This report covers the technical assessment of the voluntary submission of Honduras on its proposed forest reference emission level (FREL) in accordance with decision 13/CP.19 and in the context of results-based payments. The FREL proposed by Honduras covers 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.

For its submission, Honduras developed a national FREL. The FREL presented in the original submission, for the reference period 2016–2020, corresponds to –17,347,363 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per year. As a result of the facilitative process during the technical assessment, the FREL was modified to –5,545,227 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per year.

The assessment team notes that the data and information used by Honduras in constructing its FREL are transparent, complete and in overall accordance with the guidelines contained in decision 12/CP.17, annex. This report contains the assessed FREL and a few areas identified by the assessment team for future technical improvement in accordance with the provisions on the scope of the technical assessment contained in decision 13/CP.19, annex.