Table 6.

Summary of the scope of activities, carbon pools, and geographical boundaries in REDD + reference levels

Countries	Carbon pools included						Activities included					Boundary	Includes all harvesting
	AGB	BGB	DW	LT	SOC	HWP	Def	Deg	FC	SFM	Enh
Argentina	X	X					X					Sub-N
Bangladesh	X	X					X	X			X	N	X
Brazil	X	X	X	X			X					Sub-N
Cambodia	X	X					X	X			X	N	X
Chili	X	X	X				X	X	X		X	Sub-N
Columbia	X	X					X					Sub-N
Congo	X	X	X				X	X				N	X
Costa Rica	X	X	X	X			X				X	N
Cote d’Ivoire	X	X	X	X			X				X	N
DRC	X	X					X					N
Ecuador	X	X	X	X			X					N
Ethiopia	X	X	X				X				X	N
Ghana	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X			X	N	X
Guinea-Bis	X	X					X				X	Sub-N
Guyana	X	X	X				X	X				N	X
Honduras	X	X	X	X			X					N
India	X	X	X	X	X					X		N	X
Indonesia	X				X		X	X				N
Lao PDR	X	X					X	X			X	N	X
Madagascar	X	X	X		X		X					N
Malaysia	X	X								X		Sub-N
Mexico	X	X					X					N
Mongolia	X	X	X	X			X	X			X	N	X
Mozambique	X	X					X					N
Myanmar	X	X		X			X				X	N
Nepal	X	X					X	X			X	N
Nicaragua	X	X					X	X			X	N
Nigeria	X	X					X					N
Panama	X	X	X	X			X	X	X	X	X	N	X
PNG	X	X					X	X			X	N	X
Paraguay	X	X					X					N
Peru	X	X					X					Sub-N
Solomon Isl	X	X					X	X			X	N	X
Sri Lanka	X	X		X			X				X	N
Suriname	X	X	X				X	X				N	X
Uganda	X	X					X					N
Tanzania	X	X	X				X					N
Vietnam	X	X					X	X			X	N
Zambia	X	X	X				X					N
Total	39	38	17	11	4	1	37	16	2	3	19	N:30	12

Based on the technical assessment reports of forest reference emission levels (FREL) for the 2015–2018 assessment cycles and the FREL submissions for the 2019 assessment cycle

AGB above ground biomass, BGB below ground biomass, DW dead wood, LT litter, SOC soil organic carbon, HWP harvested wood products, Def deforestation, Deg forest degradation, FC forest conservation, SFM sustainable forest management, Enh enhancement of forest removals, N national approach used, Sub-N subnational approach used