PROJECT PROFILE · CERTIFICATE-BASED CLIMATE PROTECTION
Cikel Amazon REDD · Brazil
VCS832 describes the avoidance of planned deforestation on a sub-area of the Rio Capim Complex in Pará. This page separates the observed forest state, the modelled baseline, verified emission reductions, buffer contributions and the subsequent allocation of VCUs.
BRAZILIAN AMAZON · STOCK IMAGE
Note: The image shows an Amazon landscape near Barcelos in the state of Amazonas, not Pará. It is not verified as a depiction of the VCS832 project area and does not prove any project impact. Photo: Ivo Brasil / Pexels.
COUNTRY
Brazil
Verra ID
VCS832
PROJECT TYPE
Avoided Planned Deforestation
STATUS IN REGISTER
Registered
WHY THE BASELINE MATTERS
In an APD project, the baseline describes a planned and legally permissible deforestation development. The observed project progress is compared against this reference scenario. Only then can a quantified emission reduction be derived.
The crucial question is not only whether a forest is standing, but why it would likely not have remained standing without the project.
CONTENT
01
Project Profile
02
Project approach
03
Calculation
04
Further posts
05
Assignment
06
Classification
07
Sources
01 · PROJECT AT A GLANCE
The data pass for VCS832
The current registry entry specifies the area, methodology, crediting period, units and buffer contributions. Information on the entire property and the actual project area are reported separately.
PROJECT NAME IN THE REGISTER
Cikel Brazilian Amazon REDD APD Project Avoiding Planned Deforestation
LOCATION
Rio Capim Complex · Paragominas, Pará State, Eastern Amazon, Brazil
Verra ID
VCS832
PROJECT SPONSORS IN THE REGISTER
CBNS Negócios Florestais S/A
SECTOR
Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use · AFOLU
AFOLU ACTIVITY
REDD · Avoiding planned deforestation
PROJECT AREA
27,434.9 ha of natural forest · Register field rounded: 27,434 ha
TOTAL AREA OF THE RCC PLOT
209,130.54 ha · Rio Capim, Poty, Cauaxi, Sumal, and Caculé
CONTINUED USE ACCORDING TO REGISTER
Limited forest management under FSC certification with low-impact logging practices
PROJECT STANDARD
Verified Carbon Standard (VCS)
REGISTER METHODOLOGY
VM0007 · Version 1
VALIDATOR IN THE REGISTER
Rainforest Alliance, Inc.
PROJECT START ACCORDING TO REGISTER
19/07/2007
REGISTRATION DATE
06/04/2020
CREDITING PERIOD
19/07/2007–18/07/2027 · Term 1
ESTIMATED ANNUAL AVERAGE
370,000 t CO₂e
ESTIMATE IN THE REGISTER DESCRIPTION
9,432,299 t of CO₂ over ten years
ISSUED VCUs
2,914,560
ACTIVE VCUs
271,074
DECOMMISSIONED VCUs
1,913,852
CANCELLED VCUs
0
TOTAL BUFFER CONTRIBUTIONS
1,178,539
CURRENT REGISTER STATUS
Registered
TEST BENCH OF THIS PAGE
05/09/2026
Why two areas are mentioned: 209,130.54 ha refers to the entire RCC property, which includes five forest areas. The VCS project area is a sub-area of 27,434.9 ha. Only this sub-area is referred to here as the project area.
Why two expected values appear: The overview field states an average of 370,000 t CO₂e per year. The registry description states 9,432,299 t CO₂ over ten years. Both figures remain visible within their respective contexts; for specific periods, the monitoring and verification reports are authoritative.
Why issuance, retirement and buffers are not the same thing: Issued VCUs are based on verified monitoring periods. Retired units document usage. Buffer contributions are set aside to safeguard against non-permanence risks; they are not a guarantee that no forest loss can occur.
02 · WHAT THE PROJECT PROVIDES FOR
Abandon planned deforestation, limit land use and monitor changes
The project's approach does not involve replanting. Instead, it aims to avoid emissions that would have resulted from the planned conversion of existing forest areas.
01
Do not implement deforestation plan
The project description compares the task of planned deforestation activities with the conservation of the defined project area.
02
Continue limited use
The register further describes forest management under FSC certification with low-impact logging. The project area is therefore not presented as an untouched protected area.
