KOKO DAO saving forests in Colombia

$2,012.99 crowdfunded from 477 people

$19,485.67 received from matching pools

83%
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Supporting Colombian communities to develop sustainable economies and protect forests through technology and preservation methodologies.

KOKO DAO is reducing deforestation in Colombia πŸ‡¨πŸ‡΄

We work closely with local rural communities to create viable economic models as an alternative to deforestation πŸ’πŸŒ³

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TL;DR

Why?

Colombia is the second-most biodiverse country in the world, with 50% (55 million hectares) of its territory covered in vegetation. However, we lose more than 500 hectares of forest to deforestation daily.

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Main Milestones since GG19

  • Completed the first stage of KOKO DAO’s methodology to scale forest preservation in Colombia.
  • Collected drone imagery and initial assessment for our second 300 hectares forest reserve in partnership with Gain Forest.
  • New weekly newsletter with updates and educational content.
  • Joined forces with other Gitcoin grantees to create Let’s GROW DAO, where we’ll be hosting a 24/7 livestream for the community during the two weeks of GG19.
  • Launched new Facebook group for our on-ground farmer's communities.

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What comes next for KOKO DAO?

Q1 2024 - Q2 2024

  • Creation of proof-of-impact certificates for 300 hectares of preserved native forest backed by Gain Forest technology.
  • Biodiversity inventory with 3 local forest and biodiversity experts.
  • We're committed to holding 10% of our treasury in in $GLO

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Long-term vision

Our goal is to create an accessible blueprint methodology that any rural community in Colombia can use to preserve their small-scale native forests.

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With access to initial funding, functional open-source dMRV tools, a financially sustainable business model, and continuous support from an international ReFi community.

To learn more

https://kokodao.xyz/

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Thank you for your support πŸ’š

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KOKO DAO saving forests in Colombia History

  • accepted into Glo Dollar x Arbitrum DAO 9 months ago.
  • accepted into Climate Round 1 year ago. 237 people contributed $757 to the project, and $6,745 of match funding was provided.
  • accepted into Climate Solutions Round 1 year ago. 200 people contributed $811 to the project, and $3,154 of match funding was provided.
  • accepted into Metacrisis 1 year ago. 9 people contributed $161 to the project, and $64 of match funding was provided.
  • accepted into Climate Solutions 1 year ago. 31 people contributed $284 to the project, and $9,523 of match funding was provided.

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