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 25 May 2022 through its second 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 implementing these activities for 2016–2018, which amount to 13,777,302 (2016), 24,394,158 (2017) and 23,169,695 (2018) tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent and were measured against the assessed FRL of 46,728,951 (2016), 48,408,557 (2017) and 50,088,164 (2018) tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.

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 Papua New Guinea 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.