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We empower skilled local people to participate in the MRV process for projects in their localities.", "hidden": true, "question": "How does your project support the mission or goals of DeSci?", "questionId": 9}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Funds from the grant will support the development of our DMRV solution both for decentralizing activities as well as in the development of digital tools for data analysis.", "hidden": false, "question": "Describe how funds from the grants program will be used for your project.", "questionId": 10}, {"type": "address", "hidden": true, "question": "If you participated in past grant rounds (i.e. DeSci GR15) using a different project payout wallet address, please share it here.", "questionId": 11, "encryptedAnswer": {"ciphertext": "JonoPZrgBmoSZymUZf7d3id/sh8+MSEPv2EoiRYF7AE=", "encryptedSymmetricKey": "492eee1e1c120cbb2a2ccfd26040fb1cf36375ff0d9fb0662c147d474b4d1fbdc59c0db95de370174b93f94eea041516b03431564a86fa82fb161ecbd6e8c8f730333fe33e3036d70ac4ef0ffeb2c89e1960013b66845693e327725aa9f166ac6b53f6df321787f1c2bdd9e935bd8611ecfff32fed4b9b749f071cb9c17bda890000000000000020940c2aa927a8c1c2efe0256a57ec52c49952096bd03ddaa325003ac5e3c8bd98902b97bc52112ada81809b1f5fa692b4"}}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Since the previous round we have deployed new tools, launched pilots and have been collecting data for baselines through our decentralized MRV network.", "hidden": false, "question": "If this project participated in past grant rounds, please share any new updates or milestones since the last round.", "questionId": 12}, {"type": "paragraph", "hidden": false, "question": "Is there any other information you would like to share about your project, previous work, other project affiliations, or potential conflicts of interest? 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Funds from previous rounds have supported us to kickstart real-world testing of the DMRV solutions we have developed. \n\n1. We successfully rolled out a ReFi tool we were developing for smallholders. \n\n1. Work on the collection of datasets needed for carbon project baselines is also ongoing.\n\n1. We also advanced our work on decentralized MRV and developed a solution for how on-chain carbon data can be easily verified by non-technical audiences.\n\n1. We began validating carbon projects for one of our partners, Open Forest Protocol.\n\n## Pilots in Kenya\n\nWe have several ReFi pilots launched across Kenya and smallholders are currently being onboarded.\n\nThrough these pilots we are deploying and testing the various tools we have developed.\n\n[An example tree nursery pilot in Central Kenya] (https://twitter.com/KennedyWNganga/status/1645702619476766720?s=20)\n\nWe are also working on DMRV baselines through the acquisition of remote sensing and ground-truthing data.\n\nThe pilots in Kenya are needed for the refinement of our DMRV technology to meet local needs while also being useful in other bioregions.\n\n## Current focus area\n\nWe are working on our AI-based tools for the automated monitoring of carbon stocks from satellite data.\n\nOur work over the last couple of months has shown us the major role that AI has to play in DMRV systems.\n\nWe are working on testing new AI models to process satellite data and monitor carbon stocks cheaply and at scale.\n\nFunds raised through this grant round will help us continue building our solution (particularly AI-based carbon monitoring agents).\n\n> Support us to continue building DMRV and especially to develop open AI-based tools for the job. Back our grant today.", "lastUpdated": 0, "projectGithub": "shambadynamic", "projectTwitter": "shambanetwork"}, "recipient": "0x86579EBcE57605929Da73d8cE17f40960c3b052a"}}