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

Grouped Project for Commercial Forest Plantations Initiatives in the Department of Vichada

Methodology: AR-ACM0003 (CDM)

VCS-1530 ↗

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#171of 296 in Soil carbon#159of 210 in Colombia#1163of 1615 in Verra (VCS)#61of 106 in AR-ACM0003

Score from methodology v2.1 (analysis of 9 Sep 2026). Re-assessment under v2.2 pending.

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 5.1 / 10
Integrity 🔒 Transparency 🔒 Claim Safety 🔒 Documentation 🔒
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

Scored2026-09-09medium confidenceLatest monitoring period ends: 2020-12-12

evidence: 23/23 registry documents analyzed · 5 red flags

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How this analysis was made

Standard
Verra (VCS) How our current method reads projects of this standard
Methodology
AR-ACM003 How our current method reads projects of this type
Our method
CarbonMeld methodology v2.1 · analysed on 9 Sep 2026 · 23/23 registry documents analyzed · re-assessment under v2.2 pending

Analysis

This VCS AFOLU forest plantation project in Colombia has verified additionality and a 20% buffer pool, but is burdened by over 40 material findings, invasive-species concerns (Eucalyptus, Acacia mangium), a 0% leakage deduction that is difficult to justify for commercial plantations, and a large discrepancy between the validation-era and verification-era ex-ante carbon estimates. The project delivered roughly 252% of the pro-rata expectation for the elapsed monitoring period, which is reassuring for credit conservatism, yet the extensive corrective actions and property-rights gaps temper confidence in long-term integrity.

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Findings

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On this page: the analysis of 9 Sep 2026, marked “Re-assessment pending”. Per-dimension scores, risk indicators, 5 red flags, score factors, detailed analysis, and 23 registry documents (23 analyzed).

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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 · read on 1 Nov 2026

    Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    Mentioned in the project documents

    The documents mention CCP eligibility; no registry label confirms it.

    Source: project documents (not confirmed by the registry) · documents analysed on 9 Sep 2026

    Covers: what the project documents state — not a registry record

  • 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: 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 1 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.

Registry labels last checked:2026-11-01

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2011
2,7902,7900
2012
13,22313,2230
2013
22,95222,9520
2014
33,22633,2260
2015
36,41236,4120
2016
39,07239,0720
2017
49,20616,46432,742
2018
49,2069,84239,364
2019
34,9406,98927,951
2020
16,23416,2340
Total297,261197,204100,057

Methodology versions used

The methodology version stated in each monitoring, verification and issuance document, by period, compared with the official methodology pages.

  1. 2011–2020AR-ACM0003 v2.0current version

    verification report

    official page · verified on

  • AR-ACM0003: Active (CDM / UNFCCC) · official page · verified on

A version is shown only when the document's own text writes it next to the methodology code. Current versions, status and CCP ranges come from the official pages linked, checked on the date shown.

Documents on the registry

Retired by

Organisations named as beneficiaries in the registry's public retirement records. (+3)

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