Integrity Rating · VCS1202
LOWER ZAMBEZI REDD+ PROJECT
Forestry & Land Use · REDD+ · Zambia
CORSIA-approved programmeB
48/100
Below investment grade
confidence: high
Dimension breakdown · CCP-aligned
Additionality47 · w22
Over-crediting risk35 · w22
Permanence35 · w20
MRV & methodology rigor60 · w16
Double-counting & registry70 · w12
Co-benefits & safeguards65 · w8
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- 1 THE LOWER ZAMBEZI REDD+ PROJECT Document Prepared by BioCarbon PartnersDownload →other · hosted copy · 3,373 KB
- Lower Zambezi REDD+ ProjectDownload →other · hosted copy · 527 KB
- Kariba REDD+ Project CCBS Project design document (PDD)Open →pdd · source link
- The Kariba REDD+ project CCBS Project design document ...Open →pdd · source link
- The Kariba REDD+ project CCBS Project design document ...Download →pdd · hosted copy · 18,425 KB
- MONIT_REP_1202_01OCT2013_to_30SEPT2014.pdfDownload →monitoring · hosted copy · 4,933 KB
- 20240212_LZRP_ER_Calc_M11_BK_VERRA.xlsOpen →other · source link
- 20200623_LZRP_VCS Non-Permanence Risk_MR7.pdfDownload →monitoring · hosted copy · 329 KB
- 20210202_LZRP_VCS Non-Permanence Risk_MR8.pdfDownload →monitoring · hosted copy · 337 KB
- 20220407_LZRP_VCS Non-Permanence Risk_MR9_v1.2.pdfDownload →monitoring · hosted copy · 444 KB
- 20231011_LZRP_VCS Non-Permanence Risk_MR10_v1.2_clean.pdfDownload →monitoring · hosted copy · 402 KB
- VCS_NPR_REP_1202_1_1_2023_1_2_2024.pdfOpen →other · source link
- VCS_NPR_REP_1202_1_1_2024_12_31_2024.pdfOpen →other · source link
- 20160622_LZRP_VCS Non-Permanence Risk_MR3.pdfOpen →other · source link
- 20160914_LZRP_VCS Non-Permanence Risk_MR3.pdfOpen →other · source link
- 20170227_LZRP_VCS Non-Permanence Risk_MR4.pdfOpen →other · source link
- 20180419_LZRP_VCS Non-Permanence Risk_MR5.pdfOpen →other · source link
- 20190610_LZRP_VCS Non-Permanence Risk_MR6.pdfOpen →other · source link
- AFOLU_PROJ_ELEM_1202_01OCT2013_to_30SEPT2014.pdfOpen →other · source link
- AFOLU_PROJ_ELEM_1202_07DEC2013.pdfOpen →other · source link
- AFOLU_PROJ_ELEM_1202_07DEC2013.pdfOpen →other · source link
- AFOLU_PROJ_ELEM_1202_07DEC2013.pdfOpen →other · source link
- CCBA_PROJ_DESC_1202_21JUN2013.pdfOpen →other · source link
- CCBA_PROJ_DESC_1202_21JUN2013.pdfOpen →other · source link
- CCBA_VALID_REP_1202_21JUN2013.pdfOpen →other · source link
- CCBA_VALID_REP_1202_21JUN2013.pdfOpen →other · source link
- CCBA_VALID_STA_1202_21JUN2013.pdfOpen →other · source link
- CCBA_VALID_STA_1202_21JUN2013.pdfOpen →other · source link
- CCB_PROJ_DESC_ENG_1202_21JUN2013.pdfOpen →other · source link
- CCB_PROJ_DESC_ENG_DRAFT_1202_08MAR2013.pdfOpen →other · source link
- LZRP_VCS_Conservancy_Accounting_Area_1.kmlOpen →other · source link
- LZRP_VCS_Conservancy.kmlOpen →other · source link
- LZRP_VCS_Leakage_Area_1.kmlOpen →other · source link
- LZRP_VCS_Reference_Area_1.kmlOpen →other · source link
