NOTE: All solutions within this challenge are open source, collaborative and the collective total budget of proposals in this challenge are equal to or below the challenge budget.
Resources are shared over duplication whenever possible: focus of the challenge team is to facilitate collaboration and consent over competition for limited resources.
Proposers are required to attend weekly meetings hosted by the Challenge Team.
Regeneration [2]
- puts life at the center of every action and decision
- applies to all of life
- creates livelihoods that bring life to people and people to life
- is work that links us to each other’s wellbeing
- provides those in poverty with purpose and a future of dignity and respect
- is a response to the urgency of the climate crisis
- is a what-to-do manual for all levels of society, from individuals to national governments
- describes a system of interlocking initiatives that can stem the climate crisis in one generation
Regeneration: The Opportunity for Cardano focuses on the following:
- Collaboration within the challenge
- Regeneration methods and use cases
- Integration with existing projects, platforms & services
- UN SDGs
Why is this Challenge Important?
Climate Change is a failure in Cooperation - Scott Poynton [3]
We need models of cooperation where competition for limited resources has failed us.
We need transparent, decentralized solutions to increase consumer confidence and drive adoption of Cardano blockchain technology.
We need integration between technology and use cases.
We need open source innovations to scale impact and reverse the damage done by our failed legacy systems.
Types of Proposals could be
- Technology: Dapps, Software, Hardware & Platforms
- Processes & Systems: Regeneration, Sustainability, Scalability, Rewards, Incentives & Funding
- People: Social, Action, Education, Onboarding
- Real World Solutions: Regenerative Use Cases
- Research & Resources: Science Based, Accessible, Transparent, & Trustworthy Information, Open Source Templates & Models
- And More…
Proposal Success Metrics:
Proposals have a tangible, verifiable impact on any or all of the following 17 UN SDGs [4]
Goal 1: End Poverty in All Its Forms
Goal 2: Zero Hunger
Goal 3: Ensure Healthy Lives and Promote Well-Being for All At All Ages
Goal 4: Quality Education
Goal 5: Achieve Gender Equality and Empower All Women and Girls
Goal 6: Clean, Accessible Water and Sanitation
Goal 7: Access to Affordable, Reliable, Sustainable and Modern Energy
Goal 8: Promote Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth, Employment and Decent Work for All
Goal 9: Build Resilient Infrastructure, Promote Sustainable Industrialization and Foster Innovation
Goal 10: Reduce Inequality Within and Among Countries
Goal 11: Make Cities Inclusive, Safe, Resilient and Sustainable
Goal 12: Ensure Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns
Goal 13: Take Urgent Action to Combat Climate Change and Its Impacts
Goal 14: Conserve and Sustainably Use the Oceans, Seas, and Marine Resources
Goal 15: Sustainably Manage Forests, Combat Desertification, Halt and Reverse Land Degradation, Halt Biodiversity Loss
Goal 16: Promote Just, Peaceful and Inclusive Societies
Goal 17: Revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development
Each project may design their own KPIs, with the following formula:
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