Nawonmesh - Regenerating Buxar (Bihar, India)
Environmental project targets reducing agriculture-related GHG emissions in India's Buxar district through regenerative farming, solar-powered irrigation, waterbody restoration, and forest cover renewal over a projected timeline of 5 years with a $400,000 budget.User Review
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Reviewed on 14 Feb 2024 06:08 PM
Projects must be at least 3 months old. Newer projects should establish themselves and submit to the next round.
The project mentions that the seeds of the project ideas were sown about a year ago, indicating it exceeds the 3-month threshold.
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 is focused on various strategies to reduce GHGs in India's farm sector and includes initiatives like regenerative agriculture, revival of local water bodies, use of solar power in irrigation, and restoration of forest cover, which are directly related to climate solutions.
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The project provided an update on the use of funds from the Gitcoin Beta Round, indicating the expenses incurred for partnership meetings and site visits.
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The project outlined a multi-year plan with expected expenses for each part of the project and indicated how additional funding would be used to achieve the project's goals, including a proposed project timeline.
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The project seems credible and has provided a realistic timeline along with potential solutions to climate issues that are grounded in established environmental practices, making it appear within the realm of viability.