Verified Carbon Standard

Develop a Jurisdictional and Nested REDD+ (JNR) Program

VCS offers first framework for crediting jurisdiction-wide forestry programsLearn about JNR Framework

Download VCS Methodology VM0022

Newly approved VM0022 quantifies benefits from optimizing nitrogen fertilizer application Read more

Purchase Verified Carbon Units (VCUs)

VCUs can be bought and sold in one-to-one transactions or third-party exchanges Find a trusted seller

Search the VCS Project Database

Registered projects and Verified Carbon Units (VCUs) can be found on the VCS Project Database

Request to Use the VCS Logo

Organizations seeking to display the VCS logo are encouraged to submit the logo use application

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Jurisdictional and Nested REDD+
First framework for crediting REDD+ programs across jurisdictions [more]

VCS + CCB
Streamlined process helps projects deliver sustainable development benefits [more]

Project Pipeline
Forthcoming projects can gain market exposure on the Project Pipeline [more]

Standardized Methods
New rules for methodologies help lower costs, scale up reductions [more]

FIND a Program Document

123 million VCUs issued

1,005 projects registered

783 projects with VCUs issued

Barcelona, Spain
29-31 May 2013

Make sure not to miss the panel
All-Encompassing REDD+: from Projects to Integrated Jurisdictional Programs
30 May 2013 at 3:30 p.m.