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CHINKO CONSERVATION AREA REDD+ PROJECT, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Standard
VCS
Methodology
VM0009 (VCS)
Registry
VCS-2510 ↗ · Issuance requested
Country
Central African Republic
Credit type
Agriculture Forestry and Other Land Use
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CarbonMeld's document-based assessment gives CHINKO CONSERVATION AREA REDD+ PROJECT, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (VCS-2510) 7.0 out of 10 (medium confidence) under CarbonMeld methodology v2.2, analysed on 16 Oct 2026. The analysis read 20 of the 22 registry documents. It is CarbonMeld's own assessment, not a rating given by the registry or the standard.

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 7.0 / 10
Integrity 🔒 Transparency 🔒 Claim Safety 🔒 Documentation 🔒
Dimension scores are locked — the faint arcs are empty tracks, not zero scores.

Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.

Methodology v2.2 · analysed on 16 Oct 2026

A fact the document-based rating needs was not collected when this page was analysed, so the page keeps its version 2.2 score. Missing: the leakage deduction (it is not among the facts read)

Credits issued under this methodology cannot receive the CCP label (ICVCM, 15 Nov 2024).

medium confidenceLatest verified period ends:

evidence: 20/22 registry documents read · 0 red flags

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How this analysis was made

Standard
Verra (VCS) How our current method reads projects of this standard
Methodology
VM0009 Methodology for Avoided Ecosystem Conversion, v 3.0 How our current method reads projects of this type
Our method
CarbonMeld methodology v2.2 · analysed on 16 Oct 2026 · 20/22 registry documents read

Analysis

CHINKO CONSERVATION AREA REDD+ PROJECT, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (Central African Republic) avoids deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) under VM0009 Methodology for Avoided Ecosystem Conversion, v 3.0; registry status Issuance requested (VCS), 1,294,618 credits issued (vintages 2016–2020). The documents name AENOR INTERNACIONAL S.A.U as validation / verification body. A verification is recorded (registry or documents).

Red Flags

No red flags in the documents read.

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 15 Nov 2026

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

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    No CCP label under this methodology

    Credits issued under this methodology cannot receive the CCP label (ICVCM, 15 Nov 2024).

    Source: ICVCM assessment · read date not recorded

    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: methodology

    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 15 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 Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2016
73,22273,2220
2017
170,83732,274138,563
2018
325,4980325,498
2019
334,6130334,613
2020
390,4480390,448
Total1,294,618105,4961,189,122

Retired by

Organisations named as beneficiaries in the registry's public retirement records.

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CarbonMeld (2026). CHINKO CONSERVATION AREA REDD+ PROJECT, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (VCS-2510): CarbonMeld analysis, methodology v2.2, analysed on 16 Oct 2026. https://carbonmeld.com/projects/chinko-conservation-area-redd-project-central-african-republic/.

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