Principles
3. Actions to be undertaken by Parties referred to in paragraph 2 above shall:
General principles
(a) Contribute to the objective set out in Article 2 of the Convention;
(b) Be country driven and voluntary;
(c) Be undertaken in accordance with countriesÂ’ capabilities and national circumstances and respect sovereignty;
(d) Be consistent with national sustainable development goals;
(e) [Facilitate sustainable development, reduce poverty and respond to climate change in developing country Parties, rather than be a way to help developed country Parties to fulfil their commitments to reduce emissions;]
(f) Promote broad country participation;
(g) Be consistent with the adaptation needs of the country;
Specific principles
(h) [Be integrated into nationally appropriate mitigation actions;] [Be developed within the context of a low GHG emission strategy;]
(i) Be subject to equitable, adequate, predictable and sustainable financing and technology support, including support for capacity-building;
(j) Be results-based;
(k) [Support developing countries in reorganizing the forestry sector, thus implementing lowcarbon economies and taking part in the global effort to stabilize and reduce GHG concentrations in the atmosphere and developed country Parties to help meet their ambitious quantified emissions reduction targets;]
(l) Promote [sustainable forest management] [sustainable management of forests].
Principles - safeguards
4. When undertaking actions referred to in paragraph 2 above Parties shall:
(a) Ensure that non-permanence is addressed;
(b) Ensure that necessary actions are taken to [avoid leakage][reduce leakage as much as possible];
(c) Promote transparent forest governance structures and accessible support mechanisms, taking into account national legislation and sovereignty;
(d) Ensure that the actions complement or are consistent with the objectives of national forest programmes and relevant international conventions and agreements;
(e) In accordance with relevant international agreements[, such as the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,] and taking into account national circumstances and legislation, respect for the knowledge and rights of indigenous peoples[, including their full prior and informed consent,] and members of local communities and promote the full and effective participation of all relevant stakeholders in actions referred to in paragraphs 2 and 5 above;
(f) Promote actions that are consistent with the conservation of biological diversity and enhance other social and environmental benefits[, including [environmental] [ecosystem] services], complementary to the aims and objectives of relevant international conventions and agreements.
5. Developing country Parties aiming to undertake actions referred to in paragraph 2 above shall develop:
(a) A national [implementation plan] [action plan] [strategy] [or subnational strategies and, where applicable, subnational actions] [, as part of their low-carbon emission strategies,] in accordance with national circumstances;
(b) National reference emission levels and/or national reference levels in accordance with their national circumstances and respective capabilities;
(c) A robust and transparent national monitoring, reporting [and accounting] system for emissions and removals in the forestry sector [in accordance with national circumstances and capabilities] [,with the establishment of subnational accounting as an optional interim measure].
6. Actions to be undertaken by Parties referred to in paragraph 2 above [should] [shall] be implemented in successive, gradually intensifying phases, beginning with the development of national [implementation plans] [action plans] [strategies] and core capacity-building (phase 1), followed by the implementation of national policies and measures in combination with compensation for proxy-based results for emission reductions [and removals] (phase 2), and finally evolving into a results-based compensation for fully measured, reported and verified emission reductions [and removals] (phase 3) from activities referred to in paragraph 2 above.
