Afognak Forest Carbon Project

Registry Record

Registry

Verra

Project ID

VCS872

Country

United States

Category

Forest

Methodology

vm0012

Status

Registered

Credits Issued

1,100,875 tCO₂e

Credits Retired

1,069,943 tCO₂e

Data as of

1 June 2026

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Credit Passport

How to read it

Issuance and retirement by vintage

Issued Retired
Issuance and retirement by vintageVintages 2008 to 2022: 1,100,875 tonnes issued and 1,069,943 retired.050k100k150k200k2008 issued: 79,588 tonnes2008 retired: 79,588 tonnes20082009 issued: 83,512 tonnes2009 retired: 83,512 tonnes2010 issued: 87,074 tonnes2010 retired: 87,074 tonnes20102011 issued: 90,299 tonnes2011 retired: 90,299 tonnes2012 issued: 99,207 tonnes2012 retired: 99,207 tonnes20122013 issued: 101,848 tonnes2013 retired: 101,848 tonnes2014 issued: 104,618 tonnes2014 retired: 104,618 tonnes20142015 issued: 106,526 tonnes2015 retired: 84,072 tonnes2016 issued: 80,961 tonnes2016 retired: 80,961 tonnes20162017 issued: 101,222 tonnes2017 retired: 101,222 tonnes2018 issued: 35,623 tonnes2018 retired: 35,623 tonnes20182019 issued: 30,881 tonnes2019 retired: 30,881 tonnes2020 issued: 21,337 tonnes2020 retired: 21,337 tonnes20202021 issued: 33,047 tonnes2021 retired: 32,297 tonnes2022 issued: 45,132 tonnes2022 retired: 37,404 tonnes2022
VintageIssued (tCO₂e)Retired (tCO₂e)
202245,13237,404
202133,04732,297
202021,33721,337
201930,88130,881
201835,62335,623
2017101,222101,222
201680,96180,961
2015106,52684,072
2014104,618104,618
2013101,848101,848
201299,20799,207
201190,29990,299
201087,07487,074
200983,51283,512
200879,58879,588

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

Credit Passport in detail

ICVCM quality status

Methodology under ICVCM assessment.

  • Programme: Verified Carbon Standard, CCP-eligible since May 2024.
  • VM0012 Improved Forest Management in Temperate and Boreal Forests (LtPF) - 1.2: under assessment

The CCP label is applied to credits by the registry, issuance by issuance. An approved methodology means credits from this project can be eligible; it does not mean every credit carries the label.

Source: ICVCM assessment decisions · Decisions read 19 September 2026

What this layer checks

CORSIA screen

A screen against published ICAO criteria, not an eligibility determination.

First phase, 2024 to 2026

  • ProgrammePassesVerified Carbon Standard is approved by ICAO for 2024 to 2026.
  • DatesDoes not passCredits were issued for vintage 2008, so crediting began before 1 January 2016.
  • Host country authorisationCannot be confirmed from available dataAuthorisation is granted per activity. This screen cannot confirm whether this project holds a Letter of Authorization.

Second phase, 2027 to 2029

  • ProgrammePassesVerified Carbon Standard is approved by ICAO for 2027 to 2029.
  • DatesDoes not passCredits were issued for vintage 2008, so crediting began before 1 January 2016.

Programme-specific exclusions were not assessed. Host country context is under Article 6 below.

Source: ICAO eligibility decisions and registry records · Criteria verified 25 September 2026

What this layer checks

United States and Article 6

Bilateral agreements
0
Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
Not appointed
Participation requirements for the Mechanism
Not published
Cooperative approaches
0
Article 6.2 activities
0
Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
0
Crediting Mechanism activities registered
0

This is country-level context. It does not show whether this project is authorised.

Source: UN Article 6 tracking · Data as of 4 September 2026

What this layer checks

Physical exposure

Wildfire
High
River flood
High
Drought
High

Country-level hazard levels. Project location is not available in registry data, so satellite fire detections near the project cannot be counted.

Source: ThinkHazard hazard assessments · Levels read 25 September 2026

What this layer checks

Recorded buyers

Organisations named in registry retirement records. Many retirements name no beneficiary, so this list is partial.

23.8% of retired tonnes name an organisation as beneficiary.

OrganisationTonnes retiredLatest year
Portland General Electric244,7852019
Disney10,0002019

Retired credits from this project? See what a company can still say about them under the EU green claims rules.

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

What this layer checks

Afognak Forest Carbon Project is registered with Verra under the vm0012 protocol, located in United States. As of 1 June 2026, registry records show 1,100,875 tonnes issued and 1,069,943 tonnes retired. This reflects registry-reported figures, not an independent quality assessment.

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Questions about this project

How many credits has Afognak Forest Carbon Project issued?

1,100,875 tonnes of credits have been issued and 1,069,943 retired, according to registry records as of 1 June 2026.

What is the ICVCM status of this project's methodology?

Methodology under ICVCM assessment. The CCP label is applied to credits by the registry, issuance by issuance.

Which organisations have retired credits from Afognak Forest Carbon Project?

Registry records name 2 organisations, including Portland General Electric, Disney. Many retirements name no beneficiary.

Registry data as of June 1, 2026