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Manoa REDD+ Project

Standard
VCS
Methodology
VM0015 (VCS)
Registry
VCS-1571 ↗ · Registered
Country
Brazil
Credit type
Agriculture Forestry and Other Land Use
Developer
Manoa Sustentável Exploração e Serviçoes Florestais LTDA
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CarbonMeld's document-based assessment gives Manoa REDD+ Project (VCS-1571) 7.5 out of 10 (medium confidence) under CarbonMeld methodology v2.2, analysed on 30 Oct 2026. The analysis read 34 of the 42 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 7.5 / 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 30 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 confidence

evidence: 34/42 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
VM0015 v1.1 How our current method reads projects of this type
Our method
CarbonMeld methodology v2.2 · analysed on 30 Oct 2026 · 34/42 registry documents read

Analysis

Manoa REDD+ Project (Brazil) avoids deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) (improved forest management (reduced-impact logging) on lowland open rainforest and submontane open rainforest) under VM0015 v1.1; registry status Registered (VCS), 2,066,898 credits issued (vintages 2013–2024). The documents name EPIC Sustainability Services Private Limited as validation / verification body. The latest verification report (2023-01-01 – 2024-09-30) verifies 2,003,065 tCO2e. The latest achieved amount read is of an earlier period (2017-01-01 – 2020-08-07): 1,046,092 tCO2e, per the monitoring report.

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 12 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 12 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
2013
76,68776,6870
2014
157,485157,4850
2015
161,048161,0480
2016
95,93495,9340
2017
257,301257,192109
2018
188,174186,4731,701
2019
275,450273,6041,846
2020
323,505308,71414,791
2021
216,756216,7560
2022
214,558194,03220,526
2023
50,00037749,623
2024
50,000050,000
Total2,066,8981,928,302138,596

Retired by

Organisations named as beneficiaries in the registry's public retirement records. (+65)

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CarbonMeld (2026). Manoa REDD+ Project (VCS-1571): CarbonMeld analysis, methodology v2.2, analysed on 30 Oct 2026. https://carbonmeld.com/projects/manoa-redd-project/.

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