Verra Projects Open for Public Comment

VCS Projects

Comments are invited from the public about whether the below projects meet the requirements of the VCS Program. Comments received by Verra will be published to the project record on the Verra Registry and must be considered by the project proponent.

HAICHENG LANDFILL GAS POWER GENERATION PROJECT
ID: 2455
Program: VCS
Location: China
Project Activity: Landfill Gas
Sectoral Scope: 13. Waste handling and disposal
Methodology: ACM0001
Estimated Annual ERRs: 81,914 tCO2e

Public Comment Period: 4 March 2021 – 3 April 2021

REFORESTATION OF DEGRADED FOREST RESERVE AREAS IN GHANA, WEST AFRICA
ID: 2410
Program: VCS
Location: Ghana
Project Activity: ARR
Sectoral Scope: 14. AFOLU
Methodology: AR-ACM0003
Estimated Annual ERRs: 327,004 tCO2e

Public Comment Period: 3 March 2021 – 2 April 2021

Cleaner Cooking Solutions Program
ID: 2409
Program: VCS
Location: Cambodia
Project Activity: Cookstoves
Sectoral Scope: 1. Energy (renewable/non-renewable); 3. Energy demand
Methodology: VMR0006; AMS-I.E.
Estimated Annual ERRs: 673,597 tCO2e

Public Comment Period: 26 February 2021 – 26 March 2021

Laizhou Landfill Gas Power Generation Project
ID: 2452
Program: VCS
Location: Shandong Province, China
Project Activity: Landfill Gas
Sectoral Scope: 1. Energy (renewable/non-renewable); 13. Waste handling and disposal
Methodology: ACM0001
Estimated Annual ERRs: 78,184 tCO2e

Public Comment Period: 24 February 2021 – 26 March 2021

Afforestation in Eucalyptus and Acacia plantations for Burapha Agroforestry Co., Ltd.
ID: 2367
Program: VCS Program
Location: Lao PDR
Project Activity: ARR
Sectoral Scope: 14. AFOLU
Methodology: AR-ACM0003
Estimated Annual ERRs: 20,434 tCO2e

Public Comment Period: 22 February 2021 – 24 March 2021

BALIKESİR BIOGAS ENERGY POWER PLANT
ID: 2341
Program: VCS Program
Location: Turkey
Project Activity: Biogas
Sectoral Scope: 14. AFOLU
Methodology: AM0073
Estimated Annual ERRs 108,647 tCO2e

Public Comment Period: 19 February 2021 – 19 March 2021

AFFORESTATION IN COOPERATION WITH LOCAL LANDOWNERS FOR FORESTAL SAN PEDRO S.A
ID: 2361
Program: VCS
Location: Paraguay
Project Activity: ARR
Sectoral Scope: 14. AFOLU
Methodology: AR-ACM0003
Estimated Annual ERRs: 45,549 tCO2e

Public Comment Period: 13 February 2021 – 15 March 2021

Bosques del Uruguay II (BDU II) Afforestation through High Quality Timber in Grasslands Project
ID: 2411
Program: VCS
Location: Uruguay
Project Activity: ARR
Sectoral Scope: 14. AFOLU
Methodology: AR-AMS0003
Estimated Annual ERRs: 243,988 tCO2e

Public Comment Period: 12 February 2021 – 14 March 2021


VCS & CCB Projects

Comments are invited from the public about whether the below projects meet the requirements of the VCS and CCB Programs. Comments received by Verra will be published to the project record on the Verra Registry and must be considered by the project proponent and validation/verification body (VVB).

