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[2] [3] VCS is administered by Verra, a 501(c)(3) organization. [4] Verra is a certifier of voluntary carbon offsets. [5] As of 2020 there were over 1,500 certified VCS projects covering energy, transport, waste, forestry, and other sectors. [6] In 2021 Verra issued 300 MtCO 2 e worth of offset credits for 110 projects.
The standards can be combined with a carbon accounting standard, such as, the CarbonFix Standard (CFS), the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) or the Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS). The Standards, now managed by the non-profit Verra, have been applied to nearly 200 projects, over 50 of which have achieved full verification. [6]
Certification programs for VCMs establish accounting standards, project eligibility requirements, and monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) procedures for credit and offset projects. They include the Verified Carbon Standard issued by Verra, the Gold Standard, the Climate Action Reserve, the American Carbon Registry, and Plan Vivo. [77]
VERRA was developed in 2005, and is a widely used voluntary carbon standard. It uses accounting principles based on ISO 14064 Part 2, which are the same as the GHG protocol principles described above. [97] Allowable projects under VERRA include energy, transport, waste, and forestry. There are also specific methodologies for REDD+ projects. [98]
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In Decision 2/CP.15 of the UNFCCC countries are requested to develop national forest monitoring systems (NFMS) that support the functions of measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of actions and achievements of the implementation of REDD+ activities. [13] NFMS is the key component in the management of information for national REDD+ programs.