Agroforestry Project of Cameroon
#63of 261 in Soil carbon#4of 9 in Cameroon#572of 1339 in Verra (VCS)#26of 97 in AR-ACM0003
Audit Analysis
The Agroforestry Project of Cameroon is a 40-year VCS ALM project at the validation stage with a VVB-confirmed combined additionality test and a 23% buffer pool aligned to its non-permanence risk score. However, the project carries a 0% leakage deduction deemed merely 'negligible' for a soil-carbon agroforestry activity, a project-specific baseline, and a notable 20% discrepancy in the ex-ante ERR between the PDD (390) and the validation report (470). Multiple material findings and six outstanding corrective actions indicate the documentation required substantial remediation before validation could be completed.
Red Flags
- 20% discrepancy in lifetime ex-ante ERR between the PDD (390 tCO₂e) and the validation report (470 tCO₂e), raising data-reliability concerns
- 0% leakage deduction justified only as 'deemed negligible' for a soil-carbon agroforestry project where displacement of agricultural activity is a plausible risk
- Six corrective actions remain open at validation, including unresolved questions on legal right to control, FPIC timing, and biomass sequestration rate
- Appendix (Dec 2024) references reversal events while the validation report (Apr 2025) states none reported — an unexplained contradiction
- Cameroon governance score of −1.11 signals elevated institutional risk for long-term project compliance
Credit Vintages
No issuances recorded on the registry.
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed combined test
23% buffer, no reversals in VR, appendix contradiction
0% deduction, 'deemed negligible' only
Project-specific, reassessment not yet due
FPIC and grievance present, but open CARs on FPIC timing and stakeholder engagement
CORSIA and CCP status both unstated
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