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We transitioned to a Version 2, which features a visually appealing design and enhanced user interface, making navigation and interaction with the platform more intuitive. Among the key improvements:\n\n1. **Enhanced Design and UI**: The interface has been overhauled for better usability and aesthetic appeal.\n2. **Advanced Filtering Options**: Users can now filter assets not just by their type and issuer, as before, but also by subtypes and location, allowing for a more granular search experience.\n3. **Asset Addition Feature**: A new \"add asset\" function has been introduced, enabling users to suggest the inclusion of new green crypto assets, enhancing the platform's comprehensiveness and community engagement.\n4. **Database Expansion**: Our asset database has seen substantial growth, now boasting over 70 assets from 11 different providers, compared to the initial 26 assets from 8 providers. This expansion significantly broadens the scope of assets accessible to users.\n", "hidden": false, "question": "If you've participated in past grant rounds, please share any new updates or milestones from the prior months (N/A if you haven\u2019t participated previously). ", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "address", "answer": "0x864f2c20F55d7b6E80e65332C372C855a67be451", "hidden": true, "question": "If you participated in past grant rounds using a different project payout wallet address, please share it here:", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "* Number of green crypto-assets listed\n* Market cap of green crypto-assets listed\n* Volume of green crypto-asset exchanges facilitated", "hidden": false, "question": "Where should we look to see the impact of your project? Please provide links to public websites and/or the latest values for key metrics you track privately. This might be used in future impact reports", "questionId": 9}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "GC19 - $2100", "hidden": false, "question": "Total Prior Funding Amounts, Sources, and Dates for the project in USD", "questionId": 10}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["Grants"], "hidden": false, "question": "Which of the following funding sources do you have? Check all that apply", "questionId": 11}, {"type": "number", "answer": "9", "hidden": false, "question": "How old (in Months) is the project?  ", "questionId": 12}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Europe", "hidden": false, "question": "Location/Region where the project is based ", "questionId": 13}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": true, "question": "Have you read and confirmed your grant abides by the Program General Eligibility Policy? ", "questionId": 14}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "No", "hidden": true, "question": "Are you applying for any other OSS rounds in GG20? (Reminder: you can only be accepted into one) ", "questionId": 15}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "[The Regen Atlas](https://www.regenatlas.xyz/) is a location-based aggregation layer enabling the discovery, trade, and creation of tokenized green assets throughout the globe.\nWith the Regen Atlas, we propose an alternative to the current state of the decentralized green asset market, where:\n* Projects tokenizing natural capital are in need of a clear and intuitive platform to display the location of their assets.\n* Organizations, governments and individuals willing to buy tokenized natural capital are in need of a unified interface enabling asset discovery beyond carbon.\n* Environmental projects aiming to tokenize natural capital are in need of a platform to show where they are operating and advertise their project.\n", "hidden": false, "question": "Please describe your dApp or App, focusing on its innovative utility or service within the ecosystem. Highlight the problem it solves or the need it addresses.", "questionId": 16}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "The Atlas\u2019 key features include:\n**Support for Diverse Green Assets**: The Regen Atlas accommodates a wide array of green crypto-assets, covering various environmental categories that go beyond carbon. Users can explore and engage with projects related to carbon assets, but also non-carbon ecosystem services (e.g. biodiversity, regenerative agriculture, water purification), green and blue bonds, forwards contracts, and more. The interface has a filtering feature, enabling hassle-free browsing and funding. \n**Aggregated Ratings Agencies**: To provide users with valuable insights, the Regen Atlas is working towards aggregating scores from ratings agencies specializing in natural capital. This consolidated resource will offer a bird's eye view of the highest quality initiatives, helping potential funders make informed decisions while building their green portfolio. This round will help fund this feature.\n**Top-down Territorial Incentives (longer term, outside the scope of this round)**: The Regen Atlas lets users create incentives in relation to extant territories, helping stimulate natural capital projects in areas where they can have the most significant impact. Users eager to incentivize the production of natural capital assets will be able to pin a location on the map and enter specific tender information\u2014such as the incentive offered, e.g. a carbon credit\u2014before publishing their request for proposals.