20 October 2011: The UNFCCC Secretariat has published the report of the technical assessment of the forest management reference level (FMRL) submission of Croatia (FCCC/TAR/2011/HRV). The Expert Review Team (ERT) noted that Croatia has adopted a business as usual method for constructing its FMRL for the period 2010 to 2020.

Croatia explained that the emission and removal trends reported in the FMRL submission is different from the historical trend because of the effect of the war period (1991-1996) on the country’s forest land and its management.

The ERT accepted the explanation provided by Croatia on: how the business as usual method was applied; how the projected FMRL trend is linked to policies in FMAP 2006-2015; and the difference between historical trends and business as usual projections.

The ERT also agreed with Coratia to make technical corrections as the availability of activity data and information on emission factors improves. [Publication: Report of the Technical Assessment of the Forest Management Reference Level Submission of Croatia Submitted in 2011]