This technical report covers the technical analysis of the technical annex submitted on a voluntary basis, in the context of results-based payments, by Viet Nam on 16 April 2021 through its third 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) and forest reference level (FRL) proposed by Viet Nam in its modified FREL and FRL submissions of December 2016.
Viet Nam reported the results of implementing these activities for 2011–2018, which amount to a reduction in emissions of 18,293,162 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (t CO2 eq)/year and a concomitant increase in removals of 38,506,098 t CO2 eq/year. Those results were measured against the assessed FREL of 59,960,827 t CO2 eq/year and FRL of –39,602,735 t CO2 eq/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 Viet Nam in the technical annex are mostly transparent and mostly consistent with the data and information used for establishing the assessed FREL and FRL 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.