\n**Support for Existing Green Assets (longer term, outside the scope of this round)**: Many green assets already exist, but lack the global accessibility afforded by public blockchains. The interface will allow users to request these assets as tokens in Web3, partnering with well-regulated, designated RWA providers.\n", "hidden": false, "question": "Describe how your application improves user experience in the Web3 space. Include any specific design choices or features that enhance accessibility and practical utility.", "questionId": 17}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Motivation: Today, the size of the VCM is somewhere between US$1-2b, but is growing fast and projected to surpass $500b by 2050. In Web3, projects producing natural capital assets have exponentially increased in the last few years: FlowCarbon, Moss.earth, and Toucan Protocol\u2019s tokenized carbon assets, or Silvi Protocol\u2019s trees forwards being all examples. This move of environmental assets on-chain is justified by the current inefficiencies in monetizing natural capital, marked by outdated processes and heavy reliance on intermediaries, obstructing liquidity and stifling innovation, leading to the questionable quality of numerous assets in the traditional world.\n\nThe Regen Atlas aims to break down these barriers by offering an inclusive, global, and open-source platform where any entity\u2014including individuals, communities, and organizations\u2014can seek support for their environmental initiatives; and/or purchase a wide range of green assets, informed by detailed ratings. The introduction of this application to the Web3 ecosystem, necessitated by the growing number of protocols generating green assets, will establish Web3 as the premier market for purchasing and trading tokenized natural capital.\n\nCurrently, the ReFi sectors\u2019 predominant focus on carbon offsets has marginalized the funding for other critical environmental assets. The Regen Atlas expands its scope to support a variety of green assets, including biodiversity, water purification, and regenerative agriculture, alongside innovative financial instruments like futures/forwards contracts, bonds, or nature-backed currencies. In this sense, the app is meant to be a viable aggregation layer for the increasing number and diversity of green crypto-assets available in Web3. This feature is particularly beneficial for the community as it attracts a wide range of environmental projects and investors interested in ReFi\u2014even more so as the transition to access Ethereum's larger user base and liquidity pools is on the horizon. \n\nMoreover, the proposal aims to aggregate Ratings Providers for the green assets listed on the Regen Atlas, adding a layer of transparency and trust to the deriving assets on Web3.\n", "hidden": false, "question": "In what ways does your project contribute to financial inclusion, education, or social impact? Explain the specific areas of impact and the target audience or communities you serve.", "questionId": 18}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "The code is fully available and is being developed under a standard open-source MIT License.", "hidden": false, "question": "What type of open source software (OSS) license(s) do you have? Is all of your code available on public repos or is some portion of your codebase private?", "questionId": 19}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "The Atlas is a prototype moving towards a full beta version over six months.\n\nMonth 1: Planning and Partnership Expansion\n- Key Activities: Initiate discussions with potential asset providers and a reputable ratings agency for partnership. - Conduct user research to inform UX/UI design decisions.\n- Expected Outcome: Agreements in principle with at least five new asset providers and a ratings agency. Detailed UX/UI improvement plan based on user research insights.\n\nMonth 2: User Experience Design\n- Key Activities: Start the redesign of the map interface, focusing on simplifying navigation and improving the asset search and filter functionalities. Prototype new designs for user testing.\n- Expected Outcome: Completion of UX/UI design prototypes ready for feedback and iteration.\n\nMonth 3: Development Phase Initiation\n- Key Activities: Begin coding for direct asset transactions on the Regen Atlas, incorporating secure payment processing and transaction fee mechanisms. Implement UX/UI design enhancements into the development process.\n- Expected Outcome: Development underway for both the transaction system and UX/UI improvements, with initial versions ready for internal testing.\n\nMonth 4: Finalize Partnerships and Continue Development\n- Key Activities: Finalize agreements with asset providers and the ratings agency. Integrate the natural capital asset rating system into the platform. Continue development, incorporating user feedback on UX/UI design.\n- Expected Outcome: Official partnerships established and integrated into the platform's offerings. Continued progress on the transaction system and UX/UI enhancements.