REDD+ Café Apuí Agroflorestal
#91of 261 in Soil carbon#100of 211 in Brazil#728of 1339 in Verra (VCS)#14of 29 in VM0015
Audit Analysis
A REDD+ agroforestry project in Brazil at the validation stage with VVB-confirmed additionality and documented safeguards, but significant gaps in permanence protection (no buffer pool stated), a project-specific baseline, and unresolved documentation issues around land ownership and FPIC evidence. The ERR figure was revised upward between the PDD and validation report, and no monitoring data exists yet.
Red Flags
- Buffer pool percentage not stated in any available document for a REDD+ project with 30-year crediting period — permanence risk is unquantified
- 15 Corrective Action Requests raised during validation, including gaps in land ownership documentation across properties and missing FPIC process evidence
- ERR figure increased by ~14% between the PDD (1,651,549 tCO2e, May 2024) and the validation report (1,881,054 tCO2e, Dec 2025) without a clear explanation in the extracted record
- Leakage is described as 'quantified' but no specific deduction percentage is stated in any document
Credit Vintages
No issuances recorded on the registry.
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed combined test
Buffer pool not stated; no reversal data yet
Described as quantified but no % stated
Project-specific; reassessment not yet due
FPIC and grievance present but evidence gaps noted
CORSIA and CCP status not stated
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