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CARBON PROJECT

Reforestation of Degraded Forest Reserves in Ghana

Verra (VCS) · VCS987 · Ghana

Credits issued
1,138,349
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
1,023,630
90% of issued
Remaining
114,719
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Registered

The record

Project ID
VCS987
Registry
Verra (VCS)
Type
Afforestation/Reforestation · Forestry & Land Use
Removal or reduction
Impermanent Removal
Methodology
AR-ACM0003 Afforestation and reforestation of lands except wetlands Version 2
Developer
Form Ghana Ltd (PP) · 1 project
Country
Ghana
First vintage
2012
Buffer pool deposits
125,894
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
Registered (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2012
Credits issued
1,138,349 (retired 1,023,630)

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 Ghana 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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