Warsaw Framework for REDD+ MRV

The Warsaw Framework for REDD+ MRV is a multilateral methodology framework adopted at COP 19 (Warsaw, December 2013) governing how developing countries measure, report, and verify forest emission reductions to access results-based payments.^[1] The framework comprises seven COP 19 decisions (9/CP.19 through 15/CP.19) covering results-based finance, national forest monitoring systems, forest reference emission levels, safeguards information, and MRV modalities.^[1] Decision 11/CP.19 mandates that national forest monitoring systems combine remote sensing with ground-based inventory, making satellite-derived forest area change data an obligatory input to national REDD+ reporting.^[1] Country MRV submissions and reference emission levels are tracked via the UNFCCC REDD+ Web Platform.^[2] The FAO MRV dashboard provides complementary monitoring and capacity-building data.^[3] The Warsaw Framework is integrated under Article 5 of the Paris Agreement and remains in force as of 2026.^[2]