PROJECT PROFILE · CERTIFICATE-BASED CLIMATE PROTECTION
Mai Ndombe REDD+
The project in the Mai Ndombe province aims to avoid deforestation and forest degradation. This page documents the project approach, baseline, registry status and units – and separates observed forest cover from modelled emission reductions.
DR CONGO · REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE
Note: The photograph shows a rural river landscape in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is not from the project area and does not demonstrate any project impact. Photo: Hervé Kashama / Pexels.
COUNTRY
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verra ID
VCS 934
PROJECT TYPE
AFOLU · REDD
STATUS IN REGISTER
Registered
WHY THE BASELINE MATTERS
Consequently, the units issued depend on, among other things, the baseline, carbon stocks, observed deforestation, leakage risks and the rules on non-permanence risk. The registry entry makes the project and quantities traceable; the project documentation explains how they were calculated.
A standing forest is real. Nevertheless, the number of avoided emissions requires a verifiable basis for calculation and auditing.
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 the project
The details refer to the publicly accessible Verra registry entry. Registry statuses, active units and documents are subject to change.
PROJECT NAME IN THE REGISTER
The Mai Ndombe REDD+ Project
COUNTRY AND LOCATION
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Mai-Ndombe Province · Inongo
VERRA PROJECT ID
VCS 934
PROJECT SPONSORS IN THE REGISTER
Wildlife Works Carbon, Inc.
SECTOR AND ACTIVITY
Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use · REDD
METHODOLOGY IN THE REGISTER
VM0009 · Version not specified in the register
VALIDATOR
Det Norske Veritas Climate Change Services AS (DNV)
PROJECT START
14/03/2011
REGISTRATION
06/04/2020
CREDITING PERIOD
14/03/2011–13/03/2041 · Term 1
AREA IN REGISTER DATA FIELD
299,640 hectares
PROTECTION AREA ACCORDING TO REGISTER DESCRIPTION
248,956 hectares of forest
ESTIMATED AVERAGE ANNUAL REDUCTION
5,671,613 t CO₂e according to the current registry overview
ISSUED VCUs
36,854,622
ACTIVE VCUs
6,914,281
DECOMMISSIONED VCUs
23,436,977
CANCELLED VCUs
0
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE RISK BUFFER
5,426,454
TEST BENCH OF THIS PAGE
04/09/2026
Regarding the area: The registry record states 299,640 hectares, while the public project description refers to 248,956 hectares of forest to be protected. Both values are presented separately here. Without examining the respective definitions, they should not be equated.
02 · WHAT THE PROJECT PROVIDES FOR
Forest protection is more than just fencing off an area
The registry description lists industrial timber use, unsustainable firewood extraction and slash-and-burn agriculture as risks. The project approach aims to reduce this pressure and preserve the forest in the long term.
01
Address deforestation pressure
Conservation measures and changed land-use practices are intended to prevent forest areas from being lost or degraded in accordance with the assumed reference scenario.
02
Involve communities
The project documentation describes local and socio-economic measures. Which activities were implemented and which results were achieved must be examined separately for each monitoring period.
03
Monitor forest development
For the carbon footprint, forest areas, changes, and carbon data are recorded in accordance with the applicable project and methodological rules. A single photo cannot replace this monitoring.
03 · HOW A UNIT IS CREATED
A methodological baseline without a project is compared against the monitored development within the project. Only the verified difference can form the basis for VCUs.
01
Determine reference development
The baseline describes the level of deforestation and forest degradation that is expected to occur within the defined framework in the absence of the project.
02
modelling carbon stocks
Areas, forest types, and designated carbon pools are used to calculate emissions associated with forest loss.
03
Monitor project development
Observed forest loss, project emissions, and potential leakage outside the project area are accounted for in accordance with the methodology.
04
Consider risk and verify
For the non-permanence risk, units are contributed to a common AFOLU risk buffer. Following independent assessment, VCUs can be issued for a specific monitoring period.
04 · DESCRIBED AND POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL BENEFITS
Forests, climate and livelihoods are connected – yet their evidence remains separate
In addition to the greenhouse gas balance, the project description refers to social and ecological goals. These are not automatically quantified in the exact same way for every unit issued.
forest
Conservation of existing carbon stocks
If forest is preserved compared to the baseline, the associated emissions can be avoided in the balance sheet. The result depends significantly on the adequacy of the baseline and the monitoring data.
BIODIVERSITY
Preserve habitats
The protection of tropical forest areas can preserve habitats and ecological functions. A concrete impact on species or biodiversity does not automatically result from each VCU.
MUNICIPALITIES
Alternative livelihoods
Local income and land-use measures can reduce economic pressure on the forest. The scope and distribution of these effects must be examined in the respective project reports.
WATER AND SOIL
Ecosystem functions
Forest conservation can support the water balance and soils. However, the VCS register entry alone does not quantify these impacts as a result of each retired unit.
THEMATIC SDG RELEVANCE
There are obvious links to SDG 13 ‘Climate Action’ and SDG 15 ‘Life on Land’. Further social connections may arise from project activities. This classification is not a seal of quality and does not in itself prove that objectives have been achieved.
05 · FOR SUPPORTING COMPANIES
Active units in the register are not yet assigned to an enterprise.
The registry status indicates active VCUs. Whether specific units are available and which monitoring period they belong to must be checked at the level of the respective vintage and serial numbers. Documented support only arises through the unique allocation and retirement of specific units. These include:
Project name and Verra ID VCS 934
allocated quantity in t CO₂e
Vintage or monitoring period
Write-off date and register reference
unique VCU serial numbers
Beneficiary or documented purpose
The project profile describes the basis. The actual climate contribution is only proven by the corresponding 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 emissions within one's own value chain.
CAN BE DOCUMENTED
IS NOT AUTOMATICALLY ASSIGNED
a registered REDD+ project with issued VCUs
the accuracy of each assumption, regardless of period and baseline
an emission reduction modelled in accordance with VM0009
a direct measurement of avoided CO₂ emissions in the forest
Contributions to the AFOLU risk buffer
a guarantee that no forest loss can occur
described social and ecological project objectives
an equally large additional impact per VCU or a comprehensive sustainability status
a decommissioning of specific units for a beneficiary
a reduction in one's own emissions
Project, standard, vintage, quantity and serial numbers
Climate neutrality of a product or company
Forest protection may touch us emotionally. Its climate impact should nevertheless be soberly documented.
07 · SOURCES AND RELEVANCE
The basis openly accessible
Project statuses, active units, decommissionings and documents are subject to change. The currently applicable register entry remains authoritative.
PRIMARY SOURCE
Verra Registry
VCS 934 · Status, units and project documents
STANDARD
Verified Carbon Standard
VCS Programme Rules and Requirements
NATUREOFFICE
Documentation Framework
General rules for voluntary climate contributions
TEST BENCH
4 September 2026
We are happy to answer any specific questions regarding project allocation, vintage, or available documentation.