Projects must report a list of all key variables used in the net CO₂e removal calculation and their individual uncertainties, as well as a description of the uncertainty analysis approach.
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Protocol & monitoring data
Protocol & monitoring data
How will you be measuring, monitoring and maintaining carbon removal, including data models and risk assessments.
Stakeholder input process
Stakeholder input process
How will your project work with and respond to the community while staying compliant and adaptable.
Prior to the commencement of project activities, Project Proponents must consult a reputable third party or subject matter expert to assess if Indigenous Peoples will be impacted by project activities, including: activities that occur on land or territories that is owned, occupied, or utilized by Indigenous Peoples, regardless of whether or not this claim is recognized, and/or project activities that will affect natural resources necessary for the livelihoods or cultural rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Projects must actively identify, protect, and promote community well-being.
Pathway-specific
Pathway-specific
How will your project meet pathway-specific process requirements.
Projects must demonstrate that the project area is ≥ 1 hectare
Projects must demonstrate that the project area is ≥ 1 hectare.
The Project lies within a biome, ecoregion, or forest type for which one or more AGB data products are available that meet the eligibility guidelines as determined by Isometric.
Projects must demonstrate that the project area is ≥ 1 hectare.
Projects must provide evidence of ecological appropriateness.
Projects must provide evidence of degradation.
Project activities must not restore lands where deforestation occurred within the 10 years prior to project initiation.
Project Proponents must document all proposed restoration activities.
Projects must provide field measurement details
Projects must provide the allometric equations used.
Projects must use allometric equations which are widely accepted in scientific literature or which have rigorous evidence supporting their applicability.
Projects must provide a description of the major sources of uncertainty.
Projects must evaluate and report uncertainty and how it was accounted for within the quantification procedures.
Projects must meet a statistical equivalence between field plot data and the AGB map.
Projects must report when the model was most recently benchmarked against field plot measurements within the project, which must be within 5 years.
Projects must submit a description and copies of any data used and/or collected for benchmarking.
Projects must provide details on the frequency of ALS data collection throughout the crediting period and how this aligns withe the requirements under the crediting protocol.
Projects must provide details on the spatial coverage of the ALS measurements.
Projects must provide details of the instruments and calibrations used and their alignment with manufacturer's specifications.
Projects must provide the flight altitude and velocity of the drone/plane used for ALS measurements.
Projects must report the details of their data aquisition approach and show it is sufficient to yield a digital elevation model of 1 m resolution or greater over the observed area.
Projects must provide details of the data processing procedures used with sufficient detail to allow for replication and justification of the appropriateness of the workflow for high resolution LiDAR.
Projects should use plots within the project area for developing the ALS-based predictive model.
Projects must provide evidence that the selected model type is based on peer-reviewed methodologies, with prior usage in peer-reviewed studies or in industry or government applications.
Projects must provide justification that the model is applicable to the species and ecoregion represented in the project area.
Projects must provide details of the entire modeling workflow and justifications for each step, including model selection, feature selection, model architecture, datasets collation, and any assumptions used.
Projects must provide data and code used to train the model, including metrics extracted from the ALS measurements.
Projects must provide evidence of the validation of the model used, which can be either via a track use in in science, industry or government applications or direct validation against reputable data.
Projects must provide an assessment of model skill, which must use data that is representative of the project area but was not used in model training.
Projects must report the range of feature values to which the model is being applied for AGB estimation in the project area relative to the range of values over which the model was developed to ensure the model is being appropriately applied.
Projects must provide details on the procedure used for applying the model to generate an AGB map for the project area.
Projects must provide details on the procedure used for quantifying M_AGB using the generated AGB map for the project area.
Projects must provide a description and copies of all data used and/or collected for AGB quantification.
Projects must delineate a Project Boundary encompassing all restoration activities.
Projects must delineate Restoration Zone(s) that guides a uniform restoration plan.
Projects must describe the project timeline, including the duration of the crediting period and the frequency of reporting periods.
The Project Proponent must have legal, documented land tenure for the duration of the Crediting Period and contractual access to the project area throughout the Ongoing Monitoring Period.
Projects must provide a financial model and cash flow statement which demonstrates a clear payment structure for the duration of the Ongoing Monitoring Period.
Projects must provide ex-ante estimates of biomass growth and expected time to maturity, including description of ex-ante model or calculations and uncertainty bands.
Project Proponents must comply with all national and local laws, regulations and policies.
Projects must provide adaptive management plans for all foreseeable risks identified in the preparation of environmental and social impact assessments.
Projects must identify if there are any large intact natural landscapes in or around the project area, such as protected areas, wildlife corridors, or other major habitats.
Projects must identify if there are any rare, threatened, and endangered ecosystems and habitats in the project area.
Projects must document all significant ecosystem services in the region and how they may be affected by the project activities.
Projects must document whether there are community needs within the project area. If none are identified, provide the evidence of due diligence in arriving at this conclusion.
Projects must document whether there are cultural values within the project area. If none are identified, provide the evidence of due diligence in arriving at this conclusion.
Projects must provide a list of all rare, threatened, or endangered species and endemic species in the project area.
Projects must list all species that will be planted and/or maintained as part of project activities.
Projects must provide information on pre-project productivity.
Projects must provide information on their leakage mitigation sites.
Projects must provide information on the emissions impact of their leakage mitigation sites.
Projects must provide estimates of market leakage emissions.
Projects must specify and justify the carbon fraction which will be used for the calculation of CO₂e in biomass.
Projects must describe their method of estimating aboveground biomass and how their approach will adhere to the requirements of the relevant Module.
Projects must describe the method of calculating belowground biomass.
Projects seeking to include soil organic carbon stocks must describe the method of quantifying the soil carbon stocks present in each Restoration Zone.
Projects must describe their long-term durability plan for the Ongoing Monitoring period.
Projects must complete Isometric
Projects must describe how they implement safeguards against reversals. These safeguards must be in place at the start of The Project and maintained throughout the Project Commitment Period.
Projects must indicate whether they will contribute 20% of credits generated in a reporting period to the buffer pool or contribute credits based on the risk-based buffer pool contribution approach.