SBSTA 20 (FCCC/SBSTA/2004/6, paragraphs 23–24) took note of the submissions by Parties and recognized the importance of the information contained in the IPCC report to its work and decided to consider these issues at a future session.

SBSTA 19 (FCCC/SBSTA/2003/15, paragraph 24(f)–(g)) welcomed the report by the IPCC entitled Definitions and Methodological Options to Inventory Emissions from Direct Human-Induced Degradation of Forests and Devegetation of Other Vegetation Types and decided to further consider the information in this report at its twentieth session. Initial views by Parties on this report, including on possible definitions to account for anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions resulting from direct human-induced degradation and devegetation activities which could be used in the context of the Kyoto Protocol, are contained in FCCC/SBSTA/2004/MISC.5.

COP 7 invited the IPCC to undertake methodological work and prepare reports on two areas, in addition to the report on good practice guidance for LULUCF.  The first of these reports related to definitions for direct human-induced degradation of forests and devegetation and methodological options to estimate and report emissions.  The other was to cover practical methodologies to factor-out direct human-induced changes in carbon stocks and greenhouse gas emissions and removals from indirect human-induced and natural effects (e.g. CO2 fertilization and N deposition) and effects due to past practices in forests.