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ScoredVCSForestryChinaRegistry: SuspendedVM0010

Inner Mongolia Chao’Er Improved Forest Management Project

Developer: Chao’er Forest Bureau of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, P.R.China

VCS-1529 ↗

Worked comparison example (English)

#261of 539 in REDD+#1002of 3065 in China#896of 1609 in Verra (VCS)#6of 10 in VM0010

Red flagSuspended

The registry has put the project on hold, usually pending a review or a notice to the developer. No credits are issued while the hold lasts.

Only the vintages issued before the change (below) exist on the registry. Verify any resale claim against those vintages.

Verra: “On Hold - see notification letter”

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 5.6 / 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%.

Scored2026-10-16medium confidenceLatest verified period ends: 2019-12-31

evidence: 12/15 registry documents read · 1 red flags

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Analysis

Inner Mongolia Chao’Er Improved Forest Management Project (China) improves forest management to increase carbon stocks (VCS IFM) (improved forest management (IFM) project ... dominant tree species within the project area are Pinus and Brich) under VM0010 version 1.2: Methodology for Improved Forest Management: Conversion of Logged to Protected Forest; registry status Suspended (VCS), 706,023 credits issued (vintages 2010–2019). The documents name China Environmental United Certification Center Co., Ltd as validation body and CHINA QUALITY CERTIFICATION CENTER (2015-01-01 – 2019-12-31) as verification body. Project area: 11,010 ha. The documents estimate 69,326 tCO2e per year. The latest verification report (01-01-2015 – 31-12-2019) verifies 343,998 tCO2e. The registry opened a review of the project (its review notification letter of 2025-12-12); further credit issuance is suspended while the review is ongoing.

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Findings

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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

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    Methodology under ICVCM assessmentVM0010

    The Integrity Council has not decided on this methodology yet.

    Source: ICVCM assessment

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

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

    Source: methodology

  • 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

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.

Registry labels last checked:2026-10-25

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2010
77,63977,6336
2011
76,84476,8440
2012
76,04976,0490
2013
75,25570,0935,162
2014
74,46041,00033,460
2015
52,43690351,533
2016
69,7282469,704
2017
68,80033,70035,100
2018
67,87167,8710
2019
66,94166,9410
Total706,023511,058194,965

Methodology versions used

The methodology version stated in each monitoring, verification and issuance document, by period, compared with the official methodology pages.

  1. 2010–2014VM0010 v1.2since replaced by v1.4

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  2. 2015–2019VM0010 v1.2since replaced by v1.4

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  • VM0010: Active (Verra / Verified Carbon Standard) · official page · verified on

A version is shown only when the document's own text writes it next to the methodology code. Current versions, status and CCP ranges come from the official pages linked, checked on the date shown.

Documents on the registry

Retired by

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Profile & governance

Analysis ProvenanceVM0010 version 1.2: Methodology for Improved Forest Management: Conversion of Logged to Protected Forest
Methodology·Editorial Policy·About the System

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