The Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) Project Database is the Voluntary Carbon Standard Association’s (VCSA) centralized source of information regarding all projects approved and Voluntary Carbon Units (VCUs) issued under the VCS Program. The VCS Project Database provides public access to approved VCS projects and issued VCUs, key project documentation such as validation and verification reports, and information regarding whether VCUs are active or retired. The VCS Project Database also issues the unique serial number related to each VCU.

The VCS Project Database is part of a broader infrastructure platform established by the VCSA that includes the registries approved by the VCSA (VCS Registries), as per the diagram below. Anybody interested in opening an account at one of the VCS Registries to issue, transfer, retire or cancel VCUs is advised to contact the registries directly through the links below.

Taken together, the VCS Program, the VCS Project Database, and the VCSA Registries allow for the creation of trusted and tradable voluntary offset carbon credits, and provide a robust custodial system for VCUs that prevents double-counting. To learn more about The Voluntary Carbon Standard click here.