Bale Mountains Eco-region REDD+ project

Registry Record

Registry

Verra

Project ID

VCS1340

Country

Ethiopia

Category

Forest

Methodology

vm0015

Status

Registered

Credits Issued

10,595,345 tCO₂e

Credits Retired

8,143,102 tCO₂e

Data as of

1 June 2026

Issuance and retirement by vintage

Issued Retired
Issuance and retirement by vintageVintages 2012 to 2020: 10,595,345 tonnes issued and 8,143,102 retired.01.3M2.5M3.8M5M2012 issued: 1,233,546 tonnes2012 retired: 1,233,546 tonnes20122013 issued: 1,193,723 tonnes2013 retired: 1,193,723 tonnes20132014 issued: 1,155,842 tonnes2014 retired: 1,155,842 tonnes20142015 issued: 1,119,400 tonnes2015 retired: 1,111,857 tonnes20152019 issued: 4,438,780 tonnes2019 retired: 3,428,456 tonnes20192020 issued: 1,454,054 tonnes2020 retired: 19,678 tonnes2020
VintageIssued (tCO₂e)Retired (tCO₂e)
20201,454,05419,678
20194,438,7803,428,456
20151,119,4001,111,857
20141,155,8421,155,842
20131,193,7231,193,723
20121,233,5461,233,546

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

Credit Passport in detail

ICVCM quality status

No ICVCM decision on this methodology yet.

  • Programme: Verified Carbon Standard, CCP-eligible since May 2024.

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 2012, 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 2012, 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

Ethiopia and Article 6

Bilateral agreements
2
Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
Appointed
Participation requirements for the Mechanism
Published
Cooperative approaches
1
Article 6.2 activities
0
Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
5
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
Medium

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.

1.3% of retired tonnes name an organisation as beneficiary.

OrganisationTonnes retiredLatest year
CMA CGM104,2142023

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

Bale Mountains Eco-region REDD+ project is registered with Verra under the vm0015 protocol, located in Ethiopia. As of 1 June 2026, registry records show 10,595,345 tonnes issued and 8,143,102 tonnes retired. This reflects registry-reported figures, not an independent quality assessment.

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Questions about this project

How many credits has Bale Mountains Eco-region REDD+ project issued?

10,595,345 tonnes of credits have been issued and 8,143,102 retired, according to registry records as of 1 June 2026.

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

No ICVCM decision on this methodology yet. The CCP label is applied to credits by the registry, issuance by issuance.

Which organisations have retired credits from Bale Mountains Eco-region REDD+ project?

Registry records name 1 organisation: CMA CGM. Many retirements name no beneficiary.

Registry data as of June 1, 2026