43. Supports the setting-up of a mechanism for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and enhancing natural removals of greenhouse gas emissions which promote the conservation of biodiversity; supports, also, the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries (REDD+);

43. Supports the setting-up of a mechanism for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and enhancing natural removals of greenhouse gas emissions which promote the conservation of biodiversity; supports, also, the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries (REDD+);

44. Supports the setting-up of a mechanism for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and enhancing natural removals of greenhouse gas emissions which promote the conservation of biodiversity; supports, also, the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries (REDD+);

75. Calls on the Commission and Member States to work internationally to establish a new UN definition of forests which clarifies natural forest definitions on a biome basis and distinguishes between native forests and those dominated by tree monocultures and non-native species; notes, in this respect that – the EU being the biggest public aid donor to developing countries (with the forest sector receiving more than EUR 600 million in 2003) – this definition would greatly enhance policy coherence and ‘value for money’; regrets that the Green Paper fails to register progress on the need to coordinate EU actions within and outside the Un ...[+++]ion and to achieve a global legally binding agreement under the UN Forum on Forests;

Through development co-operation, by way of projects and the sectoral approach, the Netherlands is supporting initiatives to promote good governance in the forest sector in several developing countries, including Peru, Guatemala, Ecuador, and Surinam.

10. Considers globalisation a key element in promoting competitiveness and growth within the EU and in developing countries; underlines the importance of the multilateral approach to trade policy, especially for the developing and least-developed countries, whose interests are best served in a multilateral framework, and the multilateral governance needed to ensure a free and fair trade system worldwide; therefore supports the WTO as the principal forum for the management of globalisation, through trade opening and the strengthening of multilateral rules, and the pursuit of sustainable development ...[+++];