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Darkwoods Forest Carbon Project
- Standard
- VCS
- Methodology
- VM0012 (VCS)
- Registry
- VCS-607 ↗ · Registered
- Country
- Canada
- Credit type
- Agriculture Forestry and Other Land Use
- Developer
- Nature Conservancy of Canada
CarbonMeld's document-based rating gives Darkwoods Forest Carbon Project (VCS-607) 3.3 out of 10 (Very low rating) under CarbonMeld methodology v3, documents read on 20 Oct 2026. The analysis read 42 of the 44 registry documents. It is CarbonMeld's own assessment, not a rating given by the registry or the standard.
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Evidence
Eligibility & market
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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 assessmentVM0012
The Integrity Council has not decided on this methodology yet.
Source: ICVCM assessment · ICVCM table read on 4 Nov 2026
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Removal or reduction
Carbon removal
Takes CO₂ out of the atmosphere — the only type that can neutralise residual emissions in an SBTi net-zero claim.
Source: registry label · read on 12 Nov 2026
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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
Recent label changes on the registry
- added: GHG Emissions Reductions
- added: Carbon Dioxide Removals
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
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 244,007 | 244,007 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 256,207 | 256,207 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 348,802 | 343,802 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 345,246 | 345,246 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 338,237 | 338,237 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 286,793 | 286,793 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 317,035 | 317,035 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 284,577 | 284,577 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 376,211 | 376,061 | 150 | |
| 2017 | 181,419 | 181,411 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 160,024 | 158,683 | 1,341 | |
| 2019 | 217,816 | 217,816 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 277,899 | 136,986 | 140,913 | |
| 2021 | 172,832 | 24,879 | 147,953 | |
| 2022 | 10,000 | 0 | 10,000 | |
| 2023 | 25,000 | 0 | 25,000 | |
| Total | 3,842,105 | 3,511,740 | 325,365 |
Retired by
- BrewDog PLC450,000 t
- Shell200,000 t
- Church & Dwight100,000 t
- Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated50,000 t
- CAE Inc29,257 t
- Amgen Inc28,479 t
- Winners Merchants International LP, by it general partner WM-l Holding Company, d/b/a TJX Canada27,447 t
- Winners Merchants International LP, by its general partner WM-l Holding Company, d/b/a TJX Canada26,140 t
- Nestlé26,000 t
- Booking.com BV20,000 t
Organisations named as beneficiaries in the registry's public retirement records. (+87)
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CarbonMeld (2026). Darkwoods Forest Carbon Project (VCS-607): CarbonMeld document-based rating, methodology v3, documents read on 20 Oct 2026. https://carbonmeld.com/projects/darkwoods-forest-carbon-project/.
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