Appendix X: Peer validator checklist

Guidelines for selection of a community peer-nominated validator

For the Trees component of the #SexyTrees protocol, the primary data is usually sufficient to establish proof of planting. Sattelite monitoring is evolving to the point that any numbe of providers cwe recommend community-level peer validators.

Below is a checklist of characteristics of good community peer validators.

IEP evaluation checklist

A basic checklist for IEP validation includes:

Biology

• Are the Indicator species appropriately chosen for the ecosystems involved?
• Are the Indicator species scores extrapolated from public data accurate?
• Is a randomly selected subset of observations accurate to 90%?
• (Optional) Have iNaturalist validators given observations a "Research grade" level of independent validation?

Topography

• Are maps accurate and internally consistent? Do segments, titles, or ecosystems overlap?

Compliance

• Are land titles valid in the jurisdiction in question? If full land title is not involved, has the BCP adequately demonstrated Land control?

Site visit

• Ground-truthing site verification of FPIC