Demonstration
MCC-2024-0008 • Vietnam • Cà Mau Province
ACTIVE
Methodology
MCC-001
Country
Vietnam
Cà Mau Province
Estimated Area
5,200 ha
Est. Credits/Year
42,000
Start Date
1/20/2024
Crediting Period
30 years
Project Description
Community-led mangrove restoration across 5,200 hectares of degraded coastal zones in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. Combines Rhizophora and Avicennia species planting with aquaculture-mangrove integrated management. Supporting 12 communes with 45,000+ beneficiaries through sustainable shrimp-mangrove systems.
Project lifecycle
Project workflowACTIVE
Milestones (4/5 completed)
- Baseline ecological surveyCOMPLETED
Establish pre-project ecological baseline using transect surveys, water quality sampling, and remote-sensing imagery analysis.
Due: 19 Feb 2024Completed: 21 Feb 2024 - Stakeholder consultation completedCOMPLETED
Open consultation with coastal communities, fisher cooperatives, and local authorities — minutes archived in project record.
Due: 19 Apr 2024Completed: 25 Apr 2024 - Field implementation kickoffCOMPLETED
On-site teams mobilised; planting, deployment, or protection-measures begin per methodology specification.
Due: 18 Jun 2024Completed: 3 Jul 2024 - First annual monitoring reportCOMPLETED
Year-one monitoring report compiled and submitted; covers biomass, GPS tracks, photo points, and community indicators.
Due: 14 Jan 2025Completed: 26 Jan 2025 - Independent validation site visitPENDING
VVB lead auditor visits project site, samples evidence, reviews documentation, drafts validation opinion.
Due: 14 Apr 2025
Validation & verification
Validation
ISO 14064-2:2019COMPLETED
Site visit: 18 Jun 2024 · Opinion issued: 18 Jul 2024 · Opinion: not typed (MCC-400 art. 63(f)) — issuance is refused until the VVB records one
Verification
42,120 net creditsCOMPLETED
Quantified
52,000
Buffer
19%
Period: 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2025
AI-assistance disclosure
19 Feb 2024An AI-assisted analysis was performed on this submission as part of MCC’s review process. AI output is advisory: it never approves, registers or issues, and every decision affecting this project is made by a human reviewer under MCC-850 (AI Governance Standard). The analysis record itself is an internal document and is not published. Programme-level statistics on AI analysis volume, confidence distribution and human override rates are published in MCC’s quarterly AI Transparency Report.
Model version: claude-sonnet-4-5
Technical review
COMPLETEDFindings raised (3)
- OBSERVATION20 open
- NON CONFORMITY MINOR10 open
Findings are raised by the review team and resolved with the project developer before registration. The text of individual findings forms part of the review record and is not published; the registration decision is published in full when it is made.
Sustainable development contributions
7.5
Overall score
Assessed: 19 Apr 2024Climate (SDG 13) contribution from carbon sequestration and avoided emissions in the project boundary.
Indicators (2)
- 9Annual CO2-eq sequestration13.20 tCO2e → 8420 tCO2e
- 7Climate resilience index (community survey)13.12.4 / 5 → 3.6 / 5
8.2
Overall score
SD-Vista EligibleAssessed: 19 Apr 2024Life Below Water (SDG 14) contribution from habitat protection, biodiversity recovery, and sustainable use of marine resources.
Indicators (3)
- 8Coral / seagrass / mangrove cover (%)14.238% → 52%
- 9Area effectively protected (ha)14.50 → 1250
- 8Fish biomass index (kg / 100 m²)14.412.1 → 18.7
6.8
Overall score
Assessed: 19 Apr 2024Decent Work and Economic Growth (SDG 8) contribution from local employment, training, and supply-chain participation.
Indicators (3)
- 7Local jobs created (FTE)8.50 → 34
- 8Women in project workforce (%)5.50% → 41%
- 7Households with improved livelihood income1.40 → 210
Safeguards & ESIA
Screened: 20 Mar 2024Risk category
CATEGORY_BClearance
CLEAREDESIA required
YESEvidence library (8)
PHOTOGRAPHIC · 2FIELD_OBSERVATION · 2LAB_ANALYSIS · 1COMMUNITY_TESTIMONY · 1SATELLITE_IMAGERY · 1GPS_TRACK · 1
| Type | Collected | Verified |
|---|---|---|
| PHOTOGRAPHIC | 19 May 2024 | ✓ 7 Aug 2024 |
| FIELD_OBSERVATION | 4 May 2024 | — |
| LAB_ANALYSIS | 19 Apr 2024 | ✓ 18 Jun 2024 |
| COMMUNITY_TESTIMONY | 4 Apr 2024 | — |
| SATELLITE_IMAGERY | 20 Mar 2024 | ✓ 29 Apr 2024 |
| GPS_TRACK | 5 Mar 2024 | — |
| PHOTOGRAPHIC | 19 Feb 2024 | ✓ 10 Mar 2024 |
| FIELD_OBSERVATION | 4 Feb 2024 | — |
Host-country position
NOT DETERMINEDNot yet determined
The programme has not recorded a host-country position for this project. No issuance can occur until it has.
Rule: FD-2026-08-24 item D8 · Host Country Authorisation Procedure v1.0 · Corresponding Adjustment and Double Counting Prevention Policy v1.0.
