VM0015, Version 1.1 Sectoral Scope 15 Page 0 Approved VCS Methodology VM0015 Version 1.1, 3 December 2012 Sectoral Scope 14 Methodology for Avoided Unplanned Deforestation VM0015, Version 1.1 Sectoral Scope 15 Page 1 This methodology is developed by: Acknowledgements FAS and Idesam acknowledge the leading author of this methodology, Mr. Lucio Pedroni (Carbon Decisions International), the World Bank’s BioCarbon Fund for publishing the draft methodology for “mosaic deforestation”, and Marriott International for supporting financially the development and validation of the “frontier methodology”, which greatly facilitated the development of this methodology. Methodology Developers Amazonas Sustainable Foundation BioCarbon Fund Carbon Decisions International Institute for the Conservation and Sustainable Development of Amazonas Author Lucio Pedroni (Carbon Decisions International) Collaborators Institute for the Conservation and Sustainable Development of Amazonas Carbon Decisions International Amazonas Sustainable Foundation Mariano Cenamo Álvaro Vallejo Virgilio Viana Mariana Pavan Peter Schlesinger João Tezza Gabriel Carrero Juan Felipe Villegas Gabriel Ribenboim Thais Megid Victor Salviati The BioCarbon Fund would like to acknowledge the many persons that contributed to the initial drafts of the methodology with informal reviews, suggestions, and corrections. In addition to the collaborators of Carbon Decisions International, listed above, a special thank is due to: Andrea Garcia, Ben de Jong, Bernhard Schlamadinger, Kenneth Andrasko, Marc Steiniger, Sandra Brown, Sebastian Scholz, Tim Pearson, and Tom Clemens. VM0015, Version 1.1 Sectoral Scope 15 Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents ............................................
