Decision 16/CMP.1 Land use, land-use change and forestry from COP/MOP 1 in Marakesh 2005 contains Annex on Definitions, modalities, rules and guidelines relating to land use, land-use change and forestry activities under the Kyoto Protocol. 

One of the crucial definition is on forest.

"“Forest” is a minimum area of land of 0.05–1.0 hectare with tree crown cover (or equivalent stocking level) of more than 10–30 per cent with trees with the potential to reach a minimum height of 2–5 metres at maturity in situ. A forest may consist either of closed forest formations where trees of various storeys and undergrowth cover a high proportion of the ground or open forest. Young natural stands and all plantations which have yet to reach a crown density of 10–30 per cent or tree height of 2–5 metres are included under forest, as are areas normally forming part of the forest area which are temporarily unstocked as a result of human intervention such as harvesting or natural causes but which are expected to revert to forest."

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