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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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  2. 4. Validation and Verification Requirements

4.1 Validation and Verification Body Requirements

All VVBs must be approved by NCS based on alignment with conflict of interest policies, rotation of VVB policies, oversight on quality, and the following requirements:

  • All projects on the NCS registry must be audited as set out in ISO 14064-2:2019. This means that a VVB must be accredited to carry out validation and verification as set out in ISO 14064-3:2010.

  • VVBs must be able to demonstrate accreditation from:

    • An International Accreditation Forum (IAF) member against ISO 14065 or

    • a relevant governmental or intergovernmental regulatory body.

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