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The State of ReFi Report from CARBON Copy
Produced in coordination with ReFi DAO.
Project News
Wins
💪🏾Embracing gender equality and tackling the climate crisis together!
— Wild Heart Kenya (@WildHeartKenya) February 18, 2024
At @WildHeartKenya, we empowering women impacted by climate change while regenerating nature and powering a green economy.
We planted a whopping 2⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ mangroves!
Support us here https://t.co/0rLqZ6lJKD pic.twitter.com/MGPoJ23ExH
1)🧵We finished the first day of garbage collection!
— ReFi Saravena 🌱 (@ReFiSaravena) February 17, 2024
The result of this first day is more than 15 sacks filled with garbage, especially plastic bottles and Styrofoam."
El resultado de este primer día son mas de 15 sacos llenos de basura en especial botellas plásticas e icopor. pic.twitter.com/3pJgu0pcHV
We can't wait any longer... ⏳ pic.twitter.com/UmnsbqKP3c
— Green Digital Guardians (🌳, 🌱) 📍 (@dg_guardians) February 19, 2024
Massive shoutout to all these wonderful communities and hoomans who took the painstaking effort of nominating Regens, Treegens and Solarpunks who have actively contributed to #Refi for $EARTH airdrop.
— $Earth 🔆🌱⚡🌍 (@solarpunkdao) February 18, 2024
We 💚 U 🌞 and are really grateful for your support 🙏🏽
Let’s GROOW pic.twitter.com/AqDa9N419P
This is our first project in Tanzania & we are proud to partner with OMAWA on a solar microgrid that will serve 800 students every year + provide power for staff housing & security lights. Did you know that Okoa Maisha Ya Watoto means "Save Children's Lives" in Swahili?💛 https://t.co/AVE9m05qE3
— The Solar Foundation (@Solar_FND) February 20, 2024
Carbonable won 'Best Project For Good' at @TheBigWhale_ Awards last night ✨ for our efforts to make carbon removal actionable and verifiable
— Carbonable.io 🌱🌐 (@Carbonable_io) February 22, 2024
Huge thanks to our team, backers + partners for your continued support 👏
Thrilled to be honored + eager to push further 🌐 pic.twitter.com/iMY7XUiPxn
Happy #MonthlyEarthDay
— ReFi Phangan (@ReFiPhangan) February 22, 2024
5 adults + 3 kids => main stage
40 L bag of recyclables collected + transported to recycling facility
2 bags of general waste
Share with us your impact today in the registration form https://t.co/RaQ0dPV8ll and receive your NFT and chance for airdrop pic.twitter.com/AovPq375s0
We are finishing the first semester in our decentralized agroforestry pilot with the harvest of the rice 🌾
— AgroforestDAO (🌾,🙏) (@agroforestDAO) February 22, 2024
Very thankful for the seasons and global support 🙏
Now it's time to prepare for autumn/winter and work on building the web3 rails to support more systems next spring pic.twitter.com/t4ivRcy52M
Worth a Listen
Knowledge
Why web3 matters: Harnessing DePIN and ReFi as a Force for Good
web3 has an image problem. It is frequently perceived by the external world as an unproductive endeavor, steeped in unproven concepts and…
https://medium.com/wihi-weather/why-web3-matters-harnessing-depin-and-refi-as-a-force-for-good-e693be80fff3
Introducing: Plastic Credits and why the hell we should track waste recovery.
Written by Belen Victoria
https://medium.com/@plastiks/introducing-plastic-credits-and-why-the-hell-we-should-track-waste-recovery-95342bbc1d97
Blockchain & Web3 tools will be gamechangers in supporting those impacted by natural & human caused disasters and building more resilient communities 🌐💸🔎 pic.twitter.com/7rfbbUHUsK
— Crypto Altruism (@Crypto_Altruism) February 21, 2024
Thoughts
Im becoming less convinced that (successful) L2s actually *want* to solve for interop.
— cami - beware of impersonator accounts of me (@camiinthisthang) February 19, 2024
Less convinced of the future where "one day users wont know what chain they're on"
Chains will become brands. Users will develop preferences and even loyalties. Successful ecosystems will…
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