\n\nMonth 5: Testing and Refinement\n- Key Activities: Conduct comprehensive testing of the transaction system and UX/UI features. Gather user feedback on the updated platform and make necessary adjustments.\n- Expected Outcome: A fully functional and user-friendly transaction system ready for public use. A polished UX/UI that enhances user engagement and satisfaction.\n\nMonth 6: Marketing Campaign and User Onboarding\n- Key Activities: Develop and execute targeted marketing campaigns. Monitor user onboarding process and gather initial user feedback for future improvements.\n- Expected Outcome: Successful onboarding of the first 100 users. Increased awareness and interest in the Regen Atlas.\n", "hidden": false, "question": "What stage of development is your application currently in, and what are your immediate next steps? Provide a roadmap or development timeline if available.", "questionId": 20}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "## Outputs \ud83d\udcaa\n\nThe grant work will result in the following concrete outputs, from most to less likely depending on donations:\n\n* Add additional assets and asset providers to the database.\n* Make the buying of green crypto-assets possible directly through the Map interface.\n* Start seeking potential partnerships for asset ratings.\n* Hiring of a UX/UI designer to further work on the Atlas\u2019 design.\n* Deployment of a public beta version of the Map on the Ecofrontiers website by July 2024.\n", "hidden": false, "question": "How would funding from this round support your project's development and goals? Outline specific areas where the funds would be allocated (e.g., development, user research, community building).", "questionId": 21}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Prior to Ecofrontiers, many of team members worked for PrimeDAO, Kolektivo, and Curve Labs. They have a long history building open-source software in the DAO and ReFi spaces.", "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": 22}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": true, "question": "Would you like to opt-in to future messages from Gitcoin for updates, information, and/or interviews? ", "questionId": 23}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": true, "question": "Would you like to opt-in to us sharing your information with select third-parties for investment opportunities? ", "questionId": 24}], "project": {"id": "0x58de0ed6c39ca280ee33afd3437cc762091d3355f4ebec6401518f157135e56b", "title": "The Ecofrontiers Regen Atlas \ud83c\udf31", "logoImg": "bafkreif6nas7g7ndknrgm67yb2htfymjdgyr3u6yhazvouijxsqho3nl3y", "metaPtr": {"pointer": "bafkreiapgspvm2hc7bvefsjzya7vt6yuzq7lrwh6uqwmjgwptvvkjj6dgi", "protocol": "undefined"}, "website": "https://www.regenatlas.xyz/", "bannerImg": "bafkreicglotncbeltrfb7lzawqk3bba6fespfbonc47eq33nvfl4vff2gy", "createdAt": 1712214512833, "userGithub": "papa-raw", "credentials": {}, "description": "# The Ecofrontiers Regen Atlas \ud83c\udf31\n\n## TLDR \u2728\n\n[Ecofrontiers](https://ecofrontiers.xyz/) is a Web3 research and advocacy program to unlock the value of nature. Next to the writing of a book on the production of tokenized natural capital, Ecofrontiers has incubated **the Regen Atlas** (prev. the Ecofrontiers Map), an open-source platform designed to facilitate displaying, funding, and incubating of natural capital projects through a user-friendly, interactive map interface. \n\n**With this GG20 round, Ecofrontiers announces the release of a [new sample chapter](https://mirror.xyz/ecofrontiers.eth/z53KLf1agwjNSQrAY78Zg4qm9-FYZB2Yh3TDj3ojIRM) of the Green Crypto Handbook, as well as a [new prototype](https://www.regenatlas.xyz/) of the Regen Atlas.**\n\n## Vision \ud83c\udf0d\n\nThe Regen Atlas is set to transform this landscape by providing a global, open-source platform on Celo for individuals and organizations to support or invest in environmental projects, equipped with detailed ratings for various green assets. This initiative not only diversifies the focus beyond carbon offsets to include other green assets like biodiversity and water purification but also introduces innovative financial instruments such as green bonds and nature-backed currencies.\n\n## Solution \ud83e\udee1\n\n**APPLICATION: The Regen Atlas** \ud83d\uddfa\ufe0f\n[The Regen Atlas](https://www.regenatlas.xyz/) is a location-based aggregation layer enabling the discovery, trade, and creation of tokenized green assets throughout the globe.\nWith the Regen Atlas, we propose an alternative to the current state of the decentralized green asset market, where:\n* Projects tokenizing natural capital are in need of a clear and intuitive platform to display the location of their assets.\n* Organizations, governments and individuals willing to buy tokenized natural capital are in need of a unified interface enabling asset discovery beyond carbon.\n* Environmental projects aiming to tokenize natural capital are in need of a platform to show where they are operating and advertise their project.