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On the conservation and restoration side, local communities use a variety of\u00a0**dMRV (Decentralized Monitoring, Reporting and Verification) and DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network)**\u00a0techniques to show \"Proof of Care\", or proof that the funds are used towards sustainable stewardship. Specifically, they upload individual tree images, audio recordings and drone data.\n\n![How Gainforest works](https://gainforest.notion.site/image/https%3A%2F%2Fprod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F592f10fa-b2fe-4de7-84d7-d47ef5244493%2Fe79e5d80-19de-4eb9-8383-5bbc12ea9ead%2FScreenshot_2024-08-04_at_22.20.25.png?table=block&id=a4107b04-567c-4f7b-8533-32c6171ec503&spaceId=592f10fa-b2fe-4de7-84d7-d47ef5244493&width=1420&userId=&cache=v2)\n\n*Gainforest.Earth provides communities with artificial intelligence models to measure impact. A global data council then decides on conservation data payments (through an escrow). Every step is tracked through [attestations](https://celo.easscan.org/attestations/forSchema/0x1636b2944b2b3a8d9553323543b8b0d4653915ffa4038c5bd18400fbffc368ad).*\n\n### On Conservation Data Income for local and Indigenous communities\n\nData regarding biodiversity in the Global South is scarce. Many species of plants and animals in these regions remain undiscovered and undocumented.\u00a0**A conservation-focused data collection initiative would create a global data commons**, propelling\u00a0the advancement of AI and biodiversity research in these areas. **We work together with local communities to co-design environmental data collection and research.** \n\n![Workshop in Inhaa-be](https://gainforest.notion.site/image/https%3A%2F%2Fprod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F592f10fa-b2fe-4de7-84d7-d47ef5244493%2F9e60a531-47ff-4795-80cb-baf255c58988%2FUntitled.png?table=block&id=f5009c7c-5cc8-4aa4-9fd7-0884c8afdbaa&spaceId=592f10fa-b2fe-4de7-84d7-d47ef5244493&width=1420&userId=&cache=v2)\n\nGainForest provides local and Indigenous communities with equitable artificial intelligence models to measure their impact.\n\nCurrently, our platform welcomes a network of\u00a0**25**\u00a0(and counting!) conservation organizations around the world.\n\n### On Artificial Intelligence for Forest and Biodiversity Monitoring\n\nGainforest develops in-house artificial intelligence algorithms for nature-based impact monitoring. We are focusing on two research areas:\n\n- Bioacoustic models to detect biodiversity activity\n- Geospatial models to classify forest canopy structure and individual trees\n\nAll predictions are provided to our communities through our Insights platform, the Green Globe - a data commons for ReFi.\n\n![gainforest.app](https://gainforest.notion.site/image/https%3A%2F%2Fprod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F592f10fa-b2fe-4de7-84d7-d47ef5244493%2F3cb59e0d-6599-4d9c-b14c-082908ed7c7d%2FScreenshot_2024-08-04_at_22.37.26.png?table=block&id=554c8dc4-9e18-4242-8ff3-a9bc2a7ec27a&spaceId=592f10fa-b2fe-4de7-84d7-d47ef5244493&width=1420&userId=&cache=v2)\n\n*We host the GainForest Green Globe, a global data commons that local and Indigenous communities can use to display their conservation efforts*\n\n![Tree delineation](https://gainforest.notion.site/image/https%3A%2F%2Fprod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F592f10fa-b2fe-4de7-84d7-d47ef5244493%2Fa105b746-6ef1-4d8f-b676-ad3b94e1ab38%2Fdelineation.png?table=block&id=de222e09-e178-473a-8b3d-be9108466690&spaceId=592f10fa-b2fe-4de7-84d7-d47ef5244493&width=1420&userId=&cache=v2)\n\n*Our canopy delineation algorithm is able to detect and count individual trees even in dense rainforests from a single drone image*\n\n**Our work has gotten us to become\u00a0[one of six finalists](https://www.xprize.org/prizes/rainforest/finalist-teams#:~:text=XPRIZE%20Rainforest's%20independent%20judging%20panel,of%20the%20XPRIZE%20Rainforest%20competition)**\u00a0**of the XPRIZE RainForest competition**. 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