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(VC, grants by foundation, token sales, etc)", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "number", "answer": "252", "hidden": false, "question": "How old (in Months) is the project?", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "address", "hidden": true, "question": "If you participated in past grant rounds using a different project payout wallet address, please share it here:", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "number", "answer": "16", "hidden": false, "question": "Total team size", "questionId": 9}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "[**Vicky Ossio**](https://www.facebook.com/vicky.ossio):  Founder and owner of Senda Verde, has dedicated herself to different causes as a volunteer such as: support groups for cancer patients, volunteer in Partners Of the Americas, and continues to be volunteering in Life As Group, as well in environmental activism and in Senda Verde because all her work is non-profit. / \n**Marcelo Levy**:  Co-Founder and owner of Senda Verde, environmental activist and a Senda Verde\u2019s volunteer because all his work is non-profit.\n[**Valeria Dorado**](https://twitter.com/la_libelle):  Social Media Manager at Senda Verde, and also does volunteering work on the project and professional photographer. \n[**Rodrigo Ponce**](https://www.facebook.com/pochemusica):  PR and International Partnership Manager and professional musician\n[**Cecilia Contreras**](https://twitter.com/Ceci_Sakura007):  Blockchain and Web3 Contributor, professional architect and beekeeper closely related to the beekeeping productive sector. \n", "hidden": true, "question": "Profiles or socials of other main team members publicly associated with the project: ", "questionId": 10}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Our project at Senda Verde is deeply aligned with the Climate Solutions Round eligibility criteria. We're passionately committed to tackling climate challenges through practical, nature-based solutions that resonate with the heart of our mission. By safeguarding natural habitats, repopulating native species like our beloved stingless bees, and fighting against deforestation, we're directly confronting the climate crisis head-on.\nWhile renewable energy isn't our primary focus, our efforts indirectly contribute to fostering biodiversity and healthy ecosystems, crucial elements in climate resilience and carbon sequestration. Our approach echoes nature's wisdom, promoting sustainable land management practices and restoring ecosystems, thus aligning perfectly with nature-based solutions.\nAlthough we didn't provide specific carbon accounting metrics, our reforestation endeavors and habitat protection efforts undeniably contribute to carbon sequestration, which can be quantified using established methodologies.\nMoreover, by implementing a rewilding program, we're bolstering the resilience of ecosystems and communities against the impacts of climate change, such as wildfires and habitat loss.\nIn essence, our project embodies a holistic approach to climate action, rooted in practical, community-driven solutions and a deep reverence for the natural world. We're not just rewilding; we're reimagining a future where humans and nature thrive in harmony, resilient against the challenges of a changing climate.", "hidden": false, "question": "Please explain how your project meets the Climate Solutions Round eligibility criteria. ", "questionId": 11}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "We haven\u00bft received any funding as this is our first time applying to a Gitcoin Grant", "hidden": false, "question": "If you've received funding in past grant rounds, please share any new updates or milestones from the prior months. You can also include the challenges you've faced. ", "questionId": 12}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["Yes"], "hidden": false, "question": "Have you used Hypercert, Deresy, Karma GAP or other impact tool for your project? ", "questionId": 13}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Yes, we are minting hypercerts for the work already done and will continue to mint more as we are gathering all the ground work data.  Here are some of the Hypercerts minted:\nhttps://hypercerts.org/app/view#claimId=0x822f17a9a5eecfd66dbaff7946a8071c265d1d07-18640327777562088090060197620504830855348224\nhttps://hypercerts.org/app/view/#claimId=0x822f17a9a5eecfd66dbaff7946a8071c265d1d07-18641688907029771843914051118934557928194048", "hidden": false, "question": "Please share links to any tools you are using to track impact (Hypercerts, Deresy, Karma GAP).", "questionId": 14}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "By amount of seedlings planted for reforestation: At the moment we have planted 500+ seedlings at our Rewilding site in San Buenaventura \u201cPassiflora\u201d\nBy amount of new nest boxes installed to protect Parabas\u2019 species\nBy amount of participants of local communities and people interested in natural conservation at our workshops", "hidden": false, "question": "How do you measure the impact of your project? Please provide examples and/or standard metrics. This might be used in future impact reports ", "questionId": 15}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Our commitment to wildlife preservation and habitat restoration has been unwavering since Senda Verde's establishment in 2003. From rescuing over 3500 wild animals to educating and inspiring youth about environmental impact, we've been actively making a difference. Our recent partnerships, workshops, and recognition from Yolosa La Cumbre Mountain Bike Race showcase our dedication to the cause. Despite challenges, like the recent hacking incident on our website, we persist in our mission with resilience and passion.