Objectives and scope
1. [All Parties should collectively aim at halting forest cover loss in developing countries by 2030 at the latest and reducing gross deforestation in developing countries by at least 50 per cent by 2020 compared to current levels.]
[2. Developing country Parties should contribute to enhanced mitigation actions in the [forestry sector] [land use, land-use change and forestry sector] [agriculture, forestry and land use sector], and the following activities [shall][should]
Option 1
include [reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation [, maintaining existing carbon stocks and enhancing removals] [or increasing forest cover through afforestation and reforestation], [while promoting][enhancement of carbon stocks through [sustainable forest [and land] management] [sustainable management of forests].]
Option 2
be included:
[(a) Reduction in deforestation rates;
(b) Reduction in forest degradation;
(c) Stabilization of forest cover (and thereby forest carbon stocks);
(d) Conservation and maintenance of forest carbon stocks through sustainable management of forests;
(e) Enhancement of forest carbon stocks through conservation and sustainable management of forests, and/or increase in forest cover through afforestation and reforestation.]
