In this edition of Heating Up 🔥 we explore:
The Value of Farm Soil
Highlights from all around ReFi
ClimateDAO’s Fellowship Program and Updates
What’s Happening in ReFi?
Diving into the soil with DOVU
DOVU is working to create a tokenized carbon credit market for farmers and food producers. Through their integration with the Hedera network and distributed ledger technology, DOVU is able to guarantee the carbon in farmers’ soil has been verified prior to listing on the DOVU Marketplace, which prevents double spending and “greenwashing.” DOVU recently received the first ever grant from the HBAR Foundation Sustainable Impact Fund, which will help them build carbon accountancy and audit trails that support carbon durability and risk. As DOVU continues to develop their dynamicNFTs and rewards farmers who are carbon savvy and are implementing regenerative farming practices, public staking and additional catalysts are taking root and are sprouting soon.
In Other News:
Open Forest Protocol x Green Embassy
Green Embassy controls over 50,000 hectares of land in Kenya. The manifold benefits of a forest of this size are difficult to quantify using the traditional system. Noticing this gap between real and measurable value, the organization has opted to join OFP as a project operator to benefit from our Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation resources. Using OFP, the firm will be able to transparently communicate its forest operations over the lifetime of their project.
C3 is a new automated way to interface with blockchain to help people support a more trustworthy green planet. This week they launched four liquidity pairings, involving KLIMA, FRAX, and USDC. Additionally, veC3 rewards will be enabled as well.
Long Read of the Week: ReFi Interviews: 5 Key Learnings from 75 Conversations
Daryl Edwards shares his key takeaways from 75 discussions with ReFi participants over the last 50 days.
Roles & Titles are Fluid
Impact is More Important than Technology
A Language Gap Exists Between Old & New Participants
There’s Hope ReFi can be More Successful than Legacy Systems
Driving Climate Impact vs. Meeting Financial Needs
Weekly Vibes:
https://twitter.com/gal_barkan
https://twitter.com/gmdotAI
ClimateDAO Updates:
ClimateDAO Fellowship Applications Open!
ClimateDAO Fellowship applications for our first season are now open! Over the span of one month, you’ll be equipped with the tools and knowledge to meaningfully contribute as an official Climateer, receive a bounty worth $500, and be welcomed in our passionate and diverse community.
Apply by April 6th to reserve an exclusive opportunity to be onboarded into ClimateDAO.
Contributor of the Week: Johnny
Johnny, the co-founder of HZQ Consulting a marketing firm in NYC, is currently taking a sabbatical down the rabbit hole. Passionate about regenerative cryptoeconomics, Johnny is currently the co-leader of the growth team focusing on growing our following, getting more members into our Discord, and having interesting conversations on CDs Twitter Spaces! Follow Johnny’s exciting and dedicated work at twitter.com/defi_beats
Team Updates:
👩🏽💻Platform👩🏽💻
Continuing integration on Figma
Brainstorming future iterations of Figma
Collaborating with Alpaca on the Celo integration
🌱Growth🌱
Building a deck for Climate x Crypto discussions
Following up with sponsors for the event series
Expanding the Fellowship program network
📚Wisdom📚
Engaging with applicants to our diverse Fellowship cohort
Releasing the schedule of Fellowship program events
🥷🏽Tac Ops🥷🏽
Preparing for the first draft of governance guidelines
Supporting the relationship with Bankless
Gathering platform materials and resources
If you enjoyed reading this, please share with a friend. Have a wonderful week and start of April!
💚💚,
The ClimateDAO Team