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If so, please name the rounds or link the builder profile associated with previous rounds.", "questionId": 4}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "NOTE: \n- Old Github association https://github.com/PlanetaryCouncil/ImpactEvaluation.foundation\n\n- Old domain: impactevaluation.foundation - currently migrating to ief.wiki\n\n________________________________________\n\n\nThe Ecological Impact Verification Wiki (IEF) project is advancing in three key phases: \n\nPhase 1 focuses on building a collaborative, open-source platform to provide accessible tools and data for measuring ecological impacts. \n\nPhase 2 introduces a comprehensive training and certification program, equipping individuals to become certified impact verifiers, enhancing global capacity for accurate environmental assessments. \n\nPhase 3 will establish an impact verification marketplace, connecting certified evaluators with organizations seeking transparent and trusted ecological impact reporting. Together, these phases create a complete ecosystem for ecological transparency and accountability.", "hidden": true, "question": "How does your project contribute to the growth of the OSS ecosystem? Please provide specific examples of how your application enhances or expands the current ecosystem.", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "We provide free access to tools, data, and methodologies for measuring and verifying ecological impacts.\n\nTraining and Certification Program: Equips individuals with the skills to become certified impact verifiers, ensuring standardized, reliable assessments.\n\nImpact Verification Marketplace: Connects certified evaluators with organizations, enabling transparent and trusted ecological impact reporting.\n\nBlockchain Integration: Utilizes blockchain for data integrity, traceability, and trustless verification of environmental impacts.\n\nCommunity-Driven Contributions: Allows experts, developers, and environmentalists worldwide to contribute data, tools, and best practices, fostering a collaborative ecosystem.\n\nScalability and Accessibility: Open access ensures that organizations of any size can leverage the platform without proprietary barriers or high costs.\n\nDifferentiation: Combines open-source access, decentralized verification, and blockchain technology to deliver unmatched transparency and accountability in the ecological space.", "hidden": true, "question": "What features or use cases does your dApp/App present? How is it differentiated?", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Grant Funds Usage:\n\nDesign and Development: Funding will support the design and development of both the IEF.wiki and the Solution Design phase for the training platform.\n\nMarketing and Community Building: We will use the grant to increase visibility and attract more contributors, verifiers, and organizations to the platform.\n\nInfrastructure Scaling: Funding will also go towards scaling infrastructure to handle more users and data as the platform grows.\n\nScale: We can bring an increasing number of academic institutions and interns to help improve the database.", "hidden": true, "question": "What are your plans for further development, and how will the grant funds be used to achieve these goals?", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Currently, we are in the development phase and do not have deployed smart contracts yet. \n\nOnce we complete our smart contract development and audits, we will update this section with the relevant deployer addresses and corresponding blockchain networks.", "hidden": true, "question": "For any project deploying smart contracts on blockchain networks, please list all your deployer addresses and their corresponding blockchain networks. 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This open-source initiative allows the global community to contribute, ensuring the platform remains current, innovative, and inclusive.\n\n\ud83c\udf10 Website: https://ief.wiki\n\nMission\n- To empower organizations and individuals to measure, verify, and report ecological impacts accurately, fostering transparency and accountability in environmental stewardship. \ud83c\udf31\n\nVision\n- A world where every ecological action is informed by reliable data, driving sustainable practices and policies to ensure a healthier planet for future generations. \ud83c\udf0e\n\nValues\n- Integrity \ud83d\udee1\ufe0f\n- Collaboration \ud83e\udd1d\n- Innovation \ud83d\udca1\n- Transparency \ud83d\udd0d\n- Regeneration \ud83c\udf3f\n\nLong-Term Vision:\n- In addition to the Wiki, we aim to develop an on-chain ecological impact verifier training program and a reputation system. \n- This program will train impact evaluators globally and ensure transparent, data-driven assessments, verified and rewarded on the blockchain. \n\n- \ud83c\udf10 By creating a new job title, \u201cImpact Evaluator,\u201d we envision a global network of individuals collecting and verifying ecological impact data, driving transparency and trust in ecological projects. \ud83d\udcbc\ud83d\udd17\n\nTarget Audience\n- Environmental Organizations & NGOs: Seeking reliable data to measure and report their projects' ecological impact.\n- Governments & Policy Makers: Needing standardized tools for ecological assessments to drive policies and regulations.\n- Academics & Researchers: Interested in contributing to a global repository of ecological knowledge and metrics.\n- Impact Evaluators & Consultants: Gaining certification and tools to provide verified, accurate assessments of environmental impacts.\n- Developers & Technologists: Contributing to the open-source platform, building tools, and ensuring technical robustness.\n\nKey Features:\n- Open-Source Collaboration: \ud83c\udf10 Fully open-source and decentralized, encouraging contributions from experts, developers, and community members across the globe.\n\n- AI-Driven Content Creation: \ud83e\udd16 Automates data scraping, content generation, and cross-linking between articles, providing up-to-date ecological data and metrics.\n\n- Training Program: \ud83c\udf93 A comprehensive on-chain training program designed for ecological impact verifiers, built around the Ecological Benefits Framework (EBF).\n\n- Reputation System: \u2b50 A blockchain-based reputation system to reward accurate verification of ecological impacts and ensure data integrity.\n\n- Impact Capturing Tools: \ud83d\udcca Tools that leverage data sources such as satellite imagery and AI to enhance the precision and reliability of ecological impact evaluations.\n\n- Customisable User Interface: \ud83d\udda5\ufe0f An intuitive interface with light/dark modes to enhance accessibility and user experience.\n\nTeam:\n- Sharon - CEO\n- Daniel - Product Manager\n- Adrian - Program Manager\n- Greg - Tech Lead\n- IT Interns (Developers) - We are starting with 4 IT graduate interns and scaling up with ecology/sustainability interns as the project grows.\n\nWhy It Matters\n- The environmental sector urgently needs a scalable, reliable system for verifying the ecological claims of projects across the globe. Without standardised methods and data integrity, stakeholders face challenges in ensuring transparency and accuracy in impact reporting. By providing a decentralised, collaborative platform for verifying impacts, we empower organisations, governments, and individuals to make better decisions for a more sustainable future. \ud83c\udf31\ud83d\udcc8\n\nCall to Action:\n- Join us in building a reliable and transparent ecosystem for ecological impact reporting! Whether you're a developer, an ecological expert, a policymaker, or someone passionate about sustainability, your contributions will help revolutionise how we understand and verify the ecological footprint of projects worldwide. \ud83c\udf0d\ud83d\udcaa\n\nImpact Evaluation Foundation (IEF) Licensing Terms (under legal review)\n\n1. Wiki Content License (CC0 1.0 Universal)\nAll content, data, and information contributed to the IEF Wiki is made available under the CC0 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication) license. 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