Biolumen

$166.46 crowdfunded from 93 people

$1,006.71 received from matching pools

36%
average score over 2 application evaluations
A reforestation initiative aiming to offset ecological footprints by planting trees in Colombia's Eje Cafetero to support biodiversity, restore ecosystems, and combat climate change through carbon capture.

The Biolumen Project is a reforestation initiative focused on offsetting the ecological footprint generated by specific actions or individuals by planting trees in the Eje Cafetero, one of the most biodiverse regions per square meter in the world. The goal is to support biodiversity conservation, restore degraded ecosystems, and capture carbon dioxide to mitigate climate change.

Project focuses:

Contribute to offsetting the ecological footprint of individuals, companies, or organizations by planting trees in the Eje Cafetero region. Promote the conservation and enrichment of local biodiversity, including the protection of endemic and endangered species. Restore degraded areas caused by deforestation, agricultural expansion, and other human activities, improving soil and water quality. Strengthen the carbon storage capacity of ecosystems in the region, contributing to the fight against climate change. Promote environmental education and awareness of the importance of reforestation and biodiversity conservation in the region.

The primary objective of the project is to offset the ecological footprint of individuals, companies, or organizations by planting trees in the Eje Cafetero region. By doing so, Biolumen hopes to promote the conservation and enrichment of local biodiversity, including the protection of endemic and endangered species. The project also aims to restore degraded areas caused by deforestation, agricultural expansion, and other human activities, improving soil and water quality in the process.

In addition to offsetting the ecological footprint, Biolumen aims to strengthen the carbon storage capacity of ecosystems in the region, contributing to the fight against climate change. The project hopes to promote environmental education and awareness of the importance of reforestation and biodiversity conservation in the region.

For this round of gitcoin we are looking to complement the fundraising for the development of the pool tree of endemic trees for reforestation in the coffee region area in Colombia, and for this purpose we will hold an event called BioSalpique NFT, which consists of carrying out the first web2 and web3 residence, with the intention of publicizing the Biolumen project and building pieces of art evoked by the essence of the project; The money raised from the sale of these pieces will be used for the construction of 2 more seedbeds and conservation exercises generated through ecosystem services represented in Biodiversity Support Bonds.

The money raised through this round will have two main focuses, the first the culmination of the pool tree, and the second will be used for the execution of the BioSalpique NFT event.

Overall, the Biolumen Project is a crucial initiative that aims to mitigate the effects of climate change and promote sustainable development in the Eje Cafetero region. Through reforestation, the project hopes to offset the ecological footprint of individuals and organizations while also promoting environmental education and the conservation of biodiversity.

Biolumen History

  • accepted into Climate Round 1 year ago. 85 people contributed $143 to the project, and $914 of match funding was provided.
  • accepted into Climate Solutions 1 year ago. 8 people contributed $23 to the project, and $93 of match funding was provided.

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