The Kasigau Corridor REDD Project - Phase II The Community Ranches

Registry Record

Registry

Verra

Project ID

VCS612

Country

Kenya

Category

Forest

Methodology

vm0009

Status

Registered

Credits Issued

17,720,553 tCO₂e

Credits Retired

8,992,884 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 2010 to 2022: 17,720,553 tonnes issued and 8,992,884 retired.01.3M2.5M3.8M5M2010 issued: 1,002,870 tonnes2010 retired: 976,573 tonnes20102011 issued: 1,200,981 tonnes2011 retired: 1,200,514 tonnes20112012 issued: 1,036,037 tonnes2012 retired: 736,037 tonnes20122014 issued: 2,722,170 tonnes2014 retired: 2,251,712 tonnes20142015 issued: 1,015,740 tonnes2015 retired: 1,097,616 tonnes20152016 issued: 1,514,356 tonnes2016 retired: 644,790 tonnes20162017 issued: 1,517,415 tonnes2017 retired: 668,552 tonnes20172018 issued: 1,443,407 tonnes2018 retired: 281,338 tonnes20182019 issued: 1,377,897 tonnes2019 retired: 499,861 tonnes20192020 issued: 1,609,384 tonnes2020 retired: 212,707 tonnes20202021 issued: 1,637,325 tonnes2021 retired: 423,134 tonnes20212022 issued: 1,642,971 tonnes2022 retired: 50 tonnes2022
VintageIssued (tCO₂e)Retired (tCO₂e)
20221,642,97150
20211,637,325423,134
20201,609,384212,707
20191,377,897499,861
20181,443,407281,338
20171,517,415668,552
20161,514,356644,790
20151,015,7401,097,616
20142,722,1702,251,712
20121,036,037736,037
20111,200,9811,200,514
20101,002,870976,573

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 2010, 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 2010, 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

Kenya and Article 6

Bilateral agreements
5
Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
Appointed
Participation requirements for the Mechanism
Published
Cooperative approaches
1
Article 6.2 activities
4
Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
17
Crediting Mechanism activities registered
1

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.

34.1% of retired tonnes name an organisation as beneficiary.

OrganisationTonnes retiredLatest year
Shell1,936,2492023
Kering454,6392020
Netflix242,0002021
BHP100,0002021
Barclays Bank76,7792018
Interface74,0002023
McKinsey & Company60,0002021
Nedbank40,0002026
BNP Paribas39,6522020
Microsoft13,3082013

The 10 largest of 17 organisations named.

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

The Kasigau Corridor REDD Project - Phase II The Community Ranches is registered with Verra under the vm0009 protocol, located in Kenya. As of 1 June 2026, registry records show 17,720,553 tonnes issued and 8,992,884 tonnes retired. This reflects registry-reported figures, not an independent quality assessment.

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Questions about this project

How many credits has The Kasigau Corridor REDD Project - Phase II The Community Ranches issued?

17,720,553 tonnes of credits have been issued and 8,992,884 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 The Kasigau Corridor REDD Project - Phase II The Community Ranches?

Registry records name 17 organisations, including Shell, Kering, Netflix. Many retirements name no beneficiary.

Registry data as of June 1, 2026