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(VC, grants by foundation, token sales, etc) ", "questionId": 4}, {"type": "number", "answer": "4", "hidden": false, "question": "Total team size", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "number", "answer": "24", "hidden": false, "question": "How old (in Months) is the project? ", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "0xc741a5124549F38a72e3a56C7d5e68E481B75441", "hidden": true, "question": "If you participated in past grant rounds using a different project payout wallet address, please share it here:", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "@dwddao\n@sharfyae\n@simgesteen", "hidden": true, "question": "Profiles or socials of other main team members publicly associated with the project: ", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "dropdown", "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": 9}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "If tropical deforestation would be a country, it would be the third largest emitter in the world (after China and the US). To meet the Paris Agreement's 1.5 target requires humanity to urgently halt deforestation. GainForest has built a global and trusted network of conservation organisations (23 and counting) that protect and reforest critical ecosystems. This project aims to scale a novel and disruptive way of protecting natural ecosystems: A Global Conservation Basic Income through Data.", "hidden": false, "question": "Please explain how your project meets the round-specific eligibility criteria. ", "questionId": 10}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "We have been part of the Alpha and Beta rounds, and there is are some amazing updates to share.\n\n# \ud83c\udf89 We are XPRIZE finalists\n\nWe\u2019re thrilled to announce that GainForest reached the finals of the prestigious $10M XPRIZE Rainforest competition (last 6 teams of initially 300)! We couldn't be more proud to represent our **ReFi** family in this competition and show the world its potential. See [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gJPW-Bgh6A) as a recap of our Semifinal participation.\n\n# \ud83c\udf0d We grew the Green Globe\n\nWe onboarded more than 20 additional conservation organisations in the Global South, resulting in one of ReFi's most global impact communities. \n\n# \ud83c\udf32 We shipped citizen science-led ecopayments\n\nThanks to your generous Gitcoin donations, we have curated a network of Indigenous scientists that helped us during the XPRIZE competiton. See below for a short summary of our citizen science-led ecopayment system.\n\n![](https://imgur.com/sHUPxNG.gif)\n\n# \ud83e\udd16 We built AI + Nature tech\n\nVisit our hugging face page to explore a growing list of AI + Nature tech, that is powered by Bacalhau! https://huggingface.co/spaces/diverseco/metaformer\n\n# \ud83d\udcdd Read our full impact report\n\nRead our non-profit's full (web2-friendly) impact report here to learn about all our impact areas: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFpX8wy7LI/TjwaWTnL4x53l6rTd5oyxQ/view#17", "hidden": false, "question": "What previous Gitcoin grant rounds has this project been a part of? Please share any new updates or milestones from the prior months.", "questionId": 11}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "We measure impact through gigabytes of data collected, amounts of conservation basic income released, number of community members benefitted and flights of drones taken and hectares of forest preserved.", "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": 12}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "We've been here for a while and have lots of links for you to explore here: https://links.gainforest.earth", "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": 13}, {"type": "dropdown", "hidden": true, "question": "Would you like to opt-in to future messages from Gitcoin for updates, information, and/or interviews? ", "questionId": 14, "encryptedAnswer": {"ciphertext": "EOnC+Nru9y40nHwFfTjJQsqAOZpF9MfrVKyMYIndWZs=", "encryptedSymmetricKey": "648dad4cac0889e6c42f2ee134dc921b5fa5d3d6eb3a2dc005e84958a5ca16d9673ba2cd2a380e923b3197fc9f065f1517d4fe45b7d9a34cc7fb6abb9c43d6e17090a57addddeda9a29af222bfa0cfaf8304b5f3356feb39023f2e5e55b16e97497aae413ace58e66a4aea9036a19b97993ff40f41691215e8ab49a1f1d0d6af0000000000000020e1f99a5122791299e409ac96bbaa495457b23063cdaa8b3f4a16ea5af7e3255732b1832519a207886fe2e9af83b3cd99"}}, {"type": "dropdown", "hidden": true, "question": "Would you like to opt-in to us sharing your information with select third-parties for investment opportunities? 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Learn more at [links.gainforest.earth](https://links.gainforest.earth)\n\n# Conservation Basic Income for the Global South\n\nIf tropical deforestation would be a country, it would be the third largest emitter in the world (after China and the US). To adhere to the 1.5-degree target set by the Paris Agreement, we need to halt global deforestation immediately. GainForest has built a global and **trusted network of conservation organisations (23 and counting)** that protect and reforest critical ecosystems. Explore our green globe at [maps.gainforest.app](https://maps.gainforest.app).\n\n![](https://imgur.com/s4rPU5m.gif)\n\nRather than relying on donations, we are developing a **Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN) that employs community-operated conservation drones** to employ local communities to gather vast amounts of machine learning-ready forest data. Local communities are rewarded for their efforts in digital Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (dMRV). In previous trial runs, we compensated individuals 50 cents for every tree measured, with a daily income cap of 10 USD per community member.\n\nOur objective is to scale these efforts, providing additionally low-cost conservation drones on loan and compensate local communities 5-10 USD for each drone mapping mission they undertake.\n\n# Why paying for data is the way forward in nature conservation\n\n![](https://imgur.com/9N99GhR.png)\n\nCarbon credits often lack transparency and are susceptible to exploitation. Similarly, donations can be challenging to maintain consistently. At GainForest, we are convinced that data payments are the key to creating a reliable income source for local communities.\n\nData regarding biodiversity in the Global South is scarce. Many species of plants and animals in these regions remain undiscovered and not documented. A conservation-focused data collection initiative would create a global data commons, propelling **the advancement of AI and biodiversity research in these areas**. There's an immediate need and a broad consensus to compensate local data collectors for their contributions.\n\nIn our DePIN system, drone-captured images are validated through similarity analysis with publicly accessible satellite imagery (read our https://www.climatechange.ai/papers/iclr2020/23). In addition, **a network of neighboring local communities** serves as a verifier for the authenticity of the data.\n\n**Conservation Basic Income Payments** are then distributed for every drone-composed mosaic and tree image contributed by community members.\n\n# NFTrees: Dynamic Hypercerts for Forest Conservation\n\n![](https://i.imgur.com/NYIQ7J8.gif)\n\nData gatherers and financiers receive **NFTree hypercerts**, interactive digital NFT replicas of the collected data, which monitor a holder's credibility, data integrity, and contribution to Decentralized Science (DeSci). This system opens up opportunities for data licensing, collective action, and retrospective funding.\"\n\n# Showcasing ReFi's potential at the $10M XPRIZE Rainforest Finals\n\n![](https://imgur.com/Ib28vOQ.png)\n\nWe're thrilled to announce that our technology has helped us reach the finals of the prestigious $10M XPRIZE Rainforest competition! Yet, we don't want to stop there. We're calling upon the unparalleled power of the #ReFi community, inviting each of you to be a part of an exceptional global endeavor.\n\nOur mission is to supercharge our existing AI algorithms, pushing their capabilities to new heights in detecting species and unravelling the intricate tapestry of biodiversity. Together, we can construct the **world's largest, most valuable drone imagery dataset of forests**, a tool that will revolutionize our understanding and preservation of our planet and provide sustainable income for its data collectors for many years to come.\n\n# Read our full impact report\n\nRead our non-profit's full (web2-friendly) [impact report](https://www.canva.com/design/DAFpX8wy7LI/TjwaWTnL4x53l6rTd5oyxQ/view#17) to learn about all our impact areas ", "lastUpdated": 0, "projectGithub": "gainforest", "projectTwitter": "gainforestnow"}, "recipient": "0xFF26ff91d74cb25874F48Ee0A8b4a2E1AD611451"}}