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Check agreement dates and the missing arrangements for an independent field check.
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Fictional default example · 2025.
What the selected record shows. 5 calendar days after the agreed check date.
Next step. Obtain the missing evidence listed below. Prepare evidence request in the prototype creates a visible, downloadable draft. It is unassigned and not sent.
A recorded due date does not appoint a checker or verify the environmental service.
Count calendar days after the agreed check date. A future date gives zero overdue days.
Illustrative watershed-care agreement. Contract rules, rate, payer, monitoring and safeguards need confirmation in Institution review. Maintained hectares do not establish a measured water-quality improvement.
Other required records: Agreement; service; monitoring period; protocol; verifier; due date; evidence.
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Separate agreed, checked, accepted, failed and pending hectares in the annual agreement.
What the selected record shows. 20 ha meet the example conditions; 2 ha need correction and 2 ha still need a visit.
Next step. Check the remaining area and correct failed work. Prepare case-review note in the prototype creates a visible, downloadable draft. It is unassigned and not sent.
Accepted hectares do not establish measured downstream water-quality improvement.
Checked area = area meeting conditions + area needing correction. Agreed area = checked area + area not checked. Do not pay for unvisited or failed area.
Other required records: Agreement; baseline; service quantity; monitoring evidence; verification; period.
Keep the physical service log separate from proposed, authorised and recorded payments.
What the selected record shows. 20 ha in the physical log; LKR 250,000 proposed and LKR 0 recorded as paid. These are different records.
Next step. Keep this as a proposal until separately authorised. Prepare account comparison in the prototype creates a visible, downloadable draft. It is unassigned and not sent.
Hectares and currency are separate accounts and must not be added together.
Keep hectares separate from rupees. Unpaid authorised amount = authorised amount − paid amount. A contract payment is not a monetary value of the ecosystem.
Other required records: Service flow; ecosystem asset; beneficiary; valuation method; price year; area.
Compare checking costs per hectare accepted under the same protocol.
What the selected record shows. LKR 100,000 checking cost / 20 accepted ha = LKR 5,000 per accepted ha.
Next step. Compare checking costs under the same protocol. Prepare cost comparison in the prototype creates a visible, downloadable draft. It is unassigned and not sent.
The least cost does not establish adequate independence or measurement quality.
Total checking cost = staff + travel + other non-overlapping costs. Cost per accepted hectare = total / accepted hectares. A zero accepted area has no unit-cost result.
Other required records: Verification expense; accepted service quantity; unit; agreement; period.
Find the missing owner, authority, funding and scheme-rule evidence.
What the selected record shows. 2 items remain. Documentary completeness is not scheme approval, eligibility or safeguard clearance.
Documentary completeness does not approve a PES scheme.
Check each scheme requirement. A completed checklist does not authorise a PES scheme.
Other required records: Scheme owner; legal authority; service definition; rules; funding; appeals.
Find missing rights, participation and joining-rule evidence.
What the selected record shows. 1 items remain. Documentary completeness is not scheme approval, eligibility or safeguard clearance.
The prototype does not admit a participant or establish final entitlement.
Check documented rights, voluntary participation, area, joining rules and obligations. A checklist does not grant eligibility or change land rights.
Other required records: Rights evidence; service area; eligibility rules; consent; obligations; authority.
Compare ground-cover changes with the stated baseline and comparison observations.
Verified published formula · Difference-in-differences arithmetic
What the selected record shows. Ground cover improved 20 percentage points more than at the comparison site. This does not alone establish a causal effect or an extra payable service.
Next step. Ask a specialist to assess additionality and the study assumptions. Prepare case-review note in the prototype creates a visible, downloadable draft. It is unassigned and not sent.
A difference in changes does not establish causation or an additional payable service.
Difference in differences = (scheme after − before) − (comparison after − before). The arithmetic alone does not prove that the payment caused an improvement.
Other required records: Baseline scenario; proposed action; existing obligations; counterfactual; uncertainty.
World Bank · Impact Evaluation in Practice Second EditionInstitution publication · Chapter 7, table 7.2, printed page 140, PDF page 170
The formula is verified. Causal interpretation still requires a defensible study design, comparison and assumptions.
Compare neighbouring clearing with a separate fixed comparison area and period.
What the selected record shows. Neighbouring clearing increased by 0.8 ha; comparison-area clearing increased by 0.1 ha. The extra 0.7 ha is a signal to investigate, not proof of displacement caused by the agreement.
Next step. Investigate neighbouring clearing and possible causes. Prepare case-review note in the prototype creates a visible, downloadable draft. It is unassigned and not sent.
The difference is a reason to investigate, not proof of displacement caused by the agreement.
Compare changes over the same observation window: (neighbour after − before) − (comparison after − before). A positive difference is a reason to investigate, not proof that the scheme caused clearing.
Other required records: Project boundary; neighboring activities; baseline; follow-up; causal evidence.
Check reported reversal damage and the required response evidence.
What the selected record shows. Follow up 3 ha under the agreement. Any liability or payment adjustment needs its own evidence and authority.
Damaged hectares do not establish liability or an authorised payment adjustment.
Reported damaged area cannot exceed the previously accepted area. Follow the agreed response; do not infer a penalty, debt or carbon reversal from an area report.
Other required records: Service durability; hazards; tenure; maintenance; reversal evidence; contract conditions.
Compare agreement payments, checking costs and mandatory service conditions.
What the selected record shows. Provider payment plus checking costs LKR 400,000 per year. Budget balance: LKR 50,000.
