CCB Standards Checklist

The following checklist shows all twenty CCB Standards Third Edition criteria, consisting of seventeen required criteria and three optional Gold Level criteria. To earn CCB Standards approval, projects must satisfy all seventeen required criteria. Projects that generate exceptional benefits for climate change adaptation, or for smallholders and communities leading their own projects and poorer households among them, or for the conservation of areas of high global biodiversity priority and the endangered species found there may achieve a Gold Level status by satisfying one of the optional Gold Level criteria.

General Section
G1	Project Goals, Design & Long-Term Viability	Required
G2	Without-project Land Use Scenario & Additionality	Required
G3	Stakeholder Engagement	Required
G4	Management Capacity	Required
G5	Legal Status and Property Rights	Required

Climate Section
CL1	Without-project Climate Scenario	Required
CL2	Net Positive Climate Impacts	Required
CL3	Offsite Climate Impacts	Required
CL4	Climate Impact Monitoring	Required
GL1	Climate Change Adaptation Benefits	Optional

Community Section
CM1	Without-project Scenario for Communities	Required
CM2	Net Positive Community Impacts	Required
CM3	Offsite Stakeholder Impacts	Required
CM4	Community Impact Monitoring	Required
GL2	Exceptional Community Benefits	Optional

Biodiversity Section
B1	Without-project Biodiversity Scenario	Required
B2	Net Positive Biodiversity Impacts	Required
B3	Offsite Biodiversity Impacts	Required
B4	Biodiversity Impacts Monitoring	Required
GL3	Exceptional Biodiversity Benefits	Optional

CCB Standards Validation & Verification Levels
APPROVED: All requirements met
GOLD: All requirements and also at least one optional Gold Level criterion, specifying which Gold Level(s) achieved