This technical report covers the technical analysis of the technical annex submitted on a voluntary basis, in the context of results-based payments, by Colombia on 28 December 2018 through its second biennial update report in accordance with decision 14/CP.19. The technical annex provides data and information on the activity reducing emissions from deforestation, which is an activity included in decision 1/CP.16, paragraph 70, and covers the same subnational territorial forest area as the assessed forest reference emission level for deforestation in the Colombian Amazon biome proposed by Colombia in its submission of December 2014.
Colombia reported the results of the implementation of this activity for 2015–2016, which amount to 31,474,933.5 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent and were measured against the assessed forest reference emission level of 51,612,072.9 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per year.
The data and information provided in the technical annex are in overall accordance with the guidelines contained in the annex to decision 14/CP.19. The technical analysis concluded that the data and information provided by Colombia in the technical annex are transparent and consistent with the assessed forest reference emission level in the Amazon biome established in accordance with decision 1/CP.16, paragraph 71(b), and decision 12/CP.17, section II. This report contains the findings of the technical analysis and a few areas identified for capacity-building and future technical improvement in accordance with decision 14/CP.19, paragraph 14.