Next step. Compare the benefits and obligations with the parties. Prepare case-review note in the prototype creates a visible, downloadable draft. It is unassigned and not sent.
A budget balance does not establish a measurable, lawful or suitable agreement.
Total cost = provider payment + checking cost. Compare with the matching annual budget and review every safeguard. Lower cost alone does not select the best agreement.
Other required records: Service options; measurability; costs; livelihood effects; rights; funding.
Calculate a capped annual payment proposal from accepted hectares and the stated rate.
What the selected record shows. 20 ha × LKR 12,500 per ha/year = LKR 250,000, capped at LKR 300,000. Annual proposal: LKR 250,000. Confirm the evidence and matching funds; no amount is ready for authorisation.
The illustrative rate is not an official entitlement; no payment is authorised here.
Annual proposal = min(accepted hectares × annual rate, annual cap). Subtract payments for the same agreement and year. Refer an amount only when required evidence is documented. This screen makes no payment.
Other required records: Verified quantity; approved rate; cap; contract conditions; funding; verification reference.
Reconcile draft benefit shares and unresolved objections.
What the selected record shows. LKR 250,000 allocated in the draft; LKR 0 unallocated; 2 objections remain.
An allocated total does not establish agreement or fairness of the sharing plan.
Allocated amount = farmer-group + worker + administration shares. It must not exceed the proposed payment. Matching totals do not prove consent or fairness.
Other required records: Agreement version; beneficiaries; allocation rules; consent; objections; evidence.
Check common claim area, overlapping periods and both agreements' combination rules.
What the selected record shows. Common area: 5 ha; common period: 214 days. Permitted combinations require evidence from both agreements.
Overlap does not establish an improper duplicate claim.
Flag mapped overlap only when the same work and units share a period. An overlap is not automatically double counting: check both agreements and any permitted combination of benefits.
Other required records: Service unit; location; period; agreement; credit or claim registry; rights.
Compare indicator roles, sampling protocols, baselines and monitoring costs.
What the selected record shows. Fixed-point ground cover (% ground covered). Practice compliance; not proof of cleaner water. Estimated monitoring cost: LKR 60,000 per year.
A cheap indicator is not automatically a credible measure of the intended service.
Compare defined indicators, units, sampling effort, seasons, baseline and cost. Practice checks and environmental outcomes answer different questions; no numeric score chooses the protocol.
Other required records: Service definition; causal pathway; baseline; feasible measurements; uncertainty; cost.
Reconcile multi-year service obligations with commitments, receipts and expenditure.
What the selected record shows. 3 years × LKR 400,000 per year = LKR 1,200,000. Funding still to secure: LKR 300,000.
Next step. Secure the full-period funding gap. Prepare funding review in the prototype creates a visible, downloadable draft. It is unassigned and not sent.
A commitment does not establish cash receipt or sufficient future funding.
Full-period need = annual cost × years on a constant-price example basis. Funding gap = need − confirmed commitments. Keep disbursement and spending separate; actual agreements may need a year-by-year budget.
Other required records: Contract costs; buyer commitments; disbursements; monitoring cost; duration; conditions.
Find missing rights, food-security, income and participation safeguards.
A completed checklist does not establish safeguard clearance or informed consent.
Check each safeguard with affected people and responsible specialists. A count does not clear a safeguard or replace consent.
Other required records: Provider needs; opportunity costs; land rights; food production; safeguards; consent.
Identify PES complaints past the recorded procedure's response date.
What the selected record shows. Question about the draft benefit-sharing plan. 15 calendar days overdue on the review date.
Next step. Follow up the overdue response with the responsible role. Prepare case follow-up in the prototype creates a visible, downloadable draft. It is unassigned and not sent.
A deadline does not resolve the complaint or justify a payment decision.
For an open complaint, days overdue = max(0, review date − due date). Use the agreed procedure; do not invent a legal deadline.
Other required records: Case; agreement; issue; receipt; response; deadline; independent appeal route.
Find missing appointment, conflict and signed-checking evidence.
What the selected record shows. Prepared by Provider monitoring officer — example; checked by Independent watershed review team — example. 1 independence items need attention.
Different job titles alone do not establish verification independence.
The claim preparer and independent checker must be distinguishable. Review appointment, declared interests, protocol and findings; different names alone do not prove independence.
Other required records: Verifier appointment; interests; creator identity; protocol; evidence; sign-off.
Compare renewal, redesign and closure with outcomes, feedback and remaining obligations.
What the selected record shows. Renew the agreement. Estimated cost: LKR 400,000. Remaining obligation: Complete outstanding field checks before any renewal.
Lowest cost alone does not select a responsible agreement outcome.
Compare renewal, redesign and closure separately. Record the obligations and effects of each; no automatic renewal or closure follows from the cheapest cost.
Other required records: Verified outcomes; costs; compliance; provider feedback; risks; funding.
Compare source names and units with the annual agreement's exact service definition.
What the selected record shows. Source: Riverbank restoration / ha planted. Agreement: Annual riverbank vegetation care / ha meeting annual care conditions.
Planted hectares are not automatically hectares meeting annual care conditions.
Keep both original names and units. Planted hectares are not automatically hectares meeting an annual care condition. Record any confirmed equivalence; never silently convert them.
Other required records: Service label; physical unit; method; agreement ID; period; steward mapping.
Check which existing source fields can supply the decision inputs.
Existing form reference: 4e74cc389edc2305
Existing form reference: f0192290b75919c0
Existing form reference: 5d4e57af1e6712f1
Existing form reference: e6af681e07c8efdc
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