gainforest.earth is a global non-profit and that aims to bring transparency to conservation and restoration projects using web3.

How gainforest.earth works

On the financial side, the flow of funds towards a conservation project are transparently displayed on our Green Globe platform. On the conservation and restoration side, local communities use a variety of dMRV (Decentralized Monitoring, Reporting and Verification) and DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network) techniques to show "Proof of Care", or proof that the funds are used towards sustainable stewardship. Specifically, they upload individual tree images, audio recordings and drone data.

Gainforest.Earth provides communities with artificial intelligence models to measure impact. A global data council then decides on conservation data payments (through an escrow). Every step is tracked through attestations.

On Conservation Data Income for local and Indigenous communities

Data regarding biodiversity in the Global South is scarce. Many species of plants and animals in these regions remain undiscovered and undocumented. A conservation-focused data collection initiative would create a global data commons, propelling the advancement of AI and biodiversity research in these areas. We work together with local communities to co-design environmental data collection and research.

GainForest provides local and Indigenous communities with equitable artificial intelligence models to measure their impact.

Currently, our platform welcomes a network of 25 (and counting!) conservation organizations around the world.

On Artificial Intelligence for Forest and Biodiversity Monitoring

Gainforest develops in-house artificial intelligence algorithms for nature-based impact monitoring. We are focusing on two research areas:

• Bioacoustic models to detect biodiversity activity
• Geospatial models to classify forest canopy structure and individual trees

All predictions are provided to our communities through our Insights platform, the Green Globe - a data commons for ReFi.

We host the GainForest Green Globe, a global data commons that local and Indigenous communities can use to display their conservation efforts

Our canopy delineation algorithm is able to detect and count individual trees even in dense rainforests from a single drone image

Our work has gotten us to become one of six finalists of the XPRIZE RainForest competition.