The ad hoc expert group shall provide scientific and technical advice to the United Nations Forum on Forests on approaches and mechanisms for the work of the Forum on monitoring , assessment and reporting . Its work should be undertaken within the context of Economic and Social Council resolution 2000/35 and relevant resolutions of the Forum at its first and second sessions , and should also consider , inter alia , related Intergovernmental Panel on Forests ( IPF ) /Intergovernmental Forum on Forests ( IFF ) proposals for action and the outcomes of Forum sessions , including its reports .