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This document is composed of two parts. Part I is the report and proposal of the Executive Secretary as requested in decision 8/COP.11 and decision 12/COP.11, respectively. Part II is the report of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IWG) on the follow-up to Rio+20 containing its main findings on land degradation neutrality. The report of the IWG is submitted to Parties for final consideration at the Conference of the Parties at its twelfth session (COP 12). Decision 8/COP.11 requests the Executive Secretary to report to COP 12 on the implementation of this decision. This decision specifically tasks the IWG with producing a science-based definition of land degradation neutrality and elaborating the options and implications for its implementation within the Convention while taking note of, inter alia, the ongoing process of elaborating the post-2015 development agenda. As requested in decision 12/COP.11 and due to the strategic relevance of the Sustainable Development Goals, the report of the IWG and the opinions of the Parties at the thirteenth Session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention, part I of this document proposes, for consideration at COP 12, a process and potential terms of reference for developing plans to further improve the implementation of the Convention