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Mr. Dafis
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the policy of the United Kingdom Government towards the intergovernmental panel on forests. [33393]
Mr. Gummer
Britain has been determined to repair the failure to tackle world forestry issues at the Rio summit. We have taken the lead in international efforts, both in the Commission for Sustainable Development and elsewhere, which culminated in the successful creation of the intergovernmental panel on forests.