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However they currently lack robust safeguards in monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV), leading to inaccuracies and inefficiencies. A recent Guardian article highlighted that more than 90% of credits are deemed worthless due to incorrect baselines.\n\nGainForest aims to assist nature-based conservation and climate-focused projects by designing a planetary computer with open and transparent analysis capabilities. The planetary computer is a cutting-edge computational platform that harnesses the power of decentralized science and open AI models and data to deliver continuous improvements and provide projects with AI-driven analysis based on their submitted data. This includes processing and analyzing wildlife camera and drone imagery, offering insights into the state of forests, animal detections, and other critical ecological parameters. By leveraging advanced technologies and promoting open collaboration, the planetary computer empowers climate NGOs to make data-driven decisions and implement effective conservation and climate action initiatives, without the need of AI expertise.\n\nWe are proud to have onboarded several key partners onto our platform, including the government of Paraguay, the Bhutan Ecological Society, the Kayapo Indigenous Project, and local youth-led NGOs in the Philippines, among others. These organizations are already benefitting from our algorithms and transparency dashboard (https://maps.gainforest.app). ", "hidden": true, "question": "Please describe how your project meets the round eligibility criteria. ", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "We are excited to share several significant updates since GR15, showcasing our ongoing commitment to advancing environmental conservation and climate action:\n\nWe have introduced \"Measure-to-Earn,\" a groundbreaking DeSci protocol that enables local communities in the Philippines to earn income from data measurements while ensuring transparent tracking of donations to individual members. Within just two days, this initiative has made a significant impact on 40 community members, leading to the planting of 300 seedlings and the measurement of 300 trees. Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/gainforest-sbs-boston\n\nWe sponsored two climate negotiators from the Global South to attend COP27 in Egypt, providing them with training and advocating for a loss and damage fund and equitable rights. Learn more: https://blog.gainforest.earth/cop27\n\nTo date, we have measured 37,000 individual trees and supported projects in the Philippines, Bhutan, and Paraguay by providing drones, wildlife cameras, and training for local communities. Learn more: https://gainforest.app/science\n\nWe recently launched the \"Green Globe Hub,\" an interactive, web-based visualization platform displaying real-time environmental data and project updates from around the world. Learn more: https://blog.gainforest.earth/green-globe\n\nWe are in the final stages of developing an advanced large language model to analyze carbon credit documents and a tree cover model to predict tree crown delineation using drone imagery. Stay tuned for more updates on our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/SsQhjPDasg\n\nWe are thrilled to announce that over 20 new projects, including those from ReFi and beyond, have joined our platform, leveraging our transparency dashboard for in-depth analysis. One of our local partners successfully secured funding for their tree planting efforts, with the donor citing GainForest's transparency dashboard as a critical factor in their decision. Learn more: https://gainforest.app/overview/24\n\nIn addition, we are honored to be among the final 15 teams competing in the global $10M XPRIZE Rainforest competition, taking place in Singapore this June. This event will provide an incredible opportunity for us to test our biodiversity-monitoring algorithms alongside talented teams from around the globe. 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