This technical report covers the technical analysis of the technical annex submitted on a voluntary basis, in the context of results-based payments, by the Lao People’s Democratic Republic on 28 July 2020 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 emission level (FREL)/forest reference level (FRL) proposed by the Party in its modified FREL/FRL submission of 28 May 2018.
The Lao People’s Democratic Republic reported the results of the implementation of these activities for 2015–2018, which amount to emission reductions of 12,805,253 tonnes of carbon dioxide (t CO2) and enhanced removals of 1,873,301 t CO2 for the four years covered and were measured against the assessed FREL/FRL of 41,013,316 t CO2/year emissions and 7,533,558 t CO2/year removals.
The data and information provided in the technical annex are mostly in accordance with the guidelines contained in the annex to decision 14/CP.19. The technical analysis concluded that the data and information provided by the Lao People’s Democratic Republic in the technical annex are mostly transparent and fully consistent with the assessed FREL/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.