Afforestation Project in Tongliao, Inner Mongolia
GS-1205 ↗ · current registry ID: GS3031
#1of 80 in ARR (afforestation)#108of 1084 in China#120of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
A Gold Standard afforestation project in Inner Mongolia with a VVB-confirmed combined additionality test, a 20% buffer pool, and no reported reversal events. However, the project-specific baseline, a 0% leakage deduction justified only as 'deemed negligible,' CORSIA eligibility without clear CCP status, and several inter-document contradictions in ERR figures and crediting-period dates introduce moderate over-crediting and dual-channel risk.
Red Flags
- CORSIA eligibility confirmed while CCP status is not mentioned in any available document, creating potential dual-channel crediting risk
- Leakage deduction of 0% with justification limited to 'deemed negligible' — no quantified analysis or site-specific reasoning provided in the 2025 verification report
- Contradiction in total ERR claimed: 4,977 tCO2e in the 2025 verification report versus 15,099 tCO2e in the monitoring report, with no clear explanation of the basis difference
- Crediting period start date differs by approximately seven months between the 2021 verification report (2014-04-11) and the 2025 monitoring report (2014-11-04)
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1,307 | 106 | 1,201 | |
| 2019 | 4,821 | 254 | 4,567 | |
| 2020 | 5,459 | 1,192 | 4,267 | |
| 2021 | 1,659 | 665 | 994 | |
| 2022 | 1,659 | 0 | 1,659 | |
| 2023 | 1,659 | 837 | 822 | |
| Total | 16,564 | 3,054 | 13,510 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed combined test
20% buffer, no reversals
0% deduction, thin justification
Project-specific, no reassessment date
FPIC, grievance, benefit sharing
CORSIA-eligible, CCP not stated
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