CANON · REGULATION / VERRA-VCS

Verified Carbon Standard — Land Use

DefinedTerm · Legislation

Verra's Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) is the world's most widely used voluntary carbon crediting program (over 1,900 active projects). Land-use methodologies include: REDD+ (VM0007, VM0015), Afforestation/Reforestation (VM0047), Improved Forest Management (VM0012), Soil Carbon (VM0042), Blue Carbon (VM0033 — tidal wetlands and seagrass), and Agroforestry. Each methodology requires: project boundary GIS files, baseline scenario documentation, monitoring reports with field measurements, and third-party verification by a Verra-approved VVB.

TERM CODE: verra-vcs
LEGISLATION IDENTIFIER: Verra VCS v4.5
LEGISLATION JURISDICTION: Global / Multilateral
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EXTERNAL REFERENCE: https://verra.org/programs/verified-carbon-standard/
ADDITIONAL PROPERTY: in-effectstatus Verra VCS project registration requires exactly the records Resource3 and Regenerate3 capture: GPS boundary polygons, ecological baseline measurements (NDVI, biomass, soil carbon), and ongoing monitoring data. Signed Resource3 records map directly to the VCS Monitoring Report template — turning field data into verifiable carbon credit evidence.reason land,water,carbon,regenerateappliesSectors carbon-marketappliesTriggers appliesMaterials 0jurisdictionRank

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