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14. Agriculture, forestry, and other land use (AFOLU)
M0279
This methodology quantifies the GHG emission reductions and removals from activities that introduce sustainable adjustment of the density of grazing animals and the frequency of prescribed fires into uncultivated grassland landscapes. The proposed revision aims to expand the potential project activities to adjust intensity and/or frequency of biomass burning and introduces a dynamic baseline scenario. The revision also proposes to specify how biogeochemical models to estimate soil organic carbon stock changes are selected, calibrated, validated, and reassessed during the project lifetime. The methodology is globally applicable.
The consultation for this proposed revision (M0279) is open from December 11, 2025, to January 23, 2026. Verra is accepting feedback through its new digital public consultation platform, which is hosted on the Verra Project Hub. Comments may be submitted electronically via the online form by 11:59 pm Anywhere on Earth (UTC-12) on January 23, 2026. If you experience issues using the digital public consultation platform or have feedback on it, please contact hubsupport@verra.org.
- M0279 Public Consultation (online form)
- Public Consultation Document – Comparison of key attributes of VM0032 v2.0 draft and VM0042 v2.2 (PDF)
Verra is accepting proposals for an independent expert review of this revision. For more information on the scope of work, deliverables, timelines, and requisite experience and qualifications, please see the Request for Proposal (PDF). Please submit proposals by December 31, 2025, to methodologies@verra.org, using the following documents:
- Proposal Response Template (docx) – (Annex 2 of the RFP)
- Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form (docx) – (Annex 3 of the RFP)
Summary of Development:
The methodology idea note was submitted by Soils for the Future, LLC (opens on external site) and is currently at “Step 4: Public Stakeholder Consultation” of the VCS Methodology Development and Review Process, 4.3 (PDF).
Stakeholders interested in collaborating during methodology development or developing projects that this methodology might enable are encouraged to contact methodologies@verra.org. Please include the Methodology Development ID# M0279 in the subject line.
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