Once your project is validated, Kanop provides continuous monitoring services designed to keep you compliant and verification-ready throughout the crediting period.

What we measure: Our AI models deliver annual updates on key indicators at 10m or 30m resolution, including aboveground and belowground biomass, carbon stocks and CO2 equivalents, canopy cover and height, land use and land cover changes, and biodiversity metrics like Rao's Q diversity index. All outputs come with 95% confidence intervals, with optional recalibration using your field measurements.

Methodology-aligned reporting: For ARR projects under VM0047, we provide yearly stocking index monitoring for both project and control plots, performance benchmark tracking, and all supporting data files (CSV, GeoJSON, rasters) needed for VVB review. For REDD+ projects, we deliver deforestation and degradation monitoring across your project area and adjacent zones to track leakage.

Verification support: When verification events arise (at least every five years under VM0047), we review and update all control plots, prepare verification documentation, and provide direct support during the VVB process, including Q&A sessions and meetings.

Yes, this is one of the areas where Kanop adds the most value early in the project lifecycle.

Eligibility across all major standards: We run comprehensive eligibility analyses against Verra (VM0047), Gold Standard, BioCarbon Standard, Isometric, Equitable Earth, and more. Each assessment evaluates your site against methodology-specific criteria, including historical land use, forest cover over the past 10 years, soil organic carbon content, wetland presence, infrastructure, and biomass removal detection. The output is a detailed PDF report with pixel-level (25m x 25m) eligibility maps showing exactly which areas qualify, which don't, and why.

Methodology comparison: When multiple methodologies could apply, we assess your site against each one simultaneously so you can compare eligible areas and make an informed choice. This is especially useful for ARR projects where the difference in eligible hectares between standards can be significant and directly impacts your crediting potential.

Speed and cost: Our AI-powered Eligibility Assessment Agent can deliver results in days rather than the 3 to 4 weeks typically required with traditional consulting, reducing due diligence costs by up to 60%. This lets you screen more sites within the same budget and move faster on the ones that matter.

Deeply integrated with carbon standards: We work directly with standard-setting bodies including Verra, Gold Standard, Isometric, Open Forest Protocol, BioCarbon Standard, and others, contributing to methodology development and ensuring our analyses stay aligned with the latest requirements.

Kanop supports nature-based carbon projects across the entire development lifecycle, from early-stage screening to ongoing monitoring, using satellite imagery, AI, and field measurements.

Assessment: Quickly identify high-potential sites and screen project opportunities at scale. Our AI-powered Eligibility Assessment Agent evaluates sites against all major carbon standards (Verra, Gold Standard, BioCarbon, Isometric, and more) in days rather than weeks, reducing due diligence costs by up to 60% and delivering pixel-level eligibility maps to inform your project boundaries and methodology selection.

Design & Validation: Accelerate the path to certification with packaged services including dynamic baseline scenario establishment, ex-ante carbon estimations, inventory sampling strategy design, and custom support for remote sensing-compatible methodologies. These services are built to align with VVB expectations and help ensure a smooth validation process.

Monitoring & Verification: Build long-term credibility with reliable, frequent monitoring reports covering carbon stock changes, land use and land cover dynamics, and stocking index tracking for performance benchmarking.

ARR is one of Kanop's deepest areas of expertise. We offer a dedicated ARR Project Toolbox that covers every stage, from site identification to ongoing verification support.

Site selection and suitability ranking: We assess and rate your area of interest for ARR potential by combining biomass data, canopy metrics, elevation, slope, NDVI, and other environmental parameters. The result is a ranked map showing which zones are most promising for planting, so you can focus resources where they'll have the greatest impact.

Eligibility analysis: We evaluate your project area against all leading ARR methodologies, including Verra VM0047, Gold Standard ARR, BioCarbon Standard, Isometric Reforestation Protocol, and Equitable Earth, among others. You receive pixel-level eligibility maps and a detailed report showing which areas qualify under each methodology and where constraints exist. This lets you choose the standard that maximizes your eligible project area and crediting potential.

Carbon crediting projections: Before committing to a methodology, we model expected carbon sequestration and credit issuance under different standards so you can compare outcomes and make data-driven decisions about your project design.

PDD support (VM0047): We produce PDD-ready documentation for Sections 8 and 9, covering dynamic baseline construction, performance benchmark derivation, project and leakage emissions quantification, ex-ante estimation for the full crediting period, and a comprehensive monitoring plan with field sampling protocols and QA/QC procedures. Typical delivery is 6 to 8 weeks, and we provide direct VVB support during validation.

Ongoing monitoring: After validation, we deliver annual stocking index updates for both project and control plots, land use change detection, and carbon stock tracking. All data is accessible via the Kanop web app and API, keeping you verification-ready at all times.

We work directly with Verra, Gold Standard, Isometric, and other standard-setting bodies on methodology development, so our tools stay aligned with the latest requirements. You can explore our full ARR offering in detail through our ARR Project Toolbox.