This technical report covers the technical analysis of the technical annex submitted on a voluntary basis, in the context of results-based payments, by Cambodia on 6 October 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 level (FRL) proposed by Cambodia in its modified FRL submission of May 2017.
Cambodia reported the results of the implementation of these activities for 2015–2018, which amount to 163,166,240 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent and were measured against the assessed FRL of 78,953,951 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 Cambodia in the technical annex are 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.