Knysna Alien Busters
To mitigate wildfire intensity and emissions, the Knysna project in South Africa removes invasive species, replants natives, and trains locals in control methods, improving ecosystem balance.User Review
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Reviewed on 13 Feb 2024 03:34 PM
Projects must be at least 3 months old. Newer projects should establish themselves and submit to the next round.
The Knysna Alien Busters project has been active since at least 2017, as it was established following the Knysna Wildfire of that year.
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 focus on removing invasive alien plants and replanting indigenous ones directly relates to reducing the scope and intensity of wildfires, which are a significant source of GHG emissions. This is a concrete climate solution.
Grantees who received funding in previous rounds should report on project progress since GR15 or the Alpha round. We understand that some projects may have less progress given the timing of Alpha round disbursements. This will ensure accountability to supporters and also help encourage contributors by showing what you’ve been accomplishing.
There is no information provided about previous Gitcoin funding rounds such as GR15 or the Alpha round, nor is there a progress report explicitly linked to such funding, making it impossible to determine compliance with this criterion.
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.
The provided description does not specify whether the project has received past funding from Gitcoin, nor does it detail lessons learned or an updated proposal plan including the use of additional funds.
There is a general expectation that projects are within the “realm of viability”. Even if a project may be at a very early stage, it still must seem credible to the average person with an understanding of web3 technology and climate solutions. Grantee founders must genuinely intend to build the project, and the project must not broadly be considered an impossibility.
The Knysna Alien Busters project appears to be a practical and ongoing effort to mitigate the impact of wildfires on GHG emissions, making it a credible and viable project despite the lack of explicit mention of web3 technologies.
Grantees can be eliminated from consideration in the round if they are found to be encouraging or enabling Sybil attacks or other forms of malicious manipulation of the grants platform or the Gitcoin community.
There is no information indicating that the Knysna Alien Busters project has been involved in Sybil attacks or any forms of malicious manipulation; it appears to be a legitimate environmental effort.