🇿🇦 Biochar and Hemp in South Africa 🇿🇦
Creating 1,000 tons of biochar with 'Ring of Fire' kilns and developing carbon-negative hemp bricks, to sequester CO2, improve soil health, and future-proof construction with eco-friendly materials.User Review
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Reviewed on 13 Feb 2024 04:33 PM
Projects must be at least 3 months old. Newer projects should establish themselves and submit to the next round.
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The Grant must be primarily focused on climate solutions (the group may do other work but the grant proposal should be directly related to climate solutions). The proposal should explicitly outline how this project will help reduce GHGs or is an important core infrastructure for web3 climate solutions.
The project's description focuses on producing biochar and developing carbon-negative hemp bricks, both of which are directly related to reducing GHGs and align with climate solutions.
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All returning grantees are expected to update their proposal, in addition to project updates the proposal should include lessons learned from previous work and how they will use the additional funding from the upcoming round. The updated proposal should indicate how additional funding will help the project meet its goals, and include a rough timeline for the project overall.
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The project description suggests a feasible approach with tangible climate solutions (biochar production and hemp bricks), indicating viability and credible intentions by the grantee founders.
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