Risk Classification (or class)
Definition
Under the VCS, one of four categories (low, medium, high, or unacceptably high/fail) representing the general level of non-permanence risk associated with a given project.
Source
Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) Guidance for Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use Projects. Released November 18,2008b. http://www.v-cs.org/docs/Guidance%20for%20 AFOLU%20Projects.pdf
Alternative definition
In the context of (Animal) GENETICS: An additional risk class "cryopreserved only".
Alternative source
Draft Report of 7th session of Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITWG-AnGR) (ME420), FAO, 2012.