This report covers the technical assessment of the voluntary submission of the Sudan on its proposed forest reference emission levels (FRELs) and forest reference level (FRL) in accordance with decision 13/CP.19 and in the context of results-based payments. The FRELs and FRL proposed by the Sudan cover the activities reducing emissions from deforestation, reducing emissions from forest degradation and enhancement of forest carbon stocks respectively, which are among the activities included in paragraph 70 of decision 1/CP.16.

For its submission, the Sudan developed a national FREL and FRL. The FREL and FRL presented in the original submission, based on the reference period 2012–2021, correspond to 6,932,496 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (t CO₂ eq) per year and –‍2,108,584 t CO₂ eq/year respectively. As a result of the facilitative process during the technical assessment, the FREL for reducing emissions from deforestation was modified to 9,317,358 t CO₂ eq/year, the FRL for enhancement of forest carbon stocks was modified to –2,112,017 t CO₂ eq/year and a FREL of 1,678,433 t CO₂ eq/year was included for reducing emissions from forest degradation.

The assessment team notes that the data and information used by the Sudan in constructing its FRELs and FRL are mostly transparent, complete and mostly in accordance with the guidelines contained in the annex to decision 12/CP.17. This report contains information on the assessed FRELs and FRL 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 the annex to decision 13/CP.19.