\nWe are on a mission to protect and conserve the Amazon rainforest and its natural ecosystems. Our mission is much greater than just bringing back pollinators to the area and rewilding the place so they can have a flourishing ecosystem. It\u2019s about protecting those who share, heal and enrich our natural world, while encouraging people to take action and help us give back to those who give us nature's greatest gift, life. \nThrough the program we strive to engage communities, enrich lives and educate minds. We provide a trackable and sustainable environmental solution that enables people to adopt and protect endangered rainforests.", "hidden": false, "question": "Anything else you'd like to share about your project, previous work, or other project affiliations? Anything you'd like to add that may help in determining project eligibility?", "questionId": 16}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["Yes"], "hidden": true, "question": "Would you like to opt-in to future messages from the Climate Coordination Network (CCN) for updates, information, and/or interviews? ", "questionId": 17}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["Yes"], "hidden": true, "question": "Would you like to opt-in to us sharing your information with select third-parties for investment opportunities? ", "questionId": 18}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Natural Systems CO2 Sequestration - Natural Based Solutions", "hidden": false, "question": "Which of these categories best represents your project? Choose from: ", "questionId": 19}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["Central and South America"], "hidden": false, "question": "Location/Region where the project is located: Choose from: ", "questionId": 20}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Central and South America", "hidden": false, "question": "Primary Location/Region where the project is making an impact: Choose from: ", "questionId": 21}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "Bolivia", "hidden": false, "question": "What specific Country or Countries are you making an impact in?", "questionId": 22}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["Yes"], "hidden": true, "question": "Have you read and confirmed your grant abides by the Program General Eligibility Policy? https://gitcoin.notion.site/GG18-Eligibility-cb4a5754c56043d4b3ed34eddbac261c?pvs=4", "questionId": 23}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["Yes"], "hidden": false, "question": "Would you like to be included in an additional 125k sub-round funded by Shell? All grantees must agree to a KYC process to be eligible to receive these funds. ", "questionId": 24}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["Yes"], "hidden": false, "question": "Would you like to be included in an additional 50k sub-round funded by Celo? In order to qualify you must meet one of these eligibility criteria: Have an active deployment on the Celo blockchain or Have a clear public intention, commitment, or roadmap towards supporting Celo.  ", "questionId": 25}], "project": {"id": "0x6a65921c2c98c69a338db889d0212b1ccc7f0b5251c27df7d4a0fc745e85685c", "title": "Senda Verde Animal Refuge:  On a Mission to Rewild or Perish", "logoImg": "bafkreidfei7d4i6wco4wmu3sfktihqlviv57iaxd4ii7wdiweivmk4jm7i", "metaPtr": {"pointer": "bafkreigjck3fb6i5ehljdtrrxsiwyjzipylj7f57zz3mnif6gfairugdce", "protocol": "undefined"}, "website": "https://www.sendaverde.org", "bannerImg": "bafkreib3zg6jww625i5teywohyajosxdzp5m3ypwi3pv5yutyzxxsrltz4", "createdAt": 1712550323972, "credentials": {}, "description": "## Description\nWelcome to Senda Verde, a wildlife sanctuary nestled in the heart of Coroico, Bolivia! \nWe're not just a sanctuary; we're a beacon of hope for biodiversity and our planet. \nOur mission is crystal clear: to save and shelter wild animals rescued from illegal trafficking and habitat destruction, and inspire action to protect and rewild Nature!\n\nSadly, Bolivia faces alarming statistics of wildlife trafficking and devastating wildfires causing habitat loss. But guess what? We're here to take a stand and make a meaningful impact for our natural world.\nThere's an urgent need to rewild the planet. Half of all the land on Earth must be kept in a natural state to have any real hope of keeping climate change under control and to prevent the world's ecosystems from unraveling. \nNew findings demonstrate the value and urgent need of not only protecting the functional wild nature we have left but enabling degraded ecosystems to return to full health through rewilding at scale.\n\nWorking for a finer future, Senda Verde's objective is to implement rewilding and protection actions in a recently bought site of 200 hectares (543 acres), \"Passiflora\", located in the Amazon, north of La Paz-Bolivia, \nin a strategic biodiversity corridor, close to the Madidi National Park, and spread actions to neighboring areas towards bringing back wildlife. An essential factor in the strategy is working with stingless wild bees for the vital ecological service they provide to enhance and maintain good ecosystem health.