This document presents Sudan’s first sub-national Forest Reference Level (FRL) that addresses the findings and observations made during the UNFCCC technical assessment. The stated objectives in the national REDD+ strategy include: 1) Adopt environmentally-friendly energy policies that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency in production and use including improved firewood & charcoal stoves and conversion of wood into charcoal; 2) Increase production of firewood and charcoal from sustainably managed forest plantations; 3) Promote sustainable production, consumption and usage of woodfuel; and 4) Support of private sector investment in production and dissemination of solar cook stoves, investment in ethanol, biogas digesters and biogas cookers.