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  • Nature Climate Standard
    • Preamble
    • 1. Introduction
      • 1.1 Scope
      • 1.2 Versioning
    • 2. Methodology Requirements
      • 2.1 Methodology Certification Process
      • 2.2 Consultation Requirements
      • 2.3 Modular Framework
      • 2.4 Updates to Methodologies
      • 2.5 Methodology Contents
      • 2.6 Grandfathering of Existing Projects
    • 3. Project Requirements
      • 3.1 Ownership
      • 3.2 Documentation
      • 3.3 Eligibility
      • 3.4 Project Crediting
      • 3.5 Stakeholder Input Process
      • 3.6 Regulatory Compliance
      • 3.7 Environmental and Social Impacts
      • 3.8 Transparency
      • 3.9 Early Termination by the Project Proponent
    • 4. Validation and Verification Requirements
      • 4.1 Validation and Verification Body Requirements
      • 4.2 Validation and Verification Process
      • 4.3 Materiality Threshold
      • 4.4 Conflicts of interest
      • 4.5 Rotation of Validation and Verification Bodies
      • 4.6 Validation and Verification Body Oversight
    • 5. Crediting
      • 5.1 Credit Attributes
      • 5.2 Issuance Process
      • 5.3 Transfer and Delivery Rules and Ownership History
      • 5.4 Retirement Rules
      • 5.5 Retirement Certificates
      • 5.6 Reversals and Buffer Pools
      • 5.7 No Double Counting
    • 6. Glossary
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  1. Nature Climate Standard
  2. 1. Introduction

1.1 Scope

1.1.1 Project Types

The NCS applies to projects in the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sector that use methodologies accepted by the NCS and that are validated against such a methodology.

1.1.2 Geographical Scope

The NCS is focused on, but not restricted to, projects in Europe. It may also apply to other temperate zones. The language of the standard is English. Other languages may also be recognised if a trustworthy translation is available.

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