This technical report covers the technical analysis of the technical annex submitted on a voluntary basis, in the context of results-based payments, by Gabon on 29 December 2021 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, conservation of forest carbon stocks, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks, which are the 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 Gabon in its modified FRL submission of October 2021.

Gabon reported the results of implementing these activities for 2010–2018, which amount to 187,104,289 tonnes of carbon dioxide and were measured against the assessed FRL of –96,468,186 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year, including an adjustment for national circumstances (results of 90,636,103 tonnes of carbon dioxide measured against a FRL of –107,186,873 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year without adjustment).

The data and information provided in the technical annex are in overall accordance with the guidelines contained in decision 14/CP.19, annex. The technical analysis concluded that the data and information provided by Gabon in the technical annex are transparent and overall consistent with the data and information used for establishing the assessed 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.