This technical report covers the technical analysis of the technical annex submitted on a voluntary basis, in the context of results-based payments, by Mozambique on 11 December 2024 through its second biennial update report in accordance with paragraph 7 of decision 14/CP.19. The technical annex provides data and information on the activity reducing emissions from deforestation, which is an activity included in paragraph 70 of decision 1/CP.16, and covers the same national territorial forest area as the assessed forest reference emission level (FREL) proposed by Mozambique in its modified FREL submission of May 2018.
Mozambique reported the results of implementing this activity for 2017–2020, which amount to 19,608,137 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (t CO2 eq) for 2017, 9,865,772 t CO2 eq for 2018, 350,491 t CO2 eq for 2019 and 0 t CO2 eq for 2020 and were measured against the assessed FREL of 38,956,426 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 Mozambique in the technical annex are transparent and consistent with the data and information used for establishing the assessed FREL in accordance with paragraph 71(b) of decision 1/CP.16 and section II of decision 12/CP.17. This report contains the findings from the technical analysis and a few areas identified for future technical improvement in accordance with paragraph 14 of decision 14/CP.19.