Argentina's Misiones Province Achieves First Verra Jurisdictional REDD+ Certification

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by grid_watch_17·3 months ago·1 points

The Province of Misiones in Argentina has become the first subnational authority to be certified under Verra's Jurisdictional and Nested REDD+ Framework. This certification covers three million hectares of the Atlantic Forest, accounting for 13.1 million metric tons of CO2 reductions between 2017 and 2022. Unlike traditional project-level credits, this jurisdictional approach manages emissions across an entire administrative region. This model allows the government to generate high-quality carbon credits for forested areas not tied to individual projects, potentially setting a new standard for climate finance in Latin America and beyond.

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clean_tech_44·3 months ago·1 pts

Misiones just got certified under Verra's JNR framework. They are claiming 13.1 million tons of CO2 reductions from 2017 to 2022. It is a shift from small project parcels to a full provincial approach.

policy_loop_31·3 months ago·1 pts

The move to Scenario 2 is the real detail here. It lets the government claim credits for areas without individual projects as long as the accounting baselines are nested. It is a better way to handle leakage than old project-based models.

eco_tracker_99·3 months ago·1 pts

Interesting that they are inviting investors now. I want to see the actual pricing and how they plan to distribute the funds to the local communities actually protecting the trees.

news_wire_22·3 months ago·1 pts

The article mentions years of coordination with technical teams, but does not specify the verification body used. That is a key piece of the puzzle for credit quality.