metadata: {"type": "project", "title": "GainForest", "logoImg": "bafkreib3tx2hfszpmgmumais3c5oqbtjzrx7q2qn4ufndrwsbelzvrt5vq", "website": "https://gainforest.earth", "createdAt": 1722708395400, "userGithub": "", "credentials": {}, "description": "GainForest is a\u00a0**global research non-profit** and that aims to bring transparency to conservation and restoration projects.\n\nOn the financial side, the flow of funds towards a conservation project are transparently displayed on our\u00a0[**platform**](https://explorer.gitcoin.co/www.maps.gainforest.app). On the conservation and restoration side, local communities use a variety of\u00a0**dMRV (Decentralized Monitoring, Reporting and Verification) and DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network)**\u00a0techniques to show \"Proof of Care\", or proof that the funds are used towards sustainable stewardship.\n\nData regarding biodiversity in the Global South is scarce. Many species of plants and animals in these regions remain undiscovered and undocumented.\u00a0**A conservation-focused data collection initiative would create a global data commons**, propelling\u00a0the advancement of AI and biodiversity research in these areas. **We work together with local communities to co-design data collection and research.** \n\n![Inhaa-be workshop](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8e3c9d01-52c3-494f-8849-152a0f384bb3_1600x1066.jpeg)\n\n*The April co-design and co-learning workshop with Aldeia Inha\u00e2-b\u00e9.*\n\n![Parque das tribos workshop](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4ad2b4be-c276-462b-9d3a-ef4ee08dc727_1600x1064.jpeg)\n\n*Our first capacity-building and co-learning workshop in Parque das Tribos, organized by Kamila Camilo and Vanda Witoto.*\n\nCurrently, our platform welcomes a network of\u00a0**25**\u00a0(and counting!) conservation organizations around the world.\n\n**Our work has gotten us to become\u00a0[one of six finalists](https://www.xprize.org/prizes/rainforest/finalist-teams#:~:text=XPRIZE%20Rainforest's%20independent%20judging%20panel,of%20the%20XPRIZE%20Rainforest%20competition)**\u00a0**of the XPRIZE RainForest competition**. Take a look at the work that we have done for the XPRIZE Rainforest Competition [here](https://gainforest.app/f47ac10b58cc4372a5670e02b2c3d479f47ac10b58cc4372a5670e02b2c3d479).\n\n![XPRIZE on the Gainforest app](https://gainforest-transparency-dashboard.s3.amazonaws.com/miscellaneous/xprize-rainforest-biodiversity+screenshot)", "logoImgData": {}, "projectGithub": "gainforest", "projectTwitter": "gainforestnow"}
name: GainForest