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CARBON PROJECT

LOWER ZAMBEZI REDD+ PROJECT

Verra (VCS) · VCS1202 · Zambia

Credits issued
2,421,395
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
2,416,001
100% of issued
Remaining
5,394
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Verification approval requested

The record

Project ID
VCS1202
Registry
Verra (VCS)
Type
REDD+ · Forestry & Land Use
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
VM0009 Methodology for Avoided Ecosystem Conversion Version 3
Developer
BioCarbon Partners (PP) · 2 projects
Country
Zambia
First vintage
2009
Buffer pool deposits
340,979
Data from
Berkeley VROD v2026-08

Community involvement

The registry record we hold does not describe the communities involved.

Registry documents (the project design document and validation report) normally cover consultation and benefit-sharing; open the record in the registry to read them.

Status and timeline

Registry status
Verification approval requested (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2009
Credits issued
2,421,395 (retired 2,416,001)

Credits by vintage year

Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent

Location

Area centre Centre of the district or region where the project works (approximate)
Coordinates
-15.7179, 29.3347
Source
OpenStreetMap (Nominatim), hand-checked
Note
Lower Zambezi, Zambia (named in the project title)
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Other redd+ projects in Zambia

Luangwa Community Forests Project
VCS1775 · Verification approval requested
12,067,488
COMACO Landscape Management Project
VCS1532 · On Hold - see notification letter
1,638,099
COMACO South Landscape Management Project
VCS4987 · Pipeline listing (under development) approved
0
Kafue Zambezi Community Forest Project
VCS5153 · Registration and verification approval requested
0
Zambruss REDD+ Project
VCS5271 · Pipeline listing (under development) approved
0
Lavushimanda Community Conservation Project
VCS5177 · Pipeline listing (under development) approved
0
Credit totals and status are as compiled in the Berkeley Voluntary Registry Offsets Database v2026-08 (CC BY 4.0) and change as the registries update. Please check the registry record before you quote a figure.
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