Report of the technical assessment of the proposed forest reference emission level of Viet Nam submitted in 2016

This report covers the technical assessment of the submission of Viet Nam, on a voluntary basis, on its proposed forest reference emission level (FREL) and forest reference level (FRL), in accordance with decision 13/CP.19 and in the context of results-based payments. The FREL/FRL proposed by Viet Nam cover the activities “reducing emissions from deforestation”, “reducing emissions from forest degradation” and “enhancement of forest carbon stocks”, which are among the activities included in decision 1/CP.16, paragraph 70. In its submission, Viet Nam has developed a national FREL/FRL. The assessment team notes that the data and information used by Viet Nam in constructing its FREL/FRL, provided in its submission as well as during the assessment session, are in overall accordance with the guidelines contained in the annex to decision 12/CP.17. This report contains the assessed FREL/FRL and a few areas identified by the assessment team for future technical improvement, according to the scope of the technical assessment in the annex to decision 13/CP.19.