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Mangrove restoration and coastal greenbelt protection in the East coast of Aceh and North Sumatra Province, Indonesia
Livelihoods Fund SICAV SIF · Aceh and North Sumatra provinces · 1.000 ha
A 1,000 ha tranche of the Livelihoods Carbon Fund 2 (LCF2) mangrove restoration program on the east coast of Aceh and North Sumatra, implemented by Indonesian NGO YAGASU under the Luxembourg-based Livelihoods Fund (Danone/Mars/Firmenich/Schneider/Hermès backers).
- Name
- Mangrove restoration and coastal greenbelt protection in the East coast of Aceh and North Sumatra Province, Indonesia
- Developer
- Livelihoods Fund SICAV SIF
- Province
- Aceh and North Sumatra provinces
- Type
- Agriculture Forestry and Other Land Use
- Methodology
- VM0033,AR-AM0014
- Hectares
- 1.000 ha
- Status
- Pipeline
- Integrity score
- 68 / 100
- Latest vintage
- 2015
- Registry IDs
- Verra VCS1493
- Generated
- Updated 2026-04-23
What is Mangrove restoration and coastal greenbelt protection in the East coast of Aceh and North Sumatra Province, Indonesia?
A 1,000 ha tranche of the Livelihoods Carbon Fund 2 (LCF2) mangrove restoration program on the east coast of Aceh and North Sumatra, implemented by Indonesian NGO YAGASU under the Luxembourg-based Livelihoods Fund (Danone/Mars/Firmenich/Schneider/Hermès backers). Methodology flagged as AR-AM0014 CDM but the developer's other Indonesian parcels are on VCS/Gold Standard, suggesting the methodology label may need reconciliation.
Who operates Mangrove restoration and coastal greenbelt protection in the East coast of Aceh and North Sumatra Province, Indonesia?
Mangrove restoration and coastal greenbelt protection in the East coast of Aceh and North Sumatra Province, Indonesia is developed by Livelihoods Fund SICAV SIF and listed on Verra VCS1493.
What is its integrity score?
68 / 100. Driven down by registry transparency (55) and supported by community flags (75).
Why is it notable?
Latest news. June 2024 field visit by Livelihoods reported mixed maintenance outcomes and announced a revolving subsidised-loan fund tied to mangrove upkeep ; 2025 saw two adjacent YAGASU parcels validated/listed under Gold Standard and Verra respectively, signalling a shift away from CDM toward voluntary standards. No public issuance event has been reported for the Aceh/North Sumatra LCF2 parcel specifically.
When was this last updated?
This dossier was generated on 2026-04-23 by claude-agent-websearch.
A 1,000 ha tranche of the Livelihoods Carbon Fund 2 (LCF2) mangrove restoration program on the east coast of Aceh and North Sumatra, implemented by Indonesian NGO YAGASU under the Luxembourg-based Livelihoods Fund (Danone/Mars/Firmenich/Schneider/Hermès backers). Methodology flagged as AR-AM0014 CDM but the developer's other Indonesian parcels are on VCS/Gold Standard, suggesting the methodology label may need reconciliation. Credits are insetting-style, offtaken by LCF's corporate consortium.
Analyst briefing
Activities & scale Mangrove afforestation/reforestation on degraded coastal lands, primarily abandoned shrimp/fish ponds converted back into silvo-fishery plots 1. Phase 1 (2011-2014) planted ~18 million seedlings on ~5,000 ha; Phase 2 (LCF2, approved 2018) is a 20-year effort to restore an additional 5,109 ha on the east coast of Aceh and North Sumatra, with this 1,000 ha tranche sitting inside that pipeline. Co-activities include mud-crab aquaculture, natural-dye batik, mangrove food/beverage micro-enterprises, and eco-tourism 23.
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Integrity score
Moderate
v1 methodology, calibrating. Last computed 2026-06-10.
Registries
Issuances
Retirements
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Total retired
No retirements recorded.
Satellite alerts (last 90 days)
Total
25.991
High confidence
0
Nominal confidence
0
Showing 5.000 of 25.991 alerts — see all in alerts inbox
Score methodology
Score computed 2026-06-10 from inputs: alerts last 90 days (25991), high-confidence alerts (0), registries (1), years since validation (6.18).
Methodology v1. Weights: validation recency 25%, reversal risk 35%, community flags 20%, transparency 20%. See full methodology →