Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2024
Brazilian Amazon project investigations
Reports linked several Verra-certified projects in the Brazilian Amazon to allegations of illegal logging and land grabbing; police raids were followed by suspension of three projects.
2023
Investigation into alleged phantom rainforest credits
A joint investigation reported that most of the rainforest credits it examined did not correspond to a tonne of atmospheric carbon reduction and that project deforestation risks were substantially overstated.
2021
Criticism of forest-credit baselines and additionality
Research and reporting argued that several forest projects using VCS-related certification methods overstated emissions reductions because projected deforestation scenarios differed from observed control areas.