This technical report covers the technical analysis of the technical annex submitted on a voluntary basis, in the context of results-based payments, by Suriname on 5 November 2022 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 and reducing emissions from forest degradation, 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) proposed by Suriname in its modified FREL submission of June 2018.

Suriname reported the results of implementing these activities for 2016–2019, which amount to 9,178,978 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent and were measured against the assessed FREL of 14,627,465, 15,591,284, 16,555,103 and 17,518,922 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent for 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 respectively.

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 Suriname in the technical annex are transparent and consistent with the data and information used for establishing the assessed FREL 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.