Validation assesses whether a project design meets the requirements of the applicable carbon standard and methodology.

Areas of review typically include:
• baseline and additionality
• project boundaries and eligibility
• leakage risk
• permanence risk management
• monitoring and reporting plans
• environmental and social safeguards
• stakeholder consultation and community engagement

Verification evaluates whether the emission reductions or removals reported by a project have been achieved in accordance with programme rules.

Activities may include:
• review of monitoring reports
• data and calculation checks
• sampling of supporting evidence
• geospatial and remote sensing analysis
• on-site verification visits

Silvacert offers pre-validation readiness reviews to help project developers and communities prepare for formal validation.

Pre-validation readiness reviews are advisory assessments and do not constitute validation. Silvacert ensures that personnel involved in readiness reviews do not participate in subsequent validation or verification of the same project to maintain impartiality.