VM0042 Improved Agricultural Land Management, v2.1

VM0042 Improved Agricultural Land Management, v2.1

Status: Active since September 11, 2024
Grace Period:

• Projects seeking to complete registration under VM0042, v2.0 must have requested listing on the Verra Registry before December 11, 2024, and complete validation by September 11, 2025.

Mitigation Outcome Label Eligibility: Reductions and Removals
Summary of Changes:

• Separation of GHG emission reductions and carbon dioxide removals under Section 8
• Title updated to VM0042 Improved Agricultural Land Management
• Incorporation of the Corrections and Clarifications published on 25 January 2024

Developer: Verra
Dates of Public Consultation: April 5, 2024 to May 6, 2024.
Draft Shared During Public Consultation: VM0042, v2.1 Draft Methodology (PDF)
Summary of Public Consultation: Summary of Public Comments for VM0042, v2.1 (PDF)
VVB Assessment Report(s): N/A – minor revision
Announcement(s): Consultation: Proposed Minor Revision to IALM Methodology, Verra Releases Revised IALM Methodology (VM0042)

VM0042 Methodology for Improved Agricultural Land Management, v2.0 (PDF)

Status: Active since May 30, 2023 to September 11, 2024
Mitigation Outcome Label Eligibility: Not Eligible
Summary of Changes:

• Introduction of a baseline control sites option to allow for direct SOC measurement under Quantification Approach 2.
• Update of Section 8.6 on uncertainty assessment to clarify statistical procedures and align with the VCS Methodology Requirements.
• Introduction of guidance on the use of proximal sensing technologies to estimate SOC content in Appendix 4.
• Introduction of an applicability condition allowing for one-time land conversion from grassland to cropland or vice versa to restore degraded lands in Section 4 and Appendix 2.
• Introduction of a requirement and procedures to account for emissions associated with use of agricultural limestone in Section 8.2.4.
• Introduction of a requirement to account for leakage from diversion of biomass residues used for energy applications in the baseline scenario in Section 8.4.4.
  General improvements, errata and clarifications.

Developer(s): The revisions were coordinated by Verra in-house experts with technical input from TerraCarbon LLC (external) and Viresco Solutions (external) (on uncertainty assessment) as well as a range of expert stakeholders.
Dates of Public Consultation: December 23, 2021 to February 5, 2022
Summary of Public Consultation: Summary of Public Consultation for VM0042, v2.0 (PDF)
VVB Assessment Report(s): VVB Assessment Report for VM0042, v2.0 (PDF)
Corrections and Clarifications: Corrections and Clarifications to VM0042, v2.0 (PDF), Corrections and Clarifications to VM0042, v2.0 – Greenlined (PDF)

VM0042 Methodology for Improved Agricultural Land Management, v1.0 (PDF)

Status: Active from October 19, 2020 to May 29, 2023
Mitigation Outcome Label Eligibility: Not Eligible
Developer(s): Indigo Ag Inc. (external), TerraCarbon LLC (external)
Dates of Public Consultation: June 5, 2020 to July 5, 2020
Summary of Public Consultation: VM0042, v1.0 and VMD0053, v1.0 Summary of Public Consultation (PDF)
VVB Assessment Report(s): VVB Assessment Report for VM0042, v1.0 and VMD0053, v1.0 (PDF)
Clarification(s): Clarifications to VM0042, v1.0 (PDF)