Why does biodiversity matter?
This week's @ReFiPodcast features my good friend @AleMazzi333 from @sovereignnature talking about nature conservation enabled by digital assets & online communities.
An overview... 🧵🪡
🎬 youtube.com/watch?v=UTZKtmQ1hvE
🎧 pod.fo/e/2142f2
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I was struck by this @wef report Ale mentions, "over 50% of global GDP is dependent on biodiversity."
Even more shocking that "businesses are more dependent on nature than *previously thought*, with approximately $44 trillion of economic value..."
bit.ly/491W7l1
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If the largest capital institutions in the world are sounding the alarm for the preservation of nature, how do we do actually make this happen?
How can we shift the vast sums of capital required to preserve our most precious resource: Life itself?
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@sovereignnature theory is to connect conscious capital to conservation organizations through verified, structured data.
Sounds simple... right? 🤔
They've run several pilots so far, raising over $150k for leading conservation organizations including @KenyaWildTrust! 🦁
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@AleMazzi333 gives us a deeper dive into how @sovereignnature partnered with @KenyaWildTrust & @AnagbadoChuma for this initiative called "Tracing The Wild" where they created digital art using tracking systems for lion movements in the Massai Mara.
x.com/KenyaWildTrust/status/1635906572256673794?s=20
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In another pilot, SNI tested the value of this type of data for online gaming communities.
They minted out 400 dynamic NFTs that represented REAL lions in the Masai Mara for the Moonsama ecosystem—raising significant capital for @kenyawildtrust 🙌
x.com/ExosamaNFT/status/1632773773521813505?s=20
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We get a bit of alpha to close out the episode, with a sneak peek of the @WalletConnect #web3Inbox that provides a notification layer for digital asset holders, bringing bioacoustics through NFTs directly to user's wallets.
x.com/sovereignnature/status/1747269029558206563?s=20
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I'm super excited by the work @sovereignnature is up to, but to me it's not just about the tech and fundraising...
It's about a cultural shift of an entire species beginning to remember who we are, where we come from and what we actually need to survive.
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Over the years we are going to witness more brilliant teams flocking to address the nature crisis in innovative ways.
@sovereignnature's Decentralised Ecological Economics Protocol could provide the critical infrastructure layer needed to enable this next wave of builders.
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Dive into the full episode below!
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We're in the final stretches of S3 with some amazing guests lined up... stay tuned!
🎬 youtube.com/watch?v=UTZKtmQ1hvE
🎧 pod.fo/e/2142f2