Reforestation Grouped Project at Pratigi Environmental Protection Area
#152of 261 in Soil carbon#137of 211 in Brazil#1014of 1339 in Verra (VCS)
Audit Analysis
This VCS reforestation project in Brazil's Pratigi Environmental Protection Area has a VVB-verified combined additionality test and a 10% buffer pool, but is undermined by a zero leakage deduction lacking independent evidence, a reported land-abandonment reversal event, a buffer calculation error, and an extensive list of 40+ corrective actions spanning methodology deviations, risk-assessment gaps, and community-engagement shortcomings. The project delivered roughly 124% of its pro-rata ex-ante expectation for the elapsed monitoring period, which is reassuring for over-crediting risk, yet the project-specific baseline and unresolved data contradictions temper confidence in the underlying claims.
Red Flags
- Zero leakage deduction with material findings noting 'lack of independent evidence to support assumption of zero leakage from displaced grazing' and an incomplete GHG monitoring plan for leakage
- Buffer calculation error identified in the non-permanence risk assessment spreadsheet, requiring recalculation; fire and pest risks were underestimated
- A landowner abandoned the project and converted 1.1 ha to pasture with evidence of recent fire; the 2024 verification report records 'none reported' while the detail field and the 2017 monitoring report confirm the event
- ERR contradiction within the same reporting cycle: the 2024 monitoring report claims 3,572 tCO2e while the 2024 verification report confirms 3,216 tCO2e
- Baseline reassessment was due at the 10-year mark (May 2021) under VCS ALM rules, but no reassessment date is stated in any available document
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,358 | 1,358 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 56 | 53 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 126 | 126 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 126 | 126 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 126 | 126 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 126 | 126 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 106 | 106 | 0 | |
| Total | 2,024 | 2,021 | 3 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-verified combined test, but alternative scenario (agroforestry consortios) not evaluated and PAI#2 analysis called insufficient
10% buffer pool in place, but buffer calculation error identified, fire/pest risk underestimated, and one land-abandonment reversal occurred
0% deduction labelled 'quantified' in 2024 VR, but material findings note lack of independent evidence and incomplete leakage monitoring plan
Project-specific baseline; 10-year reassessment was due May 2021 but no reassessment date is stated in available documents
FPIC conducted and grievance mechanism present, but material findings flag gaps in grievance communication, local capacity retention, and community engagement
CCP approved; CORSIA eligibility not stated in available documents, leaving dual-channel risk unconfirmed
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