\n\nThe Atlas\u2019 key features include:\n**Support for Diverse Green Assets**: The Regen Atlas accommodates a wide array of green crypto-assets, covering various environmental categories that go beyond carbon. Users can explore and engage with projects related to carbon assets, but also non-carbon ecosystem services (e.g. biodiversity, regenerative agriculture, water purification), green and blue bonds, forwards contracts, and more. The interface has a filtering feature, enabling hassle-free browsing and funding. \n**Aggregated Ratings Agencies**: To provide users with valuable insights, the Regen Atlas is working towards aggregating scores from ratings agencies specializing in natural capital. This consolidated resource will offer a bird's eye view of the highest quality initiatives, helping potential funders make informed decisions while building their green portfolio. This round will help fund this feature.\n**Top-down Territorial Incentives (longer term, outside the scope of this round)**: The Regen Atlas lets users create incentives in relation to extant territories, helping stimulate natural capital projects in areas where they can have the most significant impact. Users eager to incentivize the production of natural capital assets will be able to pin a location on the map and enter specific tender information\u2014such as the incentive offered, e.g. a carbon credit\u2014before publishing their request for proposals.\n**Support for Existing Green Assets (longer term, outside the scope of this round)**: Many green assets already exist, but lack the global accessibility afforded by public blockchains. The interface will allow users to request these assets as tokens on Celo, partnering with well-regulated, designated RWA providers.\n**BOOK: The Green Crypto Handbook** \ud83d\udcd6\n*The Green Crypto Handbook* is a book project offering an insightful preview into the *how* of environmental finance. The text explores what we call the *Environmental Finance Stack*, a six-layer framework aimed at enhancing the generation of natural capital assets. This structured methodology spans from the tangible, real-world environment to the dynamic markets where these assets find their trade. The handbook serves as a comprehensive guide, dedicating each chapter as a deep dive into each layer's significance and operation. \n## What has been done since the last round \ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83d\udcbb\n\n**The Regen Atlas**\n\nSince our last update, the team has made significant progress on the [Regen Atlas prototype](https://www.regenatlas.xyz/), evolving it into a more refined and user-friendly version. We transitioned to a Version 2, which features a visually appealing design and enhanced user interface, making navigation and interaction with the platform more intuitive. Among the key improvements:\n\n1. **Enhanced Design and UI**: The interface has been overhauled for better usability and aesthetic appeal.\n2. **Advanced Filtering Options**: Users can now filter assets not just by their type and issuer, as before, but also by subtypes and location, allowing for a more granular search experience.\n3. **Asset Addition Feature**: A new \"add asset\" function has been introduced, enabling users to suggest the inclusion of new green crypto assets, enhancing the platform's comprehensiveness and community engagement.\n4. **Database Expansion**: Our asset database has seen substantial growth, now boasting over 70 assets from 11 different providers, compared to the initial 26 assets from 8 providers. This expansion significantly broadens the scope of assets accessible to users.\n\n[See the new prototype](https://www.regenatlas.xyz/)\n[GitHub](https://github.com/Regen-Atlas/Regen-Atlas/tree/main)\n\n[See the first prototype for comparison](https://www.ecofrontiers.app/)\n[GitHub](https://github.com/unjoursurterre/Ecofrontiers-Map)\n\n[See our proposal on the Celo Forum](https://forum.celo.org/t/draft-celo-public-goods-the-regen-atlas-louise-borreani/7738)\n\n**The Green Crypto Handbook**\n\nBeyond the technical advancements, our research and advocacy efforts have continued to flourish. After publishing the [chapter on green crypto-assets](https://mirror.xyz/ecofrontiers.eth/zkh2LoADInAgr7GLbXnsuUOEcwJKFE4GuUSYuYU22io), as well as its [french translation](https://mirror.xyz/ecofrontiers.eth/3WmaKoZkwGy-hpu64hB2Ky8BAMksVc19N3a2muAk52E), [Ecofrontiers](https://ecofrontiers.xyz/) has just released a [new sample chapter](https://mirror.xyz/ecofrontiers.eth/z53KLf1agwjNSQrAY78Zg4qm9-FYZB2Yh3TDj3ojIRM) of its book, this one on **green crypto assets markets**. \n\n## Outputs \ud83d\udcaa\n\nThe grant work will result in the following concrete outputs, from most to less likely depending on donations:\n\n* Add additional assets and asset providers to the database.\n* Make the buying of green crypto-assets possible directly through the Map interface.\n* Start seeking potential partnerships for asset ratings.\n* Hiring of a UX/UI designer to further work on the Atlas\u2019 design.\n* Deployment of a public beta version of the Map on the Ecofrontiers website by July 2024.\n\n## Resources \ud83d\udcda\n\n\ud83d\udda5\ufe0f [GitHub](https://github.com/Regen-Atlas/Regen-Atlas/tree/main)\n\ud83c\udf10 [Website](https://ecofrontiers.xyz/)\n\u2712\ufe0f [Blog](https://mirror.xyz/ecofrontiers.eth)\n\ud83d\udc26 [Twitter](https://twitter.com/ecofrontiers)\n\n## We thank you for your generosity! \ud83d\ude4f\n", "lastUpdated": 0, "projectGithub": "Regen-Atlas", "projectTwitter": "ecofrontiers"}, "recipient": "0x56769249e1461434836646417138F0AC7bBc2DD6"}}