Active 23 February 2024
14. Agriculture, forestry, and other land use (AFOLU)
This tool provides a standardized approach for:
- Constructing benchmark jurisdictional maps of unplanned deforestation risk;
- Statistically comparing the benchmark map with alternative jurisdictional maps of unplanned deforestation risk to discern the best risk map for the jurisdiction; and
- Using the selected risk map to proportionally allocate fractions of either the jurisdictional baseline activity data (in the context of VMD0055) or the jurisdictional Forest Reference Emissions Level (in the context of the VCS Jurisdictional and Nested REDD+ framework) to projects or programs to be implemented within the jurisdiction.
Please note: This tool, which is effective immediately, is based on the JNR Allocation Tool, v4.0 (issued April 15, 2021), the JNR Allocation Tool Guidance, v4.0 (issued April 15, 2021), and the draft JNR Risk Mapping Tool. Read the full announcement here.
Development History
VT0007 Unplanned Deforestation Allocation (UDef-A), v1.0
Status: Active since February 23, 2024
Developer(s): This tool was developed by J. Ronald Eastman and Robert Gilmore Pontius Jr. of Clark Labs and Rebecca Dickson of TerraCarbon (external) with input from Carbon Decisions International (external). It is based on the JNR Allocation and Risk Mapping Tools developed by Lucio Pedroni and Juan Felipe Villegas Echeverri of Carbon Decisions International (external).
Dates of Public Consultation: N/A
Summary of Public Consultation: N/A
VVB Assessment Report(s): N/A
Announcement(s): Verra Launches Unplanned Deforestation Allocation Tool (VT0007), Issues Call for Supplementary Materials
JNR Allocation Tool, v4.0 (PDF)
Status: Active from April 15, 2021 to February 23, 2024
Developer(s): Carbon Decisions International (external)
Dates of Public Consultation: October 8, 2020 to December 7, 2020
Summary of Public Consultation: Summary of Public Comments for JNR, v4.0 (PDF)
VVB Assessment Report(s): N/A
JNR Risk Mapping Tool v0.1
Status: Never published
Developer(s): Carbon Decisions International (external)
Dates of Public Consultation: April 15, 2021 to June 14, 2021
Draft Shared During Public Consultation: JNR Risk Mapping Tool Draft, v0.1 (PDF)
Summary of Public Consultation: N/A
VVB Assessment Report(s): N/A