Urupianga Grouped REDD Project
#126of 261 in Soil carbon#119of 211 in Brazil#890of 1339 in Verra (VCS)#20of 29 in VM0015
Audit Analysis
The Urupianga Grouped REDD Project in Brazil has a verified additionality assessment, a 24% buffer pool, and a quantified 15% leakage deduction, but is undermined by 26 material findings from the VVB covering baseline representativeness, deforestation mapping, double-counting risk, and an incorrect ex-ante effectiveness index. A 24% discrepancy between the PDD and verification report on verified ERR figures, combined with a contradiction on whether FPIC was conducted, raises data-reliability concerns. The project is functional but carries meaningful documentation and methodological gaps that limit confidence in the claimed credits.
Red Flags
- 26 material findings in the 2025 verification report, including an incorrect determination of the ex-ante project effectiveness index, insufficient demonstration that the Reference Region is representative of the baseline, and incomplete deforestation mapping
- Verified ERR of 229,415 tCO2e in the 2025 PDD versus 175,376 tCO2e in the 2024 verification report — a 24% discrepancy that is not explained in the extracted record
- FPIC status contradicts between the 2024 verification report (not conducted) and the 2025 verification report (conducted), while a material finding states FPIC was not required because no direct stakeholders were identified inside the project area
- Insufficient information on the risk of double counting and double claiming flagged as a material finding in the 2025 verification report
- Missing assessment of possible overlap with private and public lands in Brazil, flagged as a material finding
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5,735 | 0 | 5,735 | |
| 2022 | 10,971 | 3,187 | 7,784 | |
| 2023 | 2,904 | 0 | 2,904 | |
| Total | 19,610 | 3,187 | 16,423 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed combined test
24% buffer pool, no reversals
15% quantified deduction
Project-specific, representativeness questioned
Grievance present, FPIC status contradictory
CORSIA and CCP status not stated
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