03
Monitor forest and risks
Land development, relevant carbon stocks, possible displacement and non-permanence risks are documented for defined monitoring periods.
03 · HOW A UNIT IS CREATED
VM0007 provides modules to quantify emission reductions from planned and unplanned deforestation or forest degradation. In the registry, version 1 is specified for VCS832.
01
Justify baseline
The reference describes the planned deforestation that would have been legally and economically feasible on the designated area without the project.
02
Determine carbon stocks
Relevant areas, forest types and carbon pools are delineated. Uncertainties and permissible data sources are part of the methodological calculation.
03
Monitor project development
The observed forest condition is compared to the baseline for the monitoring period. Relevant leakage effects and project emissions are taken into account.
04
Risk, Audit and Issue
Following independent verification, risk contributions are allocated to the AFOLU buffer. VCUs with vintage and serial numbers can be issued for the remaining eligible volume.
04 · OTHER PROJECT REFERENCES
What can be described in addition to the VCU calculation
The VCS project framework quantifies greenhouse gas emissions. Biodiversity, social, or water aspects require their own indicators and evidence; they do not automatically follow from an issued VCU.
FOREST LANDSCAPE
Retention of a defined sub-area
The project area comprises 27,434.9 ha of natural forest within the much larger RCC property. The protection status of other areas must not be inferred from this.
BIODIVERSITY
Monitoring in the project context
The register description mentions the continuation and improvement of biodiversity monitoring. Specific changes in species or habitats require their own series of measurements.
FOREST MANAGEMENT
FSC and low-impact logging
Limited forest use remains part of the described approach. FSC reference and REDD accounting answer different questions and should not be merged into an overall rating.
SOCIAL
Document development costs separately
The register lists the support of sustainable social development as an objective. The measures, target groups and results associated with this must be proven by separate project documents.
FOR COMMUNICATION
A reference to forest protection, biodiversity, or the Sustainable Development Goals is not a comprehensive sustainability credential. What matters is which specific statement is supported by which indicator, which source, and which time period.
05 · FOR SUPPORTING COMPANIES
Issued VCUs do not yet constitute an allocation to a company
The registry shows 2,914,560 issued and 1,913,852 retired VCUs. Concrete support only becomes traceable through the unambiguous retirement for a beneficiary. A reliable allocation includes at least:
Project name and Verra ID VCS832
specific quantity in t CO₂e
Vintage or monitoring period
Decommissioning date and register reference
full serial number range
Beneficiary and documented purpose of use
The profile explains the project. A company's actual climate contribution is only proven by the retirement and allocation certificate.
06 · CLASSIFICATION AND COMMUNICATION
What the support means – and what it doesn't
A voluntary climate contribution is presented separately from reductions within one's own value chain.
CAN BE DOCUMENTED
IS NOT AUTOMATICALLY ASSIGNED
a registered APD project with a project area of 27,434.9 ha
that the entire RCC property of 209,130.54 ha is equally the project area
an emission reduction modelled and verified according to VM0007
a direct measurement of the avoided emission or certainty about the counterfactual
the abandonment of planned deforestation under limited forest management
a completely pristine forest reserve without any logging
1,178,539 units as total AFOLU buffer contributions
a guarantee against fire, deforestation or other reversals
a VCS registry entry with issued VCUs
automatically an Article 6 authorisation, a CCP label or an external rating
the retirement of specific VCUs for a beneficiary
a reduction of own emissions, climate neutrality, or a green product label
It is not the forest photo that proves the climate protection unit, but the baseline, monitoring, risk contribution, verification and unique assignment.
07 · SOURCES AND RELEVANCE
The basis openly accessible
Status and units are subject to change. The current register entry and the project, monitoring, risk and audit documents published there remain authoritative.
PRIMARY SOURCE
Verra Registry
VCS832 · Status, Project Data, Documents, Units and Buffer Contributions
METHODOLOGY FAMILY
VM0007 · REDD+ Methodology Framework
Current Verra page on the methodology family · version 1 is mentioned in the project registry
PROJECT DOCUMENTS
Monitoring and non-permanence
Reports and audit documents in the document area of the register entry
NATUREOFFICE
Documentation Framework
General rules for voluntary climate contributions
TEST BENCH
5 September 2026
We are happy to answer any specific questions regarding project allocation, vintage, or available documentation.