Hello Gitcoin community,
We are REFOREST TREES, a nonprofit organization working in the central Amazonian region of Peru (Chanchamayo – Satipo) and in high-Andean communities affected by deforestation and land degradation.
For years, we have operated with minimal resources, relying on volunteer work, Indigenous alliances, and community-driven ecological restoration.
Today, we are building something unprecedented in the region:
Peru’s First Web3 + AI + MRV Reforestation Transparency Platform
Our goal is to create one of Latin America’s most transparent, scientifically robust, and community-driven forest restoration systems — powered by Web3, AI, satellite-based MRV, and participatory ecological monitoring.
This platform is fully described in our 58-section technical specification document:
PROYECTO WEB 3.0 – REFOREST TRE…
What We Are Creating
Web3 Infrastructure
- Smart contracts for donation traceability
- NFT certificates linked to each tree’s unique ID
- Environmental-impact tokenization (CO₂, biomass, area restored)
- Transparent on-chain ledger with immutable evidence and timestamps
MRV (Measurement, Reporting, Verification)
- NDVI/EVI satellite vegetation analysis
- Fire, drought, flood, and pest-risk detection
- AI-driven growth prediction and anomaly detection
- Timestamped before/after photo evidence
- Monthly MRV cycles aligned with ISO 14064 and Verra/Gold-Standard methodologies
Scientific CO₂ Modeling
- Species-specific biomass equations
- Soil and climate parameters
- Multi-year sequestration projections
- Compatibility with future carbon-credit markets (Verra, Gold Standard, ART-TREES, OPF)
Field & Community Applications
- Mobile app for field technicians
- GPS-verified evidence capture
- Offline data collection
- Technician digital signatures
- Community validation module (QR, wallet, PIN)
Dashboards
- Donor dashboard (photos, GPS, CO₂ impact)
- Corporate ESG dashboard (reports, widgets, certificates)
- Auditor panel
- WordPress public layer for full transparency
Scientific Community Empowerment Model
(Shipibo-Konibo, Asháninka & Highland Communities)
A defining element of our approach is community-centered ecological governance, grounded in science, Indigenous knowledge, and participatory decision-making.
1. Local Ecological Monitoring as a Scientific Workforce
Members of Shipibo-Konibo, Asháninka, and Andean rural communities are trained and hired as:
- Field technicians
- MRV monitors
- Evidence recorders
- Tree-growth observers
- Satellite-data validation assistants
This transforms restoration from an external intervention into a locally governed ecological process.
2. Sustainable Green-Economy Employment
The project creates long-term work through:
- Native-plant nurseries
- Seed collection & ecological propagation
- Reforestation brigades
- Soil regeneration activities
- Monthly monitoring & data validation
- Maintenance and replacement cycles
These roles provide stable green jobs in regions with limited economic opportunities.
3. Digital Empowerment & Web3 Inclusion
Communities gain access to:
- Mobile MRV tools
- Geo-tagged evidence systems
- Transparent dashboards showing their ecological contributions
- On-chain verifiable impact
This reduces the digital divide and integrates Indigenous knowledge into the global climate-tech ecosystem.
4. Participatory Governance & Social MRV
Our governance matrix includes:
- Indigenous leaders
- Community validators
- Field technicians
- NGO supervisors
- External auditors
This ensures distributed decision-making and reinforces environmental-justice principles.
5. Scientific Rationale
Peer-reviewed research confirms that forests managed by Indigenous and local communities exhibit:
- Higher ecological resilience
- Lower deforestation rates
- More accurate long-term monitoring
- Higher survival rates in reforestation efforts
Thus, community participation is not only ethical — it is scientifically optimal.
Why We Need Gitcoin Support
Although we operate across multiple ecological zones, we currently lack the financial capacity to develop the technological infrastructure required for:
- Smart contract development
- MRV & satellite integrations
- AI ecological modeling
- Backend (Strapi/Directus)
- Frontend (React/Web3)
- Field mobile application
- WordPress transparency layer
- Professional security audits
We are seeking:
Funding
Web3 collaborators & climate-tech builders
Mentors experienced in public goods & environmental rounds
Visibility within the Gitcoin impact ecosystem
This platform is designed to operate as a global public good, open, transparent, and accessible to NGOs, companies, researchers, and communities.
Our Commitments
We operate under principles of:
- Scientific rigor
- Environmental justice
- Indigenous sovereignty
- Open-data transparency
- International MRV compliance
- Long-term carbon-market readiness
Our vision is a system capable of scaling to millions of trees across multiple countries, always rooted in community participation.
Crypto Donations (Universal EVM Wallet)
We provide a universal EVM-compatible donation address for multiple networks:
Universal Donation Address:
0x0877ee1914b37c74c07759274d085d47f09fa613
Supported Networks:
- Ethereum: 0x7908ac7275cd0086dd8ef6f93745dcfc061c3ebc
- Polygon: 0x7908ac7275cd0086dd8ef6f93745dcfc061c3ebc
- BNB Chain: 0x7908ac7275cd0086dd8ef6f93745dcfc061c3ebc
- Base: 0x7908ac7275cd0086dd8ef6f93745dcfc061c3ebc
- Linea: 0x7908ac7275cd0086dd8ef6f93745dcfc061c3ebc
- Optimism: 0x7908ac7275cd0086dd8ef6f93745dcfc061c3ebc
- Sei (EVM): 0x7908ac7275cd0086dd8ef6f93745dcfc061c3ebc
- Any EVM-compatible chain:
Please ensure you select the correct blockchain network when sending tokens. The address is identical across networks, but the network must match the token.
Transparency Commitment
All transactions will be:
- Publicly verifiable
- Displayed in a transparency dashboard
- Used exclusively for technological development & MRV deployment
Let’s Build a Global Environmental Transparency System Together
Thank you for supporting public goods, climate resilience, open-source technology, and community-led environmental governance.
We are available for calls, collaboration, technical discussions, and Gitcoin round submissions.