Darkwoods Forest Carbon Project
Developer: Nature Conservancy of Canada
#26of 306 in Soil carbon#8of 70 in Canada#180of 1608 in Verra (VCS)#2of 8 in VM0012
Assessment
Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.
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Evidence
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)
Methodology under ICVCM assessmentVM0012
The Integrity Council has not decided on this methodology yet.
Source: ICVCM assessment
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)
No Article 6 authorization
No corresponding adjustment: the host country can also count this reduction towards its own target.
Source: registry label
Recent label changes on the registry
- 2026-10-11added: GHG Emissions Reductions
- 2026-10-11added: Carbon Dioxide Removals
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:2026-10-18
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 244,007 | 244,007 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 256,207 | 256,207 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 348,802 | 343,802 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 345,246 | 345,246 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 338,237 | 338,237 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 286,793 | 286,793 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 317,035 | 317,035 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 284,577 | 284,577 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 376,211 | 376,061 | 150 | |
| 2017 | 181,419 | 181,411 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 160,024 | 158,683 | 1,341 | |
| 2019 | 217,816 | 217,816 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 277,899 | 134,672 | 143,227 | |
| 2021 | 172,832 | 24,879 | 147,953 | |
| Total | 3,807,105 | 3,509,426 | 292,679 |
Retired by
- BrewDog PLC450,000 t
- Shell200,000 t
- Church & Dwight100,000 t
- Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated50,000 t
- CAE Inc29,257 t
- Amgen Inc28,479 t
- Winners Merchants International LP, by it general partner WM-l Holding Company, d/b/a TJX Canada27,447 t
- Winners Merchants International LP, by its general partner WM-l Holding Company, d/b/a TJX Canada26,140 t
- Nestlé26,000 t
- Booking.com BV20,000 t
Organisations named as beneficiaries in the registry's public retirement records. (+87)
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