\n\nThe initiative embraces local people to achieve healthy living and centers on getting a vigorous environment in Senda Verde\u2019s Passiflora spot and its surroundings. The project is accompanied by practices of ecological restoration, regeneration, and holistic land management that increase the number and diversity of flowers, fruit trees, trees, insects, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals, while creating educational opportunities and local economic gains for nearby communities. \nSenda Verde aims to repair ecosystems and fight climate change by investing in conservation, acquiring more Amazon Rainforest land to protect and save biodiversity.\n\n## This Grant\nWe're embarking on a mission to safeguard the Parabas (macaws) species' natural habitats in the Bolivian Amazonas. That's why Senda Verde is spreading its wings to San Buenaventura, nestled between Beni and La Paz Departments in the Amazonas region in Bolivia! \nOur goal? To create a sanctuary, safeguarding Parabas' nests from wildfires and providing a thriving haven for them and thousands of other species (jaguars, monkeys, capybaras, etc.) that inhabit the area. \nHow? By diving into rewilding\u2014replanting native trees, flowers, and welcoming back crucial pollinators.\n\n## General\nThe idea is to protect the biodiversity of the place (Passiflora) and apply restoration and rewilding techniques in-situ. \nWe also want to promote and encourage surrounding indigenous communities to do the same and launch responsible initiatives. The objective is to interest them in joining the project. The whole initiative will be strengthened by the native bee project and the production chain of honey from native bees to create a sustainable economic alternative to deforestation.\nImplementing good practices for the improvement of Nature will result in important opportunities in developing Rewilding Tourism as well, by offering a natural ecological attractive destination (outside and inside the Madidi National Park), within an ecological corridor of huge importance for wildlife. \nResponsible tourism here will provide a means for livelihoods that are directly linked to the health of the landscape. Rewilding therefore provides new opportunities to examine the nature-culture relationship and the ethics, management, and policies associated with tourism's embeddedness in ecological restoration practices and the framing of the wild.\nEmphasis will be placed on students, local people (mainly women and young generations), indigenous communities, different local and national authorities and institutions, taking into account proven non-invasive forest actions that they can all undertake to attain shared wellbeing in families and communities. People are key, and thus, we work towards situations where rural families can boost their returns, flourish, and earn a fair living from nature-friendly based activities.\n\nOur focus revolves around four key areas:\n\n-  Educational Programs: We're partnering with institutions and volunteers to educate and inspire wildlife rescue and rewilding initiatives.\n-  Animal Welfare: Providing dignified living conditions for rescued wild animals, offering them a safe haven far from the perils of trafficking and exploitation.\n-  Habitat Restoration: Engaging in rewilding activities aimed at repopulating native stingless bees, butterflies, bats, and hummingbirds to restore their natural habitats.\n-  Inspiring local people to work for change. Tutoring is a key component of conservation and rewilding efforts. Without a better understanding across a broad range of audiences, about the importance of pollinators and their role in the web of life, we lose out on the opportunities to gather support for the work we do. We are bringing examples of the work being done to raise awareness among rural and urban people about the importance of native bees and of protection of Nature.\n  \nThanks to our collaboration with the Wild Friends project, we're diving headfirst into the world of blockchain technology. Our plan is to leverage this tech to track our progress and efforts in the San Buenaventura expansion using Attestations and/or Hypercerts where we'll be registering all our milestones and progress.\n\nRestoration of nature, based on rewilding principles, is one of the best ways of tackling our current climate and biodiversity emergencies. Rewilding is the best action we can take to help the planet heal. Native stingless honey bees are incredibly important to the health of the environment because they play a number of roles in the natural ecosystem. The fascinating story of native stingless bees (endangered species essential to our ecosystems) and food supplies- is crucial.\n\nIt is the opportunity to show regenerative in action at small scale but with a fine vision to prove (nationwide and internationally) how a transition to regenerative practices is possible. Senda Verde's new site provides unique in-situ opportunities to do so. The rewilding place is home to a prominent ecotype, including water streams, watersheds, distinctive and diverse fauna and flora.\n\nA further component in the strategy is to adopt and promote the principles to enjoy nature photography responsibly by offering \u00a8sustainable nature photography\u00a8 routes that support wildlife, nature and local cultures. Our aim is to educate people on contact with nature and leave them with suggestions to help re-establish their connection with nature. \n\nWhat the COVID crisis has taught most people around the world is that their connection to nature is more profound than they had imagined. Rewilding and \u00a8wildlife trails\u00a8 can help nature-based tourism to increase.", "lastUpdated": 0}, "recipient": "0x48E206Fd64DDbb9714Be058Ca6Ea6f1479515624"}}