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CARBON PROJECT

The Makira Forest Protected Area in Madagascar

Verra (VCS) · VCS1215 · Madagascar

Credits issued
1,796,963
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
626,567
35% of issued
Remaining
1,170,396
issued and not yet retired
Status
Withdrawn or inactive
Late to Verify

The record

Project ID
VCS1215
Registry
Verra (VCS)
Type
REDD+ · Forestry & Land Use
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
VM0007 REDD+ Methodology Framework (REDD-MF)
Developer
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) · 1 project
Country
Madagascar
First vintage
2009
Buffer pool deposits
383,011
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
Late to Verify (Withdrawn or inactive)
First credits (vintage)
2009
Credits issued
1,796,963 (retired 626,567)

Credits by vintage year

Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent

Location

Country only The registry gives the country only, so the project is not drawn on the map

The registry gives Madagascar as the location, so this project is not drawn on the map. It is counted in the country totals.

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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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