Thanks to a $1.4 million grant by Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI), VCS is teaming up with jurisdictional governments to scale up REDD+ programs around the world. Norway’s support is a major endorsement of the importance of accounting frameworks to jump start jurisdictional REDD+ programs.
News & Events
Newsletters
Program Announcements
Friday, 26 April 2013
VCS has approved a revision of CDM methodology AMS-III.BC, Emission reductions through improved efficiency of vehicle fleets.
Wednesday, 6 March 2013
Methodology VM0022 Quantifying N2O Emissions Reductions in Agricultural Crops through Nitrogen Fertilizer Rate Reduction approved
Thursday, 7 February 2013
VCS project developers are reminded of important upcoming dates for project validation and registration.
VCS in the News
Friday, 5 April 2013
Public Statements
Thursday, 4 April 2013
A major investment by the Norwegian government will soon allow countries and jurisdictions to scale up their forest conservation and emission reduction efforts by using the VCS Jurisdictional and Nested REDD+ (JNR) requirements.
Wednesday, 3 April 2013
Sandro Marostica, who is based in São Paulo, will be supporting VCS stakeholders throughout Brazil, including state governments developing REDD+ jurisdictional emission reduction programs, as well as other efforts to build carbon markets throughout Brazil.
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
The British Columbia Office of the Auditor General (OAG) released a flawed report that inaccurately calls into question the carbon neutrality claims of the provincial government.
