This technical report covers the technical analysis of the technical annex submitted on a voluntary basis, in the context of results-based payments, by Papua New Guinea on 17 April 2019 through its first biennial update report in accordance with decision 14/CP.19. The technical annex provides data and information on the activities “reducing emissions from deforestation”, “reducing emissions from forest degradation” and “enhancement of forest carbon stocks”, which are activities included in decision 1/CP.16, paragraph 70, and covers the same national territorial forest area as the assessed forest reference level (FRL) proposed by Papua New Guinea in its modified FRL submission of July 2017.
Papua New Guinea reported the results of the implementation of these activities for 2014–2015, which amount to 3,957,412 (2014) and 5,045,902 (2015) tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent and were measured against the assessed FRL of 43,369,737 (2014) and 45,049,344 (2015) tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.
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 Papua New Guinea in the technical annex are overall both transparent and consistent with the assessed FRL established in accordance with decision 1/CP.16, paragraph 71(b), and decision 12/CP.17, section II. This report contains the findings from the technical analysis and a few areas identified for capacity-building and future technical improvement in accordance with decision 14/CP.19, paragraph 14.