- PP_LIS_REP_PL1202_06DEC2013.pdfOpen →other · source link
- PP_REG_REP_1202_29NOV2012.pdfOpen →other · source link
- PROJ_DESC_1202_19FEB2014.pdfOpen →other · source link
- Project ID 1202_Buffer Release Report_10APR2024.pdfOpen →other · source link
- VCS Letter 28 SEP 2016.pdfOpen →other · source link
- VCS PRR_1202_12JUL2022.pdfOpen →other · source link
- VO12079-BioCarbon+CCB+Final+Report+June+2013+(1).pdfOpen →other · source link
- CCB_PRR_1202_01JAN2018_31DEC2022.pdfOpen →other · source link
- I8_PRR_1202_28-04-2021.pdfOpen →other · source link
- VCS_V10_PRR_1202_01JAN2022_31DEC2022.pdfOpen →other · source link
- VCS_V12_PRR_Project_1202_17NOV2025.pdfOpen →other · source link
- 11June17_VCS Deed_Corrected.pdfOpen →other · source link
- 20160831_LZRP_VCS_Issu_Rep_v3.4.pdfOpen →other · source link
- 20190109_BCP Issuance Deed of Representation.pdfOpen →other · source link
- 20190814_BCP_LZRP_VCS_Issu_Rep_M6_v3.5.pdfOpen →other · source link
- 20200709_LZRP_M7_VCSIssuanceRepresentation.pdfOpen →other · source link
- 20210223_LZRP_M8_VCSIssuanceRepresentation.pdfOpen →other · source link
- Issuance Representation_1202_2025-07-17.pdfOpen →other · source link
- Issuance-Representation-Single-PP-v4.3-sing.pdfOpen →other · source link
- PP_ISS_REP_1202_01OCT2009_01OCT2013 (1).pdfOpen →other · source link
- PP_ISS_REP_1202_01OCT2009_01OCT2013 (2).pdfOpen →other · source link
- PP_ISS_REP_1202_01OCT2009_01OCT2013.pdfOpen →other · source link
- PP_ISS_REP_1202_01OCT2013_to_30OCT2014.pdfOpen →other · source link
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- vcs-issuance-representation-single-representor-v4.2-LZRP Signed NM.pdfOpen →other · source link
- 20170223_LZRP_MR_M4.pdfDownload →monitoring · hosted copy · 1,417 KB
- 20180624_LZRP_M5_CCBv2.0_VCSv3.4(draft).pdfDownload →monitoring · hosted copy · 2,560 KB
- 20190610_LZRP_MR_M6_1.2.pdfDownload →monitoring · hosted copy · 1,339 KB
- 20200623_LZRP_MR_M7.pdfDownload →monitoring · hosted copy · 3,557 KB
- 20210415_LZRP_MR_M8.pdfDownload →monitoring · hosted copy · 3,373 KB
- 20231011_LZRP_VCS_M10_v1.3_Clean_1.pdfDownload →monitoring · hosted copy · 2,976 KB
- 20240510_VCS_MR_1202_01012023-31122023_v1.2_Clean.pdfDownload →monitoring · hosted copy · 4,062 KB
- 20250120_VCS_MR_1202_01012024-31122024_v1.3_Clean.pdfDownload →monitoring · hosted copy · 3,421 KB
- MONIT_REP_1202_01OCT2009_01OCT2013.pdfDownload →monitoring · hosted copy · 1,060 KB
- MONIT_REP_1202_01OCT2009_01OCT2013.pdfDownload →monitoring · hosted copy · 1,060 KB
- MONIT_REP_1202_01OCT2014_31DEC2015.pdfDownload →monitoring · hosted copy · 2,945 KB
- MONIT_REP_1202_02OCT2013_to_30SEPT2014.pdfDownload →monitoring · hosted copy · 7,588 KB
- VCS_MON_REP_1202_01JAN2021_31DEC2021.pdfDownload →monitoring · hosted copy · 2,741 KB
- 20200708_LZRP_PD_V1.1.pdfDownload →pdd · hosted copy · 3,520 KB
- PROJ_DESC_1202_19FEB2014.pdfDownload →pdd · hosted copy · 2,859 KB
- PP_REG_REP_1202_29NOV2012.pdfOpen →other · source link