Stakeholder consultation
CLOSEDReversal events (1 detected)
PARTIAL
31 Jan 2026 · CONTINUOUS_MONITORINGAffected area
180.5 ha
Reversed (tCO₂e)
1,240
Sentinel-2 NDVI dropped 18% over 12-hectare area. Field investigation confirmed selective canal clearing for shrimp pond expansion adjacent to project boundary. Buffer pool drawdown initiated; project developer engaged for remediation plan.
Live biodiversity (GBIF)
cached 24h · live polygon queryTotal records
2
Species observed
2
Sample size
2
Top 2 species in polygon
| Species | Vernacular | Records | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulva limnetica | — | 1 | — |
| Aedes aegypti | — | 1 | — |
Source: Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) occurrence search — live polygon query, max 300 records sampled.
Issued credits
Total issued: 1,350Buffer: 150Retired: 5
| Vintage | Status | Issued | Buffer | Serial range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ISSUED | 900 | 100 | MCC-DEMO-CC-2025-MEKONG-0000001 → MCC-DEMO-CC-2025-MEKONG-0001000 |
| 2024 | ISSUED | 450 | 50 | MCC-DEMO-CC-2024-MEKONG-0000001 → MCC-DEMO-CC-2024-MEKONG-0000500 |
Retirements (2)
- 3 credits · Havstrøm Demo Energi AS (Demonstration Buyer A) — illustrative record, not a real retirementView certificate →28 March 2026
- 2 credits · Blue Horizon Demo Foundation (Demonstration Buyer B) — illustrative record, not a real retirementView certificate →28 March 2026
Continuous habitat monitoring
Sentinel-2 · CDSE · 13 snapshotsLatest period
1 Jul – 1 Aug 2026
NDVI mean
0.281
Habitat coverage
54.1%
Cloud cover
76%
Latest least-cloudy Sentinel-2 mosaic of the project area, retrieved live from the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem. Continuous monitoring runs monthly.
SAR radar monitoring (cloud-piercing)
Sentinel-1 · CDSE · VV polarisationObservation period
1 Jul – 1 Aug 2026
VV backscatter mean
-13.0 dB
Valid pixels
—
Indicator
Possible disturbance
Sentinel-1 SAR backscatter (VV polarisation, GAMMA0-terrain corrected, decibels). Open water sits around −22 dB, flooded mangroves −8 to −14 dB, intact dense canopy around −7 dB. Cloud-independent — tracks tidal cycles and detects canopy collapse.
Biodiversity context
GBIF · OBIS (UNESCO-IOC) · public datasetsGBIF (all biodiversity)
Records
2
Species
2
Last 5y
0
Top species in sample
- Ulva limnetica K.Ichihara & S.Shimada, 20091
- Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)1
OBIS (marine-only)
Records
0
Species
0
Last 5y
0
Sample of up to 300 occurrences each. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility) covers all taxa; OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, UNESCO-IOC) is the marine subset indexed against WoRMS. Both refresh daily via 24h cache.
Mangrove habitat baseline
Global Mangrove Watch · GMW v3.14Mangrove extent 2010
52,300 ha
Mangrove extent 2024
49,800 ha
Net change
-2,500 ha
(-4.8%)
Trend
decreasing
Baseline computed from the GMW v3 polygon release cross-referenced against the project boundary at upload time. Roadmap: monthly PostGIS-driven re-intersection against the live GMW STAC catalog.
Ocean color (chlorophyll, turbidity)
Sentinel-3 OLCI · CDSE · 2026-04Chlorophyll-a
3.66 mg/m³
NDCI
0.027
TSM proxy
0.210
Water quality
poor · stable
Sentinel-3 OLCI 300 m daily revisit. Chlorophyll-a via OC4Me proxy; NDCI (Mishra & Mishra red-edge) is robust in turbid coastal water. Roadmap: live cron alongside Sentinel-2/Sentinel-1.
Vessel activity in project area
Spire Maritime · global AISUnique vessels (24h)
58
Boundary intrusions (7d)
3
Flag diversity
5
Top vessel types
- Fishing22
- Pleasure craft17
- Research11
Sample MMSI traffic
555216938 · Research · ES
620243254 · Patrol · LR
626782123 · Patrol · CN
613180677 · Passenger · TN
Sample data shown. Live Spire Maritime AIS subscription required for production traffic monitoring; the backend endpoint is integrated and waiting on subscription activation.
High-resolution commercial snapshot
Planet Labs · PSSceneCapture date
2026-05-15
Resolution
3 m
Cloud cover
9.3%
Area covered
103 km²
Scene ID
20260515_3580_44_3472
Planet PlanetScope 3 m daily / SkySat 0.5 m on-demand. Used to validate Sentinel-derived signals at sub-Sentinel resolution. Backend integrated; live activation pending Orders API entitlement.
Environmental DNA (eDNA) sample
NatureMetrics · MCC-EDNA-004-9456Collection date
2026-04-26
Species detected
61
IUCN red list (CR/EN/VU)
5
Top detections by read count
- Acropora palmata · Elkhorn coralCR984 reads
- Avicennia marina · Grey mangrove1,214 reads
- Posidonia oceanica · Mediterranean seagrass1,435 reads
- Macrocystis pyrifera · Giant kelp2,057 reads
- Pomatomus saltatrix · BluefishVU2,025 reads
Sample composition shown. Live NatureMetrics workflow ships sampling kits to field teams; lab returns metabarcoded species assignments against WoRMS / GBIF references. Replaces with real lab output on first sampling cohort.
Created: 1/20/2024
Last Updated: 3/26/2026