Verra has released clarifications that apply to procedural documents of all its programs, with the aim of streamlining the project review process. The Clarifications to Verra Program Rules and Requirements (PDF) document pertains to projects in Verra’s Climate, Community & Biodiversity Standards (CCBS) Program; the Jurisdictional and Nested REDD+ (JNR) Framework; the Plastic Waste Reduction Program (Plastic Program); the Sustainable Development Verified Impact Standard (SD VISta) Program; and the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program.
These clarifications reflect the recent streamlining of Verra’s process for reviewing documents submitted with a request to list a project on the Verra project pipeline under one of the following statuses:
- CCBS Program: validation public comment period requested, validation and verification public comment period requested, or verification public comment period requested
- JNR Framework: under development or under validation
- Plastic Program: pipeline listing requested (under validation), pipeline listing requested (under validation and verification), verification public comment requested, or crediting period renewal public comment period requested
- SD VISta Program: validation public comment period requested, validation and verification comment period requested, or verification public comment period requested
- VCS Program: under development or under validation
The updates clarify that Verra reviews these documents prior to validation/verification body review only in cases where it is deemed necessary because a project is high risk, in line with Verra’s recently announced risk-based approach to project reviews.
The Clarifications to Verra Program Rules and Requirements document is available on the respective Rules and Requirements section of each program page. The clarifications will be incorporated into the next issued version of the program documents.
Please contact programupdates@verra.org with any questions.