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Dec 18, 2023 · This methodology estimates greenhouse gas emissions from areas where unplanned deforestation occurs and quantifies the emission reductions achieved by curbing deforestation.
Aug 17, 2022 · Verra will phase the transition of projects to a new consolidated REDD methodology. This transition will enable proponents using existing VCS Avoiding Unplanned Deforestation and Degradation (AUDD) project methodologies to familiarize themselves with and plan for the new approach.
Revisions to capturing remote sensing and field data uncertainties and ensuring conservative calculations of net emission reductions. The proposed revisions (PDF) were developed with Verra’s guidance by Tim Pearson (GreenCollar), Till Neeff (independent consultant), and Simon König (Climate Focus).
Unplanned or unsanctioned deforestation generally occurs as a result of socioeconomic forces that promote alternative uses of forested land, and the inability of institutions to control these activities.
May 9, 2023 · Verra’s new methodology, launched on 27 November 2023, is intended to deal with the long-standing issue of the large number of carbon credits issued from avoided deforestation projects (known as REDD+).
The Avoided Deforestation Partners (ADP) REDD methodology can be used for project activities that reduce emissions from avoiding planned (APD) and unplanned (AUDD) deforestation, and for activities to reduce emissions from avoiding forest degradation caused by extraction of wood for fuel (also AUDD).
This guide defines the application process for VCS methodologies VM0006, VM0007, VM0009, VM0015, and VM0037 to projects Avoiding Unplanned Deforestation (AUD) effective as of the “Effective Date” to be defined by Verra. See specific modules and the VCS Program Definitions for relevant definitions.
