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LULUCF and the Global Stocktake
COP/CMA decisions
  • Decision 1/CP.21: Adoption of the Paris Agreement
  • Decision 4/CMA.1: Further guidance in relation to the mitigation section of decision 1/CP.21
  • Decision 18/CMA.1: Modalities, procedures and guidelines for the transparency framework for action and support referred to in Article 13 of the Paris Agreement
  • Decision 5/CMA.3: Guidance for operationalizing the modalities, procedures and guidelines for the enhanced transparency framework referred to in Article 13 of the Paris Agreement
  • Decision 1/CMA.5: Outcome of the first global stocktake
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According to the Paris Agreement (Article 14), Parties shall periodically take stock of the implementation of the Paris Agreement to assess the collective progress towards achieving the purpose of the Paris Agreement and its long-term goals (referred to as the “global stocktake”). Parties also agreed to undertake the first global stocktake in 2023 and every five years thereafter. Parties' NDCs shall be informed by the outcomes of the global stocktake.

The global stocktake looks at everything related to where the world stands on climate action and support, identifying gaps, and working together to chart a better course forward to accelerate climate action. It will help policymakers and stakeholders strengthen their climate policies and commitments in their next round of NDCs, paving the way for accelerated action.

This page gives an overview of how LULUCF is addressed under each global stocktake.

For further information on the global stocktake, please also consult the global stocktake page: Global Stocktake

First Global Stocktake (December 2023)

At the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in December 2022, the Parties finally agreed on the first Global Stocktake (Decision 1/CMA.5) after extended negotiations. Paragraphs 33 and 34 under the mitigation section emphasize the importance of LULUCF, in particular halting and reversing deforestation and forest degradation by 2030.

Paragraph 33: Further emphasizes the importance of conserving, protecting and restoring nature and ecosystems towards achieving the Paris Agreement temperature goal, including through enhanced efforts towards halting and reversing deforestation and forest degradation by 2030, and other terrestrial and marine ecosystems acting as sinks and reservoirs of greenhouse gases […].

Paragraph 34: Notes the need for enhanced support and investment, including through financial resources, technology transfer and capacity-building, for efforts towards halting and reversing deforestation and forest degradation by 2030 in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication, in accordance with Article 5 of the Paris Agreement, including through results-based payments for REDD+ activities; and alternative policy approaches, such as joint mitigation and adaptation approaches for the integral and sustainable management of forests, while reaffirming the importance of incentivizing non-carbon benefits associated with such approaches.

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