Status of VMD0055-Compliant Jurisdictional Maps of Allocated Deforestation Risk

Projects in Verra’s Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program that use VCS Methodology VM0048 Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, v1.0 and VCS Module VMD0055 Estimation of Emission Reductions from Avoiding Unplanned Deforestation, v1.1 are required to use VMD0055-compliant project baseline activity data derived from jurisdictional maps of allocated deforestation risk to set the baseline for their projects, an essential step in the project registration process.

To register a REDD project with Verra’s VCS Program, project proponents must acquire the VMD0055-compliant allocated deforestation risk maps and the risk-allocated project baseline activity data (VMD0055-compliant data), which can be accessed through the Verra Project Hub. Prior to finalizing the VMD0055-compliant risk maps, Verra publishes provisional lower-resolution (1 ha) versions of the allocated deforestation risk maps (open-access data) for each jurisdiction.

Verra’s standard process is to publish VMD0055-compliant data approximately two to three months after the provisional open-access data for a given jurisdiction has been released. Information about the release dates of provisional open-access data can be found on the Allocated Deforestation Risk Maps Timetable page.

This page provides information about the development status of VMD0055-compliant data for jurisdictions where provisional data have been posted.

Country	Jurisdiction	Status	Project Release Date
Brazil	Amazonas	Being adjusted to more appropriately address indigenous and protected areas; will then undergo final third-party review	Q3
Brazil	Mato Grosso	Adjusted to more appropriately address indigenous and protected areas and are now undergoing final third-party review	Early June
Brazil	Pará	Adjusted to more appropriately address indigenous and protected areas and are now undergoing final third-party review	Early June
Brazil	Rondônia	Being adjusted to more appropriately address indigenous and protected areas; will then undergo final third-party review	Q3
Cambodia	National	Being revised to meet accuracy requirements. Will then undergo third-party review.	Q3
Guatemala	National	Being revised to meet accuracy requirements. Will then undergo third-party review.	Q3

*Page last updated May 23, 2025