Status

Inactive 04 June 2024

Sectoral Scope

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, v4.4 (PDF). See this announcement for further details.

This module provides procedures for monitoring GHG emissions and removals under the afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) project activities on peat and mineral soil.

This module was assessed and approved as part of VM0007.

Please Note:
  • New projects and projects listed as ‘under development’ using VMD0045 must be listed as ‘under validation’ by October 4, 2024.
  • All projects using VMD0045 must complete validation or baseline reassessment by October 4, 2025.

Development history

VMD0045, Methods for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions and removals in ARR project activities (M-ARR), v1.1 (PDF)

Status: Active September 8, 2020 to June 4, 2024
Developer: Avoided Deforestation Partners
Dates of Public Consultation: Feb 21, 2017 – March 20, 2017
Summary of Public Consultation: N/A
VVB Assessment Report: VM0007, v1.6 First Assessment Report (PDF), VM0007, v1.6 Second Assessment Report (SCS Global Services) (PDF), VM0007, v1.6 Second Assessment Report (S&A Carbon) (PDF)

VMD0045, Methods for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions and removals in ARR project activities (M-ARR), v1.0 (PDF)

Status: Active March 9, 2015 – September 7, 2020
Developer: Permian Global (external), Silvestrum (external), Wetlands International (external)
Dates of Public Consultation: August 8, 2013 until September 7, 2013
Summary of Public Consultation: N/A
VVB Assessment Report: VM0007, v1.5 First Assessment Report (PDF), VM0007, v1.5 Second Assessment Report (PDF)