Forestry

Forests for Future

Forests are much more than just timber and carbon. “A narrow focus on the role of forests as carbon sinks at the expense of other forest values would be unsustainable”. Reforestation and the protection of remaining forests are vital for climate change mitigation. Forestry projects have a number of characteristics that make them ill-suited for use as carbon offsets. We at EcoLance have a team of forestry experts with immense auditing experience and technical knowledge in forestry programs under various Greenhouse Gas (GHG) schemes like CDM, GS, Voluntary Carbon Standards (VCS), Climate Community and Biodiversity (CCB), Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) and Blue Carbon (mangroves) projects etc.

Projects

VCS Projects

Country	Project Title	Scope	Project Status	Project Type & Activity	Project ID
Myanmar	Mangrove Restoration and Sustainable Development in Myanmar	Verification	Ongoing	ARR/WRC	VCS 2088
Africa	Sankuru Peace Forest Grouped REDD Project	Validation/Verification	Ongoing	REDD+	VCS 3592
Africa	Tshopo Lomami Grouped REDD Project	Validation/Verification	Ongoing	REDD+	VCS 3589
Brazil	Alto Xingu REDD+ Project	Validation/Verification	Ongoing	REDD+	VCS 3152
Brazil	RIO PRETO GROUPED REDD+ PROJECT	Validation	Completed	REDD+	VCS 3049
Brazil	BURITIRANA GROUPED REDD+ PROJECT	Validation/Verification	Ongoing	REDD+	VCS 3306
Brazil	BOA ESPERANÇA GROUPED REDD+ PROJECT	Validation	Ongoing	REDD+	VCS 3304
Brazil	SAMAÚMA REDD+ PROJECT	Validation & Verification	Completed	REDD+	VCS 3816
Myanmar	RESTORATION OF DEGRADED MANGROVES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN MYANMAR	Verification	Ongoing	ARR/WRC	VCS 1764
Myanmar	Blue carbon mitigation through community-based mangrove restoration	Validation	Ongoing	ARR/WRC	VCS 3818
Brazil	Mamuriá Grouped REDD Project	Validation & Verification	Ongoing	REDD+	VCS 4069
Brazil	Amazon Bluecarbon REDD Project	Validation & Verification	Withdrawn	REDD+	VCS 4068
Brazil	Xingu-Araguaia Grouped REDD Project	Validation & Verification	Completed	REDD+	VCS 3666
Brazil	Altamira Grouped REDD Project	Validation & Verification	Ongoing	REDD+	VCS 4094
Brazil	Urupianga Grouped REDD Project	Validation & Verification	Completed	REDD+	VCS 4143
Brazil	Reforestation of Lands for multiple purposes as a means of sustainable development driver	Validation	Ongoing	ARR/WRC	VCS 4720
Brazil	Itamarati Grouped REDD Project	Validation	Ongoing	REDD+	VCS 4141
Brazil	REDD Carbonflor	Validation & Verification	Ongoing	REDD+	VCS 4117
Paraguayan	The Paraguayan Chaco Neem Reforestation Project	Verification	Ongoing	ARR/WRC	VCS 2744
Brazil	Fazenda Boa Vista Afforestation Project	Validation & Verification	Ongoing	ARR/WRC	VCS 4072
Brazil	ABC Norte REDD Project	Verification	Completed	REDD+	VCS 2558
Brazil	Yellow Ipê Grouped REDD Project	Verification	Ongoing	REDD+	VCS 2373
Brazil	Rio Madeira Grouped REDD+ Project	Verification	Completed	REDD+	VCS 2878
Brazil	REDD+ Ateles	Validation & Verification	Ongoing	REDD+	VCS 4689
Brazil	OGA REDD+ Project	Validation & Verification	Ongoing	REDD+	VCS 4865
India	Expanding Green Cover though afforestation in the Himalayan Region of Uttarakhand through communities- leading towards ownership and sustainability	Validation	Ongoing	ARR/WRC	VCS 4852
Brazil	Reforestation activities in Brazil for carbon removals from the atmosphere	Validation	Ongoing	ARR/WRC	VCS 4729
India	Trees For Livelihoods: Agroforestry In Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, India	Validation	Ongoing	ARR/WRC	VCS 4892
Myanmar	Restoration of degraded mangroves and sustainable development in Myanmar	Verification	Ongoing	ARR/WRC	VCS 1764
Brazil	Cauaxi REDD+ Grouped Project	Validation & Verification	Ongoing	REDD+	VCS 4042

CCB Projects

Country	Project Title	Scope	Project Status	Project Type & Activity	Project ID
Brazil	ABC Norte REDD Project	Validation & Verification	Ongoing	REDD+	VCS 2558
Brazil	Urupianga Grouped REDD Project	Validation & Verification	Ongoing	REDD+	VCS 4143
Brazil	Feijó REDD+ Project	Validation	Completed	REDD+	VCS 2980