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Re-assessment pendingVCSAgriculture Forestry and Other Land UseZambiaRegistry: RegisteredAR-ACM0003

Tombwe Smallholder Reforestation Project

Developer: Tombwe Processing Limited

VCS-2619 ↗

#279of 296 in Soil carbon#38of 38 in Zambia#1590of 1612 in Verra (VCS)#102of 106 in AR-ACM0003

Score from methodology v2.1 (analysis of 30 Aug 2026). Re-assessment under v2.2 pending.

Assessment

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01020304 Overall 3.2 / 10 Dimension scores are locked — the faint arcs are empty tracks, not zero scores.

Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.

Re-assessment pending · v2.1

Analysis

The Tombwe Smallholder Reforestation Project is a registered VCS ALM project in Zambia with a 19% buffer pool and VVB-confirmed additionality, but the validation report contains an exceptional 25 material findings and 22 corrective actions covering invasive species risk, undisclosed property-rights conflicts, missing baseline evidence, and inadequate stakeholder consultation. Four cross-document contradictions—including a 33% discrepancy in total ERR and a 10-year gap in the crediting period—further undermine confidence in the credit quantity and project design. The project's environmental and social integrity is significantly weakened by the unassessed bamboo invasiveness risk and the absence of evidence that project areas were not cleared of native ecosystems.

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On this page: the analysis of 30 Aug 2026, marked “Re-assessment pending”. Per-dimension scores, risk indicators, 5 red flags, score factors, detailed analysis, and 8 registry documents (8 analyzed).

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