Determine which VM0045 methodology version currently governs an improved forest management project and confirm its registration status now that the v1.1 grace period has passed.

Steps

1. Start from the live VM0045 methodology page (verra.org/methodologies/methodology-for-improved-forest-management/), which shows VM0045 v1.2 as Active since July 10, 2025 and is the only version currently open to new registrations.
2. If the project was developed under VM0045 v1.1, check whether it completed validation and submitted a registration request by the v1.1 grace-period deadline of April 30, 2026 -- that deadline has already passed as of today.
3. A v1.1 project that missed the April 30, 2026 cutoff must be re-validated and registered under v1.2 to proceed; v1.1 is no longer eligible for new registration requests.
4. If the project cites VM0045 v1.1, also confirm it applied the Corrections and Clarifications Verra issued December 13, 2024, which are mandatory for all v1.1-based projects regardless of registration timing.
5. Look up the specific project's current methodology version and registration/listing status directly in the Verra Registry (registry.verra.org) or Project Hub (projecthub.verra.org) rather than relying on a cached status.
6. For CCP-labeled credit eligibility, confirm the project uses v1.2 specifically -- it is the only version with Core Carbon Principles approval (ICVCM decision, August 2025).