Info Report Check
Submission incomplete:
1:
The equation of estimation of carbon stocks P(t) = Σ(PA(t) i + PB(t) i) * Ai as specified in the revised PDD (08) page 20 submitted for the PRC is not in line with the applied methodology AR-AMS0001 (v5) equation (24) P(t) = Σ(PA(t) i + PB(t) i) * Ai * (44/12) (VVS for PA (v2) paragraph 113).

2:
This request for issuance involves PRC including temporary deviations, corrections, permanent changes to the monitoring plan and changes specific to an afforestation or reforestation project activity and further the revised PDD (v8) section B6.4 includes the changes of ex ante estimations of net anthropogenic removals in the crediting period from 97,223.78 tCO2e to 122,525 tCO2e. However, the PRC validation report does not provide the validation opinion for the following (VVS for PA (v2) paragraph 303 – 309):
1. The increasement of estimated net removals to 122,525 tCO2e resulted from the PRCs made.
2. The conclusion made in the monitoring report section B.2.7 that the changes of species planted does not have an impact on additionality and baseline determination, given that the estimated net removals have been increased to 122,525 tCO2e.


3:
On p.42 of VR, against entry of sample plot B3-12, it is mentioned that "The plot centre is moved because there were not trees in the original one. It is not mentioned of how many meters has been moved." Moving of plots is also mentioned in case of several other plots. If a randomly located plot is shifted because at the randomly selected location there are no trees, then the inventory gets biased and hence invalidated. It is not clear how the DOE closed this CAR 13. (VVS for PA (v2) paragraphs 360 and 361):

4:
The CAR 12 item (a) is closed based on the conclusion “The provided documents /29/ /39/ confirm that there is cultivation all over the place including cutting of the natural belts, there was illegality of the trees as small logs were being cut and loaded on the vehicles, and some patrol man have supported the illegal cutting of the trees. Therefore it is demonstrated that the project area is routinely assessed” as per p.41 of VR. However, it is not clear how and why is illegal cultivation, illegal cutting of trees and the patrol personnel supporting the illegal cutting can be taken as evidence that "the project area is routinely assessed." (VVS for PA (v2) paragraph 373)

5:
Description about verification of location of sample plots is not consistent. The plot IDs mentioned On p.15 and p.42 are different from the plot IDs mentioned on p.7. (VVS for PA (v2) paragraphs 360 and 361)