MAADEN MANGROVE PLANTATION PROJECT

Audit Analysis

The Maaden Mangrove Plantation Project is in a very early design stage with only a PDD available. Critical elements including additionality assessment, baseline methodology, buffer pool, and permanence mechanisms are absent from the extracted record, making it impossible to validate the 356,011 tCO₂e lifetime claim. The 0% leakage deduction paired with a 'quantified' justification is internally inconsistent and raises over-crediting concerns for a blue-carbon sequestration project.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠No additionality test type or VVB verification found in the PDD — a mandatory element for any carbon credit project
• ⚠No baseline methodology stated in the PDD, making the 356,011 tCO₂e ex-ante lifetime estimate unverifiable
• ⚠No buffer pool percentage specified for a sequestration project where mangrove mortality and dieback are realistic reversal risks
• ⚠0% leakage deduction despite 'quantified' justification label — internally inconsistent and unusual for a plantation project where displaced natural vegetation or adjacent ecosystem impacts are plausible
• ⚠No VVB identified and no verification report available — project has not undergone independent verification

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