Skip to main content
CarbonMeld CarbonMeld Carbon Observatory

Rated

Alder Stream Preserve

Standard
CAR
Methodology
CAR-US-FOREST (CAR)
Registry
CAR-655 ↗ · Moved to another program
Country
United States
Credit type
Improved Forest Management

CarbonMeld's document-based rating gives Alder Stream Preserve (CAR-655) 2.7 out of 10 (Very low rating) under CarbonMeld methodology v3, documents read on 12 Oct 2026. The analysis read 4 of the 8 registry documents. It is CarbonMeld's own assessment, not a rating given by the registry or the standard.

Moved to another program

The project has moved to another GHG program; any new credits are issued there, not on this registry.

Climate Action Reserve: “Transitioned”

Assessment

Document-based rating

2.7/10

Very low rating (under 3.5)

Evidence coverage: medium

How solid the credit is, as far as the registry's public documents show. Additionality and quantification start from a public grade; permanence starts at 5.0, the neutral point, where none applies, and claim safety always does.

Methodology v3 · documents read on 12 Oct 2026

Starting point

  • Additionality: CCQI's score for this type of project
  • Quantification: CCQI's score for this type of project
  • Permanence: CCQI's score for this type of project (CCQI grades permanence by programme: this is its grade of the project's programme)
  • Claim safety: neutral (5.0) — no public grade of this type of project applies

Not counted in the number

  • The baseline type: not among the facts read
  • The oldest vintage still on sale, the content of the safeguards and the verifier's quality: not among the facts read

How this analysis was made

Our method
CarbonMeld methodology v3 · documents read on 12 Oct 2026 · 4/8 registry documents read

Analysis

Alder Stream Preserve (US) increases or protects forest carbon in the United States (improved management, avoided conversion or reforestation) (Improved Forest Management) under FPP v3.2; registry status Moved to another program (CAR), 36,596 credits issued (vintages 2006–2013). The documents name SCS Global Services as validation / verification body. Project area: 1,460 acres. The documents estimate 758 tCO2e per year. A verification is recorded (registry or documents).

Eligibility & market

What can you claim with this credit?

Four checks buyers ask about, from the registry and the Integrity Council (ICVCM).

  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    No CORSIA label on the registry

    Not usable for airlines' CORSIA obligations.

    Source: registry label · read on 12 Nov 2026

    Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    Methodology under ICVCM assessmentCAR U.S. Forest Protocol

    The Integrity Council has not decided on this methodology yet.

    Source: ICVCM assessment · ICVCM table read on 4 Nov 2026

    Covers: the methodology (every project using it), not this project's credits

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

    Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.

    Source: project sector

    Covers: the project type, not a label on individual credits

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    No Article 6 authorization

    No corresponding adjustment: the host country can also count this reduction towards its own target.

    Source: registry label · read on 12 Nov 2026

    Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry

Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.

Credit VintagesExhausted

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2006
31,29000
2007
75800
2008
75800
2009
75800
2010
75800
2011
75800
2012
75800
2013
75800
Total36,59600

Where to buy

Got an offer for these credits? Check it against the registry →

+ Know where to buy this?

Listing multiple projects? Send us a CSV at listings@carbonmeld.com.

Profile & governance

Are you the project owner?

Full analysis (free for owners)

Owners get free access to the full analysis of their own project: every rule that raised or lowered the number, with the fact and the source it rests on, the negative facts' detail and the documents read. Write to us from your organisation's email address.

hello@carbonmeld.com →

Metadata correction (free)

Name, country, marketplace or links incorrect? Let us know.

Does not modify the rating.

hello@carbonmeld.com →

Contest this rating

Something wrong in the analysis, or a registry document we have not used? Send us the link to the public source: you get a reference and an answer within 30 days.

Contest this rating →

Cite this page

CarbonMeld (2026). Alder Stream Preserve (CAR-655): CarbonMeld document-based rating, methodology v3, documents read on 12 Oct 2026. https://carbonmeld.com/projects/alder-stream-preserve/.

The citation names the rating by its methodology version and the day the documents were read.

Unlock the full analysis

The dimension values of the rating, every rule that raised or lowered the number with the fact and the source it rests on, the negative facts' detail and quotes, and 8 registry documents (4 read).

€9+ VAT per month · card subscription, renews automatically until you cancel

Every rated project, PDF reports, API access, portfolio alerts and the dimension values in side-by-side comparisons, when every rated project is on the same version of our methodology (public-data comparison, the negative facts included, is free; fair use: 30 projects per day, or 300 with Pro at €49 + VAT per month). Cancel any time from your account page. Crypto: $9 for one month, no automatic renewal.

Enter your email to pay with crypto

Price + VAT · By subscribing or paying you accept the Terms of Use — the card subscription renews every month until you cancel; digital content, no refunds. How Premium works

Similar projects

Same methodology or sector, the same registry first.