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The REDD+ results^[2] of Lao PDR, which were submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in July 2020, were accepted after a six-month technical analysis by the UNFCCC that started in November 2020^[3]. The UNFCCC confirmed Laos' achievement of an emissions reduction of approximately 12.8 million tCO2e and increased removals of 1.9 million tCO2e for 2015-2018. Lao PDR is the twelfth country globally and the third country in Southeast Asia, after Malaysia and Indonesia, to achieve this milestone, demonstrating the country's strong commitment to REDD+.

F-REDD, which was responsible for providing technical assistance, was able to support the entire REDD+ MRV process very efficiently by leveraging its experience in the technical assessment of Reference Emission Levels (RELs) back in 2018-2019. By building on this experience with Lao PDR, we hope JICA's support for REDD+ countries makes further progress.