Demonstration
MCC-2024-0015 • Indonesia • West Papua
REGISTERED
Methodology
MCC-002
Country
Indonesia
West Papua
Estimated Area
1,800 ha
Est. Credits/Year
12,400
Start Date
4/1/2024
Crediting Period
25 years
Project Description
Protection and restoration of 1,800 hectares of seagrass meadows in the Raja Ampat Marine Protected Area, Papua, Indonesia. Project integrates indigenous Papuan community guardianship with satellite-based seagrass mapping and AI-monitored compliance. Delivers biodiversity co-benefits for 1,700+ marine species.
Project lifecycle
Project workflowREGISTERED
Milestones (3/5 completed)
- Baseline ecological surveyCOMPLETED
Establish pre-project ecological baseline using transect surveys, water quality sampling, and remote-sensing imagery analysis.
Due: 1 May 2024Completed: 3 May 2024 - Stakeholder consultation completedCOMPLETED
Open consultation with coastal communities, fisher cooperatives, and local authorities — minutes archived in project record.
Due: 30 Jun 2024Completed: 6 Jul 2024 - Field implementation kickoffCOMPLETED
On-site teams mobilised; planting, deployment, or protection-measures begin per methodology specification.
Due: 29 Aug 2024Completed: 13 Sept 2024 - First annual monitoring reportPENDING
Year-one monitoring report compiled and submitted; covers biomass, GPS tracks, photo points, and community indicators.
Due: 27 Mar 2025 - Independent validation site visitPENDING
VVB lead auditor visits project site, samples evidence, reviews documentation, drafts validation opinion.
Due: 25 Jun 2025
Validation & verification
Validation
ISO 14064-2:2019COMPLETED
Site visit: 29 Aug 2024 · Opinion issued: 28 Sept 2024 · Opinion: not typed (MCC-400 art. 63(f)) — issuance is refused until the VVB records one
Verification
13,875 net creditsCOMPLETED
Quantified
18,500
Buffer
25%
Period: 1 Jan 2024 – 31 Dec 2024
AI-assistance disclosure
1 May 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: 30 Jun 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: 30 Jun 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: 30 Jun 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: 31 May 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 | 30 Jul 2024 | ✓ 18 Oct 2024 |
| FIELD_OBSERVATION | 15 Jul 2024 | — |
| LAB_ANALYSIS | 30 Jun 2024 | ✓ 29 Aug 2024 |
| COMMUNITY_TESTIMONY | 15 Jun 2024 | — |
| SATELLITE_IMAGERY | 31 May 2024 | ✓ 10 Jul 2024 |
| GPS_TRACK | 16 May 2024 | — |
| PHOTOGRAPHIC | 1 May 2024 | ✓ 21 May 2024 |
| FIELD_OBSERVATION | 16 Apr 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 (0 detected)
No reversal events detected. The buffer pool remains intact.
Live biodiversity (GBIF)
cached 24h · live polygon queryTotal records
81
Species observed
60
Sample size
81
Top 12 species in polygon
| Species | Vernacular | Records | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eviota imitata | — | 4 | — |
| Trimma milta | Red-Earth Pygmygoby | 4 | — |
| Mobula alfredi | Reef manta ray | 3 | sample |
| Trimma agrena | Fishnet Pygmy Goby | 3 | — |
| Trimma halonevum | — | 3 | — |
| Arothron nigropunctatus | — | 2 | sample |
| Chaetodon vagabundus | — | 2 | sample |
| Egretta sacra | Pacific Reef-Heron | 2 | — |
| Trimma benjamini | Ring-eye Pygmygoby | 2 | — |
| Eviota pellucida | Transparent Dwarfgoby | 2 | — |
| Trimma okinawae | Orange-red Pygmygoby | 2 | — |
| Eviota korechika | Korechika's Dwarfoby | 2 | — |
Source: Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) occurrence search — live polygon query, max 300 records sampled.
Issued credits
Total issued: 13,875Buffer: 4,625Retired: 2
| Vintage | Status | Issued | Buffer | Serial range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ISSUED | 13,875 | 4,625 | MCC-DEMO-CC-2024-0015-000001 → MCC-DEMO-CC-2024-0015-013875 |
Retirements (1)
- 2 credits · Nordfrakt Demo Line A/S (Demonstration Buyer C) — illustrative record, not a real retirementView certificate →28 March 2026
Continuous habitat monitoring
Sentinel-2 · CDSE · 5 snapshotsLatest period
1 Jul – 1 Aug 2026
NDVI mean
-0.079
Habitat coverage
0.0%
Cloud cover
3%
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
-19.5 dB
Valid pixels
—
Indicator
Flooded / open water
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
81
Species
62
Last 5y
22
Top species in sample
- Eviota imitata Greenfield, Tornabene & Erdmann, 20174
- Mobula alfredi (Krefft, 1868)3
- Trimma agrena Winterbottom & Chen, 20043
- Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)2
- Chaetodon vagabundus Linnaeus, 17582
OBIS (marine-only)
Records
110
Species
52
Last 5y
21
Top marine species in sample
- Trimma agrena9
- Eviota pellucida6
- Trimma benjamini6
- Trimma okinawae6
- Eviota korechika6
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.
Coral habitat composition
Allen Coral Atlas · ASU / Planet / U. Queensland / VulcanReef area
56,800 ha
Bleaching alert
WarningBenthic composition
- Coral45%
- Algae11%
- Rubble6%
- Sand25%
- Seagrass8%
- Rock5%
Geomorphic zones
- Reef slope40%
- Lagoon18%
- Sheltered slope14%
- Reef crest18%
- Outer flat10%
Composition derived from the ACA global vector release at project onboarding time. Roadmap: server-side polygon intersection against the ACA REST API for monthly bleaching-alert updates.
Ocean color (chlorophyll, turbidity)
Sentinel-3 OLCI · CDSE · 2026-04Chlorophyll-a
0.87 mg/m³
NDCI
-0.028
TSM proxy
0.145
Water quality
good · rising
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)
77
Boundary intrusions (7d)
6
Flag diversity
4
Top vessel types
- Patrol34
- Tanker23
- Passenger11
Sample MMSI traffic
793396098 · Patrol · NO
308796592 · Passenger · UK
264649300 · Fishing · LR
267446577 · Pleasure craft · UK
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
2026-05-08
Resolution
3 m
Cloud cover
3.9%
Area covered
173 km²
Scene ID
20260508_3038_25_4615
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-005-5791Collection date
2026-04-03
Species detected
30
IUCN red list (CR/EN/VU)
2
Top detections by read count
- Thunnus thynnus · Atlantic bluefin tuna2,361 reads
- Stenella longirostris · Spinner dolphin1,444 reads
- Epinephelus marginatus · Dusky grouperVU558 reads
- Cymodocea nodosa · Little Neptune grass1,934 reads
- Posidonia oceanica · Mediterranean seagrass1,614 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: 4/1/2024
Last Updated: 3/26/2026