participants including relevant stakeholders, Researchers, Academicians and technicians to discuss and adopt a functional forest Definition, and related terms, including deforestation, afforestation, forest degradation, within the framework of REDD+ implementation in Sudan.

The Discussion and deliberation was made on the following issues: Forest Definition, Overview of global forest definition, Legislative perspective of forest definition, Overview of land cover/land use classification/Ecological zones of The Republic of Sudan Discussions. ,Issues of planted forest/plantation forests within the Framework of REDD+ (Safeguards), Discussions: Towards a Forest Definition for the Republic of Sudan. ,Forest Definitions used by countries in Africa, Asia And Latin & South America.

At the end of the forum session a committee of 5 members from Researchers, Academicians and technicians was formed and Came up with following Drafting of Forest Definition for the Republic of Sudan