ZHANGJIAKOU ZHUOLU COUNTY 2017 AFFORESTATION PROJECT
ID: 2420
Program: VCS + CCB
Location: China
Project Activity: ARR
Sectoral Scope: 14. AFOLU
Methodology: AR-ACM0003
Estimated Annual Emission Reductions or Removals: 88,964 tCO2e
Expected Benefits Achieved Over Project Lifetime:

  • Provide local village communities with experience of forest planting and management
  • Maintenance of biodiversity populations
  • Improve local production conditions and ecological environment

Public Comment Period: 6 March 2021 – 5 April 2021

Gansu Lanzhou Afforestation Project
ID: 2418
Program: VCS + CCB
Location: China
Project Activity: ARR
Sectoral Scope: 14. AFOLU
Methodology: AR-ACM0003
Estimated Annual Emission Reductions or Removals: 117,640 tCO2e
Emissions reductions and removals achieved this monitoring period: 70,573 tCO2e
Benefits achieved during this monitoring period:

  • 23,363 ha of land reforested
  • 12,340 people employed
  • Slight improvement of ecological environment

Public Comment Period: 2 March 2021 – 1 April 2021

Zhangjiakou Zhangbei County 2017 Afforestation Project
ID: 2413
Program: VCS + CCB
Location: China
Project Activity: ARR
Sectoral Scope: 14. AFOLU
Methodology: AR-ACM0003
Estimated Annual Emission Reductions or Removals: 145,879 tCO2e

Public Comment Period: 1 March 2021 – 30 March 2021

Shanxi Loufan Afforestation Project
ID: 2451
Program: VCS + CCB
Location: China
Project Activity: ARR
Sectoral Scope: 14. AFOLU
Methodology: AR-ACM0003
Estimated Annual Emission Reductions or Removals: 164,917 tCO2e
Emissions reductions and removals achieved this monitoring period: 120,263 tCO2e
Benefits achieved during this monitoring period:

  • Slight increase in community welfare and interaction, as well as the employment and payment for local residents
  • Slight improvement of the biodiversity and ecological environment
  • 25,001 ha of barren land reforested

Public Comment Period: 26 February 2021 – 28 March 2021

Baoxing Afforestation Project
ID: 2408
Program: VCS + CCB
Location: China
Project Activity: ARR
Sectoral Scope: 14. AFOLU
Methodology: AR-ACM0003
Estimated Annual Emission Reductions or Removals: 156,954 tCO2e
Expected Benefits Achieved Over Project Lifetime:

  • Create better ecological conditions and material welfare for ethnic minority people in the project area
  • Provide experience in forest planting and management in the mountainous area
  • Improve the ecological environment and the connectivity of the habitats of the giant panda in Sichuan giant panda national park

Public Comment Period: 22 February 2021 – 24 March 2021

Forest Management to reduce deforestation and degradation in Shipibo Conibo and Cacataibo Indigenous communities of Ucayali region
ID: 1360
Program: VCS + CCB
Location: Peru
Project Activity: REDD+
Sectoral Scope: 14. AFOLU
Methodology: VM0015
Emissions reductions and removals achieved this monitoring period: 223,717 tCO2e

Public Comment Period: 10 February 2021 – 11 March 2021


VCS, CCB & SD VISta Projects

Comments are invited from the public about whether the below projects meet the requirements of the VCS, CCB and SD VISta Programs. Comments received by Verra will be published to the project record on the Verra Registry and must be considered by the project proponent and validation/verification body (VVB).


VCS & SD VISta Projects

Comments are invited from the public about whether the below projects meet the requirements of the VCS and SD VISta Programs. Comments received by Verra will be published to the project record on the Verra Registry and must be considered by the project proponent and validation/verification body (VVB).


CCB Projects

Comments are invited from the public about whether the below projects meet the requirements of the CCB Program. Comments received by Verra will be published to the project record on the Verra Registry and must be considered by the project proponent and validation/verification body (VVB).


SD VISta Projects

Comments are invited from the public about whether the below projects meet the requirements of the SD VISta Programs. Comments received by Verra will be published to the project record on the Verra Registry and must be considered by the project proponent and validation/verification body (VVB).


JNR Programs & Baselines

Comments are invited from the public about whether the below JNR programs (Scenario 2 & 3) and JNR baselines (Scenario 1) meet the JNR Requirements. Comments received by Verra will be published to the program or baseline record and must be considered by the jurisdictional proponent and VVB.


Plastic Program Projects

Comments are invited from the public about whether the below projects meet the requirements of the Plastic Program. Comments received by Verra will be published to the project record on the Verra Registry and must be considered by the project proponent and validation/verification body (VVB).


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