Inactive 27 November 2023
Outcome Label
Eligibility
Reductions
14. Agriculture, forestry, and other land use (AFOLU)
Verra has inactivated this methodology in accordance with Section 5 of the VCS Methodology Development and Review Process, v4.3 (PDF).
This methodology, developed by Wildlife Works, provides a means to quantify net GHG emission reductions and removals from project activities that prevent conversion of forest to non-forest and of native grassland and shrubland to a non-native state. Version 3.0 differentiates between eight baseline types based on the type of ecosystem, the proximate agent of conversion, the drivers of conversion, whether the specific agent of conversion can be identified and the progression of conversion. A single project may include one or more baseline types.
- VM0009 projects that are listed (or requested pipeline listing) under development must request pipeline listing under validation within three months of the announcement, i.e., before February 27, 2024.
- Project proponents that have initiated or will initiate a public comment period before February 27, 2024 have until November 27, 2024, to complete validation with VM0009. If they complete validation by then, projects may continue to use it until they have to transition to the new REDD methodology or until their next baseline reassessment or crediting period renewal, whichever is the earliest.
- Projects validated under VM0009 may continue to use it until they have to transition to the next methodology or until their next baseline reassessment or crediting period renewal, whichever is the earliest.
Development History
VM0009 Methodology for Avoided Ecosystem Conversion, v3.0 (PDF)
Status: Active from 06 June 2014
Mitigation Outcome Label Eligibility: Reduction
Summary of Changes:
- Avoided Conversion of Grasslands and Shrublands (ACoGS) was added as an eligible project type under the methodology.
- Clarification was provided for baseline type F-P1 by dividing it into baseline types F-P1.a and F-P1.b.
Developer: Wildlife Works and ecoPartners
Dates of Public Consultation: 15 October 2013 – 14 Nov 2013
Summary of Public Consultation: Comment 1, South Pole Carbon
VVB Assessment Report: VM0009, v3.0 First Assessment Report (PDF), VM0009, v3.0 Second Assessment Report (PDF)
VM0009 Methodology for Avoided Ecosystem Conversion, v2.1 (PDF)
Status: Active from 13 December 2012 to 06 June 2014
Mitigation Outcome Label Eligibility: Reduction
Summary of Changes: A correction was made to the methodology to insert Equation [F.9] to Appendix F which was also referenced in section 6.18, because the equation was inadvertently omitted.
Developer: Wildlife Works
Dates of Public Consultation: N/A
Summary of Public Consultation: N/A
VVB Assessment Report: N/A
VM0009 Methodology for Avoided Ecosystem Conversion, v2.0 (PDF)
Status: Active from 26 October 2012 to 12 December 2012
Mitigation Outcome Label Eligibility: Reduction
Summary of Changes: Revisions were made to the methodology to accommodate a variety of baseline deforestation scenarios. The methodology now quantifies GHG removals from avoiding planned deforestation and unplanned deforestation in both the mosaic and frontier configurations. End land use carbon stocks are based on a proxy area. The decay of carbon from the belowground biomass, dead wood, and harvested wood products pools have been updated to decay over time and may not be assumed to be immediately released.
Developer: Wildlife Works
Dates of Public Consultation: [Start date – End date]
Summary of Public Consultation: N/A
VVB Assessment Report: VM0009, v2.0 First Assessment Report (PDF), VM0009, v2.0 Second Assessment Report (PDF)
VM0009 Methodology for Avoided Ecosystem Conversion, v1.1 (PDF)
Status: Active from 10 November 2011 to 25 October 2012
Mitigation Outcome Label Eligibility: Reduction
Summary of Changes: Clarifications were made to the soil carbon loss model in section 6.5. Specifically, updates (all effective on issue date) were made to:
- Clarify the lambda value in section 6.5.2.
- Clarify the procedures for soil sampling in section 6.5.3.
Developer: Wildlife Works
Dates of Public Consultation: N/A
Summary of Public Consultation: N/A
VVB Assessment Report: N/A
VM0009 Methodology for Avoided Ecosystem Conversion, v1.0 (PDF)
Status: Active from 11 February 2011 to 9 November 2011
Mitigation Outcome Label Eligibility: Reduction
Developer: Wildlife Works
Dates of Public Consultation: N/A
Summary of Public Consultation: N/A
VVB Assessment Report: VM0009, v1.0 First Assessment Report (PDF), VM0009, v1.0 Second Assessment Report (PDF)