01 — General Information
The Eurasia Forest Project is an Afforestation, Reforestation and Revegetation (ARR) project developed under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) using Methodology VM0047: Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation. The project is implemented across suitable lands in Kazakhstan and aims to increase carbon stocks in biomass and soils, restore degraded landscapes, enhance biodiversity, and improve the climate resilience of local ecosystems through the establishment and long-term management of forests and woody vegetation.
Prior to project implementation, participating lands were predominantly under low-carbon land uses characterized by degraded areas with limited woody vegetation. These conditions resulted in low carbon stocks, continued exposure to wind and water erosion, and limited ecological connectivity. In the absence of the project, these land-use practices would be expected to continue, restricting carbon sequestration potential and leaving landscapes vulnerable to further degradation.
The project generates climate benefits through the growth of trees and woody biomass that sequester atmospheric CO₂, while delivering co-benefits for soil protection, water regulation, and biodiversity. Net GHG removals will be quantified in accordance with VM0047.
02 — Geography & Territory
03 — Standards & Methodology
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 1 — No Poverty
Greening of the dried Aral Sea Project in Kazakhstan focuses on the reclamation and restoration of the dried banks of the Aral Sea in the Kyzylorda Region through planting saxaul vegetation and creating new saxaul ecosystems. These ecosystems will help stabilise the soil, improve air quality, and mitigate the impacts of sand-salt storms. Saxual is a hardy, salt-tolerant tree species well suited to the harsh conditions of the dried banks of the Aral Sea. The project will also incorporate improved grazing techniques.
SDG 2 — Zero Hunger
By stabilising soils, improving land productivity and reducing adverse dust/salt exposure, the project supports food security and sustainable agriculture in the region.
SDG 8 — Decent Work
Afforestation on the dried seabed creates new employment in nursery development, tree planting and ecosystem management. It transitions degraded land into productive restoration uses.
SDG 13 — Climate Action
The project is explicitly designed as a nature-based solution for carbon sequestration and desertification mitigation.
SDG 15 — Life on Land
The core of the project is restoration of terrestrial ecosystems, afforestation of the dried Aral Sea bed, stabilising soils, improving biodiversity and reducing land degradation.
Impact and Sustainability
Social Impact
The project supports capacity building by introducing sustainable forest management and tree-planting practices and strengthening technical knowledge among local communities, forestry workers, and agricultural stakeholders. Improved landscape resilience and potential employment in planting, maintenance, and monitoring activities contribute to long-term rural livelihoods and environmental security.
Environmental Impact
Project increase above- and below-ground carbon stocks, enhance soil protection and water retention, reduce erosion and desertification risk, and create habitat and ecological connectivity for biodiversity. These improvements contribute to landscape restoration, long-term ecological resilience, and greenhouse gas removals.
Additionality
Performance benchmark, Financial Barrier
AIFC Carbon Platform
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