Bamboo plantations by farmers and community in the country
#21of 261 in Soil carbon#245of 975 in India#248of 1339 in Verra (VCS)#7of 97 in AR-ACM0003
Audit Analysis
A small-scale bamboo plantation project (34.44 ha, 32 farmers) in Karbi Anglong, Assam, with VVB-verified additionality, a 19% buffer pool, and no reported reversals. The project delivered only 62% of its pro-rata ex-ante expectation for the monitoring period, indicating conservative crediting. Key weaknesses are the 0% leakage deduction with contradictory justification across documents and the absence of stated FNRB and usage-monitoring methods.
Red Flags
- Leakage deduction of 0% with justification stated as 'deemed negligible' in the PDD but 'not addressed' in the verification report — a direct contradiction that weakens the leakage treatment
- Six corrective actions were required during verification, including recalculation of baseline emissions (initially set to zero), correction of the fLU,I parameter from 0.48 to 0.82, and addition of a 10% mortality rate — indicating material initial errors in the ex-ante calculations
- FNRB method, FNRB value, and usage-monitoring method are not stated in any available document, leaving a gap in the MRV chain
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3,369 | 2,746 | 623 | |
| 2022 | 2,500 | 0 | 2,500 | |
| 2023 | 2,500 | 0 | 2,500 | |
| 2024 | 2,500 | 0 | 2,500 | |
| Total | 10,869 | 2,746 | 8,123 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-verified combined test
19% buffer, no reversals
0% deduction, weak justification
Project-specific, no reassessment date
FPIC, grievance mechanism present
CORSIA and CCP status not stated
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