Family Forest Carbon Program - Central Appalachia
#35of 66 in Soil carbon#23of 115 in United States#464of 629 in Verra (VCS)
Audit Analysis
The Family Forest Carbon Program in Central Appalachia has a verified additionality test, a 16% buffer pool, no reversal events, and a quantified 10% leakage deduction, but is undermined by 168 verification findings (including two open corrective actions), a project-specific baseline, and a 208-fold discrepancy between the PDD and validation report ex-ante ERR figures that creates serious over-crediting risk. The low extraction confidence across 17 documents further limits confidence in the data record.
Red Flags
- 208-fold discrepancy in ex-ante ERR between the PDD (4,622,477 tCO2e) and the validation report (22,255 tCO2e); if the validation report figure is correct, the first 1.5-year monitoring period delivered 18,326 tCO2e — roughly 11× the pro-rata expectation for that elapsed period, raising serious over-crediting concerns
- 168 findings identified during validation/verification, including two open corrective actions (permanence management at end of crediting period and spatial data tracking) that remain unresolved
- Low extraction confidence across the 17-document evidence set, indicating at least one key document was poorly readable and the structured record may be incomplete
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6,030 | 6,030 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 12,296 | 9,203 | 3,093 | |
| Total | 18,326 | 15,233 | 3,093 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed combined test
16% buffer, no reversals, but open FAR on end-of-period perm
10% quantified deduction
Project-specific baseline; 10-yr reassessment not yet due
FPIC, grievance mechanism, benefit sharing all documented
CORSIA and CCP status not stated in available documents
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