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ScoredGSA/RCongo, the Democratic Republic of theRegistry: Registered

EcoMakala Virunga Reforestation project

Developer: CO2logic

GS-1712 ↗ · current registry ID: GS5618

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#12of 170 in ARR (afforestation)#7of 23 in DR Congo#379of 2172 in Gold Standard (GS)

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 7.1 / 10
Integrity 🔒 Transparency 🔒 Claim Safety 🔒 Documentation 🔒
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Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.

Scored2026-10-28medium confidenceLatest verified period ends: 2022-04-29

evidence: 29/31 registry documents read · 0 red flags

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Analysis

EcoMakala Virunga Reforestation project (Congo, the Democratic Republic of the) plants trees on land that is not forest (afforestation / reforestation, agroforestry allowed) and is credited for the CO2 the growing trees remove (reforestation activity that consists of planting the trees on deforested land using fast growing trees species, that includes Eucalyptus saligna, Grevillea robusta, Eucalyptus maideni Acacia mearnsii, Cedrela odorata and Senna siamea) under its methodology; registry status Registered (GS), 663,322 credits issued (vintages 2011–2022). The documents name KBS Certification Services Pvt. Ltd as validation body and EPIC Sustainability Services Private Limited (2009-02-16 – 2016-12-31) as verification body. Project area: 3,154 ha. The verification report for the period (2017-03-21 – 2022-04-29) verifies 351,444 tCO2e.

Red Flags

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Findings

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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

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    No ICVCM information

    No CCP label and no ICVCM decision found for this project's methodology.

  • Removal or reduction

    Carbon removal

    Takes CO₂ out of the atmosphere — the only type that can neutralise residual emissions in an SBTi net-zero claim.

    Source: registry label

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    Not published

    This registry does not publish Article 6 authorizations.

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.

Registry labels last checked:2026-10-04

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2011
1040104
2012
15,283015,283
2013
26,414026,414
2014
34,145034,145
2015
55,148055,148
2016
92,924092,924
2017
68,899068,899
2018
78,608078,608
2019
80,264080,264
2020
80,264080,264
2021
80,265080,265
2022
51,004051,004
Total663,3220663,322

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Analysis ProvenanceGeneral Methodologyv2.2
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