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?? Meet Open Forest Protocol, this week’s Web3ForGood <> Climate Collective Member Spotlight Open Forest Protocol (OFP) is a digital overhaul for the verification and issuance of carbon credits. OFP re-imagines carbon credits by offering carbon developers a no-upfront-cost, open source, and network-based verification system. With OFP, anyone can enter the global carbon market and communicate that they are a trustworthy, verified supplier within this emerging market. OFP promises to make the voluntary carbon markets reliable, liquid, and easily accessible for mitigating climate change. ?? Market Access for All Traditionally, associated costs and time constraints have imposed a considerable challenge for smaller community projects seeking to implement carbon financing or data verification systems into operations, but with OFP’s innovative tools, any community of any size can access the global market. ??? Money Grows on Trees To date, OFP has successfully integrated 80+ forest projects spanning 6 continents into its ecosystem. These projects, irrespective of their size, benefit from cutting-edge #digitalMRV tools for comprehensive forest plot management. Notably, many of these initiatives are owned and operated by local and indigenous communities, facilitated via financing through OFP’s transparent, blockchain-based protocol. Beyond the broad goal of sustainable development, many communities benefit from carbon financing as an important source of income. ???? Transparency and Immutability = Trust The transparency and immutability inherent in OFP’s use of Web3 technology helps to establish a global sense of trust. By enabling individuals on the ground to showcase their expertise in a transparent and verifiable manner, OFP serves as a safeguard against corruption, ensuring that its technology is always used for the greater good. Learn more about OFP’s work making the voluntary carbon market accessible to all in this week’s edition of #ThisWeekinWeb3ForGood: https://lnkd.in/dN9DgNCU Reach out to Frederic Fournier and Aureline Grange to learn more about Open Forest Protocol. Image from the OFP Atlas Titan Miyawaki Urban Forest Project: https://lnkd.in/des2Pu8F Sam Flanagan?Abeera Akhtar?Alison Filler?Leslie Chao Ana Velástegui

Thrilled to share that Web3ForGood is one of the 501 incredible projects, builders, and creators that will receive a portion of 30m OP (that's over $100m total) in retroactive public goods funding for our work over the past year ?? RetroPGF is a funding model designed to support positive impact to the collective. It's "an alternative to traditional, often inaccessible, funding sources," and it's one of the many exciting tools enabled by blockchain technology that we can use to empower changemakers, community developers, and educators across the world. Learn more about RetroPGF and this round's funding recipients, here: https://lnkd.in/gPz8MGqJ On a personal note -- Web3ForGood is a passion project ????. Since we started curating the weekly roundup nearly two years ago, Abeera Akhtar and I have been tracking news, gathering links, talking to builders, reading/writing stories, & compiling the newsletter completely as a side hustle by ourselves, alongside some big life events for both of us. Even when things have been extremely busy (new baby, hi!), I'm so proud of us for continuing to publish every week. To be able to receive compensation for all that work retroactively is a *truly amazing* feeling. This money means we'll be able to spend even more time improving the newsletter, telling the stories of builders, and bringing web3 education to new audiences who can use this technology to create positive change ???? It means so much to have our work acknowledged by Optimism Foundation Badgeholders & to know that our mission resonates with the web3 community overall. Thank you so much for taking the time to review our proposal and for your votes as we love to say... WAGMI ?? (we're going to make an impact!) And if you're new to Web3ForGood... ??hi! Link to subscribe to our weekly newsletter in the comments.

?? Meet MOSS.Earth, this week’s Web3ForGood <> Climate Collective Member Spotlight Moss uses #blockchain tech to democratize the voluntary carbon market by allowing individuals and companies of any size to offset their emissions. The Brazilian company enables the certification of carbon credit projects through digital monitoring, reporting, and verification (#dMRV) and is among the largest carbon credit service providers in the world. ? Educating for Change Moss is reshaping the understanding of climate change and carbon markets in Brazil. With consistent campaigns and traceable credits, more people than ever are learning about why it’s important to offset emissions, and larger companies are responding. ??? Change by the Numbers Moss has helped over 300 business clients transact more than 4 million carbon credits. These credits have directly helped conserve approximately 650 million trees in the Amazon rainforest, which Moss is able to verify with its dMRV tool, Moss Forest. ?? A Greener Future for the Amazon Moss takes a hands-on approach by collaborating directly with landowners in the Amazon Rainforest. The focus is on developing projects that not only contribute to environmental conservation but also actively support and uplift local communities, so that every person at the local level is empowered to use and protect their land. Learn more about Moss’ commitment to climate change education and community development work in the Amazon in this week’s edition of #ThisWeekinWeb3ForGood: https://lnkd.in/eNPySz5C Reach out to Luis Felipe Adaime, CFA and Cláudia Backes to learn more about MOSS.Earth. Sam Flanagan Abeera Akhtar Ana Velástegui Alison Filler Leslie Chao

To kick off 2024, we're excited to welcome?Sam Flanagan?&?Abeera Akhtar?of?Web3ForGood?for our special 2023 Year in Review episode! ?? We dive into some of the most exciting trends of 2023 including: ?? The focus on creating local impact ?? The AI-blockchain intersection ?? The Layer-2 wars ?? The burgeoning public goods funding ecosystem ?? DAOs & global movements ?? Blockchain-powered MRV ...and much more! ??Listen:?https://lnkd.in/gcB735Fj #web3?#blockchain?#cryptocurrency?#crypto?#DAOs?#AI?#artificialintelligence