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Sumatra Merang Peatland Project (SMPP)

Standard
VCS
Methodology
VM0007 (VCS)
Registry
VCS-1899 ↗ · Registered
Country
Indonesia
Credit type
Agriculture Forestry and Other Land Use

CarbonMeld's document-based rating gives Sumatra Merang Peatland Project (SMPP) (VCS-1899) 2.5 out of 10 (Very low rating) under CarbonMeld methodology v3, documents read on 20 Oct 2026. The analysis read 42 of the 42 registry documents. It is CarbonMeld's own assessment, not a rating given by the registry or the standard.

Assessment

Document-based rating

2.5/10

Very low rating (under 3.5)

Evidence coverage: high

How solid the credit is, as far as the registry's public documents show. Additionality and quantification start from a public grade; permanence starts at 5.0, the neutral point, where none applies, and claim safety always does.

Methodology v3 · documents read on 20 Oct 2026

Starting point

  • Additionality: CCQI's score for this type of project (CCQI does not list this methodology under this programme: the grade CCQI gives this type of project under the programme)
  • Quantification: CCQI's score for this type of project (CCQI does not list this methodology under this programme: the grade CCQI gives this type of project under the programme)
  • Permanence: CCQI's score for this type of project (CCQI grades permanence by programme: this is its grade of the project's programme)
  • Claim safety: neutral (5.0) — no public grade of this type of project applies

Credits issued under this methodology cannot receive the CCP label (ICVCM, 15 Nov 2024).

Not counted in the number

  • The baseline type: not among the facts read
  • The oldest vintage still on sale, the content of the safeguards and the verifier's quality: not among the facts read

How this analysis was made

Our method
CarbonMeld methodology v3 · documents read on 20 Oct 2026 · 42/42 registry documents read

Analysis

Sumatra Merang Peatland Project (SMPP) (Indonesia) avoids deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) (rewetting) under VM0007 Version 1.5; registry status Registered (VCS), 2,638,073 credits issued (vintages 2016–2020). The documents name AENOR INTERNACIONAL S.A.U as validation / verification body. The latest monitoring report (January 1st, 2016 – December 31st, 2018) reports 1,724,247 tCO2e achieved.

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 15 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 15 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
2016
336,581336,5810
2017
439,999439,9990
2018
492,325492,3250
2019
486,832477,8029,030
2020
882,336849,09333,243
Total2,638,0732,595,80042,273

Retired by

Organisations named as beneficiaries in the registry's public retirement records. (+54)

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CarbonMeld (2026). Sumatra Merang Peatland Project (SMPP) (VCS-1899): CarbonMeld document-based rating, methodology v3, documents read on 20 Oct 2026. https://carbonmeld.com/projects/sumatra-merang-peatland-project-smpp/.

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