MRV & Climate Reporting
Reference levels, GHG inventory inputs, carbon stocks, REDD+ and UNFCCC reporting.
UNFCCC Reporting Products
| Submission to the UNFCCC | Year | Forest content | In the portal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial National Communication | 2000 | First GHG inventory | — |
| Second National Communication | 2015 | Second GHG inventory | — |
| First NDC; updated NDC | 2015; 2020 | Forest mitigation potential 40.2 Mt by 2030 | MRV & Climate › Climate Reporting |
| Forest Reference Level | 2020 | 52.2 Mt CO₂ a year (2002–2018) | MRV & Climate › FREL / FRL |
| Third National GHG Inventory (first Biennial Transparency Report) | 2024 | Land sector 46.8 Mt CO₂-eq in 2022 | MRV & Climate › GHG Inventory |
| Second NDC (2031–2035) | 2025 | Tree cover and REDD+ mitigation actions | MRV & Climate › Climate Reporting › Climate Indicators |
Final accounting towards the Second NDC target takes place in 2037. Land-sector removals will be counted under the IPCC Good Practice Guidance for land use (2003).
Under the Warsaw Framework, Kenya reports its REDD+ strategy, Forest Reference Level, National Forest Monitoring System and summaries of safeguards information to the UNFCCC. REDD+ results are reported in a technical annex to the transparency report and recorded in the Kenya REDD+ Registry.
Five strategic options to address the drivers of deforestation and degradation.
52.2 Mt CO₂ a year (2002–2018): the benchmark for REDD+ results.
Satellite land monitoring, the National Forest Inventory and this forest information platform.
How the seven Cancun safeguards are addressed and respected.
Kenya reports forest area and change to FAO's Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA). Land-sector methods in the national GHG inventory were harmonised with the Forest Reference Level and the FRA 2020 report.
Source: Kenya's Second Nationally Determined Contribution 2031–2035, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, 2025; Third National GHG Inventory Document (2024); National REDD+ Strategy, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, December 2021; Third National GHG Inventory Document (2024), Chapter 1.5.