VCS Module VMD0055 ESTIMATION OF EMISSION REDUCTIONS FROM AVOIDING UNPLANNED DEFORESTATION Version 1.0 27 November 2023 Sectoral Scope 14 VMD0055, v1.0 Verra developed version 1.0 of this module with support from Tim Pearson (GreenCollar), Kevin R. Brown (Wildlife Conservation Society), Simon Koenig (Climate Focus), Till Neeff, Sarah M. Walker (Wildlife Conservation Society), and Lucio Pedroni (Carbon Decisions International). Juan Felipe Villegas (Carbon Decisions International), Igino Emmer (Silvestrum), Rebecca Dickson and David Shoch (TerraCarbon), and J. Ronald Eastman and Robert Gilmore Pontius Jr. (Clark Labs), and Manuel Estrada made significant contributions. VMD0055, v1.0 CONTENTS 1 SOURCES ....................................................................................................................... 1 2 SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF THE MODULE .................................................................... 2 3 DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS ....................................................................................... 2 3.1 Definitions.........................................................................................................................................2 3.2 Acronyms...........................................................................................................................................3 4 APPLICABILITY CONDITIONS ........................................................................................... 4 5 PROCEDURES ................................................................................................................. 5 5.1 Project Boundary ..............................................................................................................................5 5.2 Description of Baseline Scenario ....................................................................