- VALID_REP_1202_04APR2014.pdfDownload →verification · hosted copy · 1,748 KB
- VALID_REP_1202_04APR2014.pdfDownload →verification · hosted copy · 1,748 KB
- VALID_STA_1202_04APR2014.pdfDownload →verification · hosted copy · 87 KB
- 20200709_VCS Verification Report_LZRP_BCP.pdfDownload →verification · hosted copy · 1,375 KB
- 210415-VCS VER REPORT LZRP M8.pdfDownload →verification · hosted copy · 1,148 KB
- VCS_BCP_LZRP_EY2016_VerificationReport_Final_v1.0_052517.pdfDownload →verification · hosted copy · 378 KB
- VCS_BCP_LZRP_EY2018_VerificationReport_v1.0_Final.pdfDownload →verification · hosted copy · 582 KB
- VCS_CCB_BCP_LZRP_Verification Report_12212018.pdfDownload →verification · hosted copy · 845 KB
- VCS Verification Report LZRP BCP v4 clean.pdfDownload →verification · hosted copy · 7,645 KB
- VCS_VERIF_REP_1202_01JAN2021_31DEC2021.pdfDownload →verification · hosted copy · 783 KB
- VCS VerR 1202 01012024-31122024 v1.3 Clean.pdfDownload →verification · hosted copy · 2,383 KB
- VCS VerR 1202 01January2023-31December2023 clean.pdfDownload →verification · hosted copy · 2,712 KB
- VERIF_REP_1202_01OCT2009_01OCT2013.pdfDownload →verification · hosted copy · 764 KB
- VERIF_REP_1202_01OCT2009_01OCT2013.pdfDownload →verification · hosted copy · 764 KB
- VERIF_REP_1202_01OCT2013_to_30SEPT2014.pdfDownload →verification · hosted copy · 393 KB
- VERIF_REP_1202_01OCT2014_31DEC2015.pdfDownload →verification · hosted copy · 392 KB
- 20200709_VCS Verification Representation_LZRP_BCP.pdfDownload →verification · hosted copy · 336 KB
- 210415-VCS Representation LZRP M8.pdfDownload →verification · hosted copy · 335 KB
- LZRP-Verification-Representation-v4.2.pdfDownload →verification · hosted copy · 124 KB
- VCS_BCP_LZRP_EY2014-15_VerificationRepresentation_082516.pdfDownload →verification · hosted copy · 43 KB
- VCS_BCP_LZRP_EY2016_VerificationRepresentation_V2-0_061617.pdfDownload →verification · hosted copy · 42 KB
- VCS_BCP_LZRP_EY2017_VerificationRepresentation_122118.pdfDownload →verification · hosted copy · 168 KB
- VCS_BCP_LZRP_EY2018_VerificationRepresentation_09092019.pdfDownload →verification · hosted copy · 171 KB
- VCS-Verification-Representation-LZRP_MR9_2022.pdfDownload →verification · hosted copy · 83 KB
- VCS-Verification-Representation-v4.1 LZRP BCP.pdfDownload →verification · hosted copy · 83 KB
- Verification Representation_1202_2025-08-08.pdfDownload →verification · hosted copy · 93 KB
- VERIF_STA_1202_01OCT2009_01OCT2013.pdfDownload →verification · hosted copy · 91 KB
- VERIF_STA_1202_01OCT2009_01OCT2013.pdfDownload →verification · hosted copy · 91 KB
- VERIF_STA_1202_01OCT2013_to_30SEPT2014.pdfDownload →verification · hosted copy · 104 KB
Primary documents located by the document review. Hosted copies are served from CarbonDecode; source links open the original registry or developer page.
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