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VCS/CCBS certification of forest projects: a case study in Colombia

April 04, 2012

South Pole Carbon Asset Management Ltd

 

Many forest carbon projects are currently in the process of attaining registration and securing verification of Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) carbon credits. However, the number of projects that are being successfully managed according to international standards is limited. The first forestry project in South America that completed VCS registration, issuance, Climate Community and Biodiversity Standard (CCBS) validation and verification was the Asorpar Project in Colombia. 

 

South Pole Carbon Asset Management Ltd has summarized lesson learnt from this project.

 

Please click here to view the paper.

 

Keywords: CCBS, Colombia, Latin America, project, Standards, VCS

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