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Guide
Rejected submissions are the most common source of frustration in the community. These are the exact criteria verifiers use.
The sapling or tree must be clearly visible.
A close-up of soil does not pass. A close-up of leaves without the plant in context does not pass. One full shot of the planted tree, showing where it sits in the ground, is enough.
State city and country at minimum.
If your phone embeds GPS in photos (most smartphones do by default), leave that setting on. GPS-embedded photos match location automatically and clear verification faster.
If you have switched off geotagging, add coordinates manually in the GPS field of the submission form.
Plant first, then submit evidence.
The submission date must fall within 7 days of planting and within the 30-day pledge window.
Future-dated submissions are automatically rejected.
Not required, but it adds value to the registry. If you do not know the species name, describe the tree: evergreen, broad-leaf, fruit tree, palm, etc.
Post to X with #REFORESTproof and tag @reforest_now. Add the link to your submission.
Not required. Every public post adds social verification and community visibility.
You can resubmit with corrected evidence. Your original pledge remains active.
Contact the verifier through Telegram if you need clarification on why your submission was rejected.
You are answering one question: is it more likely than not that this person planted these trees in this place at this time?
You are not authenticating a document. You are a person applying ordinary judgement to ordinary evidence, and the standard is reasonable belief, not certainty.
Approve when a sapling is visible and in the ground, the setting is consistent with the stated location, the photos agree with each other, and nothing about it feels staged or reused.
Reject when no tree is identifiable, the photos contradict the stated location or date, the image appears to be taken from elsewhere online, or the evidence is too dark or blurred to assess. Rejection is not an accusation — most rejections are photographs that were simply too unclear. Say what was missing: your note reaches the contributor and is how they fix it.
Flag when something is wrong in a way that needs more than a vote — a photograph you recognise from an earlier submission, or a pattern from one wallet that does not add up. A flag takes the submission out of the queue and sends it to the core team. Use it for suspicion, not for poor quality.
You cannot verify your own pledge. The system enforces this, but the spirit matters more than the mechanism: do not arrange for someone to approve yours in exchange for approving theirs.
One vote per submission. You cannot change your mind after voting, so look properly before you click.
Three approvals register the trees permanently. Registry entries are never deleted. An entry approved carelessly is there for good, and every careless entry makes every honest one worth less.