REDD+ Project Pueblos indígenas resguardando la selva

Audit Analysis

A VCS REDD+ project in Colombia with a 27% buffer pool, VVB-verified combined additionality test, and FPIC/grievance mechanisms in place, but undermined by a 0% leakage deduction (contradicting the PDD's 25%), boundary overlaps with two other projects, and under-delivery at roughly 73% of the pro-rata expectation for the elapsed monitoring period. The extensive list of resolved material findings and corrective actions indicates a rigorous verification process, yet several data gaps and contradictions reduce confidence in the final figures.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Leakage deduction of 0% in the validation report contradicts the PDD's 25% figure; for a REDD+ project where deforestation displacement is a primary risk, a zero deduction is difficult to justify even with a 'quantified' label
• ⚠Boundary overlaps of 14.121 ha with AZICATCH and 50.447 ha with Project REDD++ PANI (ID 3145) create a tangible double-claiming risk that was flagged in stakeholder comments
• ⚠NPV of the alternative land use (selective logging) is 19.1% higher than the project, weakening the economic additionality case despite the VVB-verified combined test
• ⚠Disputes over access and use rights identified in buffer areas covering 4% of the initial project area
• ⚠Reversal events are listed as 'not addressed' in the verification report, even though a 27% buffer pool exists

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