains a submission from the Governments of Papua New Guinea and Costa Rica.

3. In accordance with the procedure for miscellaneous documents, this submission is reproduced* in the language in which it was received and without formal editing.

* This submission has been electronically imported in order to make it available on electronic systems, including the

World Wide Web. The secretariat has made every effort to ensure the correct reproduction of the text as submitted.

FCCC/CP/2005/MISC.1 GE.05-64088

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SUBMISSION FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA AND COSTA RICA

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Annex

Official expressions of support for the inclusion of an agenda item on “Reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries: approaches to stimulate action” have been sent by the following Parties:

• Bolivia • Central African Republic • Chile • Congo • Costa Rica • Democratic Republic of the Congo • Dominican Republic • Nicaragua.

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