Processes [MGD Sections]
Institutions involved in measurement, reporting and verification
Measurement, reporting and verification processes
Operational requirements
Guiding principles – Institutional arrangements
UNFCCC decisions and requirements
IPCC good practice guidance
Design decisions relevant to national forest monitoring systems
Guiding principles – Requirements and design decisions
REDD+ requirements and procedures
Reporting forest reference emission levels and forest reference levels
Technical assessment of forest reference emission levels and forest reference levels
Reporting results of REDD+ activities
Technical analysis of the REDD+ annex to the BUR
Additional advice on REDD+ reporting and verification
Guiding Principles – Reporting and verification of emissions and removals
Measurement, reporting and verification processes
Operational requirements
Guiding principles – Institutional arrangements
UNFCCC decisions and requirements
IPCC good practice guidance
Design decisions relevant to national forest monitoring systems
Guiding principles – Requirements and design decisions
REDD+ requirements and procedures
Reporting forest reference emission levels and forest reference levels
Technical assessment of forest reference emission levels and forest reference levels
Reporting results of REDD+ activities
Technical analysis of the REDD+ annex to the BUR
Additional advice on REDD+ reporting and verification
Guiding Principles – Reporting and verification of emissions and removals
MRV Institutions [MGD Sections]
Institutional arrangements and REDD+ decisions
Institutions involved in measurement, reporting and verification
Measurement, reporting and verification processes
Operational requirements
Guiding principles – Institutional arrangements
UNFCCC decisions and requirements
Design decisions relevant to national forest monitoring systems
Guiding principles – Requirements and design decisions
REDD+ requirements and procedures
Reporting forest reference emission levels and forest reference levels
Technical assessment of forest reference emission levels and forest reference levels
Reporting results of REDD+ activities
Technical analysis of the REDD+ annex to the BUR
Additional advice on REDD+ reporting and verification
Guiding Principles – Reporting and verification of emissions and removals
Financial considerations
Institutions involved in measurement, reporting and verification
Measurement, reporting and verification processes
Operational requirements
Guiding principles – Institutional arrangements
UNFCCC decisions and requirements
Design decisions relevant to national forest monitoring systems
Guiding principles – Requirements and design decisions
REDD+ requirements and procedures
Reporting forest reference emission levels and forest reference levels
Technical assessment of forest reference emission levels and forest reference levels
Reporting results of REDD+ activities
Technical analysis of the REDD+ annex to the BUR
Additional advice on REDD+ reporting and verification
Guiding Principles – Reporting and verification of emissions and removals
Financial considerations
Methods + Tools [MGD Sections]
Institutional arrangements and REDD+ decisions
Institutions involved in measurement, reporting and verification
Measurement, reporting and verification processes
Operational requirements
Guiding principles – Institutional arrangements
Design decisions relevant to national forest monitoring systems
Guiding principles – Requirements and design decisions
Integration frameworks for estimating emission and removals
Remote sensing observations
Ground-based observations
Guiding principles – Remote sensing and ground-based observations
Activity data
Emissions/removals factors
Estimating total emissions/removals and its uncertainty
Guiding principles – Estimation and uncertainty
REDD+ requirements and procedures
Financial considerations
Institutions involved in measurement, reporting and verification
Measurement, reporting and verification processes
Operational requirements
Guiding principles – Institutional arrangements
Design decisions relevant to national forest monitoring systems
Guiding principles – Requirements and design decisions
Integration frameworks for estimating emission and removals
Remote sensing observations
Ground-based observations
Guiding principles – Remote sensing and ground-based observations
Activity data
Emissions/removals factors
Estimating total emissions/removals and its uncertainty
Guiding principles – Estimation and uncertainty
REDD+ requirements and procedures
Financial considerations
Forest Policy + Governance [MGD Sections]
Institutional arrangements and REDD+ decisions
Institutions involved in measurement, reporting and verification
Measurement, reporting and verification processes
Operational requirements
Guiding principles – Institutional arrangements
REDD+ requirements and procedures
Reporting forest reference emission levels and forest reference levels
Reporting results of REDD+ activities
Institutions involved in measurement, reporting and verification
Measurement, reporting and verification processes
Operational requirements
Guiding principles – Institutional arrangements
REDD+ requirements and procedures
Reporting forest reference emission levels and forest reference levels
Reporting results of REDD+ activities
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6.1 REDD+ requirements and procedures 
In general terms, reporting is the process of formal submission of results according to pre-established requirements, and verification is the process of assessing the data and information submitted. Reporting and verification processes can form part of quality assurance and quality control programs (Chapter 2, Section 2.3.4) and provide useful experience for the consideration of prioritising step-wise improvements.
This section outlines requirements that imply reporting and verification relevant to REDD+ under the UNFCCC. As defined by the COP decisions on REDD+ and represented in Table 19.
Reporting and verification comprise a sequential process with initial submission and technical assessment of the FREL/FRL (Section 6.2 and Section 6.3), followed by reporting and analysis of emissions and removals associated with REDD+ activities consistent with the FREL/FRL (Section 6.4 and Section 6.5). Figure 14 shows the Technical Assessment process for the FRLs/FRELs in more detail.
Table 19: Requirements under the UNFCCC REDD+ to access results-based payments
| What countries need to have or provide | How to communicate to the UNFCCC | Process associated under UNFCCC | Timing | UNFCCC REDD+ platform Information hub | Decision |
| REDD+ National Strategy or Action Plan | No Need | None | In place when seeking RBP | As appropriated, link to the documents | 1/CP.16, para (71a) 9/CP.19, para 3&11 |
| National Forest Monitoring System | No Need | None | In place when seeking RBP | As appropriated, link to the documents | 1/CP.16, para (71c) 11/CP.19, & Annex |
| National FREL/FRL | FREL/FRL submission | Technical Assessment on the context of RBP | When ready (especially when seeking RBP) | FREL/FRL submission and Technical Assessment Report | 1/CP.16, para (71b) 12/CP.17(II), Annex 13/CP.19 |
| Results in tCO2e per year | Technical REDD+ Annex to the BUR | Technical Analysis of the Annex | After the FREL/FRL is assessed, same regularity as the BUR (2yrs) | Technical Analysis Report of the Annex | 9/CP.19, para (3) & (11a,e) 14/CP.19, Annex |
| Safeguards (SG) information system | National Communication UNFCCC web platform | None | Summary of SG available when seeking RBP | When available or updated | 1/CP.16, para (71d) 12/CP.17(I) 12/CP.19 17/CP.21 |
| Source: modified from Iversen, 2014 | |||||
