The Nature Guild
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Introduction
The Nature Guild is a self-governing guild of global environmental projects. We kickstart grassroots environmental communities' journey to securing sustainable funding and income working for the environment. Our goal is to create a career pathway for anyone in the world to be able to do so.
Eligibility Framework
To be working on the conservation, restoration, or protection of nature.
To have legal rights over the land.
To be working on it continuously on part time or full time basis. This work is expected to be ongoing (e.g. not a short-term or one-off project). To avoid removal from the current membership, any breaks in contribution must be shorter than 6 months. Beyond this length, the member should be moved to “Inactive” status until contribution resumes.
To have access to an EVM compatible wallet. (e.g Metamask)
Commit to learning and sharing between community projects.
Benefits
Monthly peer-sharing community calls
Ability to apply for funding proposals and receive Conservation Data Income from the Nature Guild
How does an environmental community secure funding?
Level 0 funding typically ranges from $ 100 to $ 1000 per project. We deploy novel funding mechanisms such as Conservation Data Income to ease a community’s cold start problem.
Level 1 funding typically ranges from $ 10,000 to $ 50,000 per project. This level serves as a critical entry point for grassroots NGOs, providing them with the resources to establish foundational data collection systems.
Level 2 tackles the environmental monitoring market driven by increasing corporate and government demand for high-quality ecological data and analysis capabilities. Successful organizations at this level typically secure funding between $ 50,000 and $ 250,000 per year through a combination of grants and service contracts.
Level 3 offers the largest funding potential but also requires the most significant investment. Successful projects at this level can generate annual revenues exceeding $ 500,000, though initial certification costs typically range from $ 250,000 to $ 1,000,000.
The success of our framework depends on local communities maintaining high data quality standards throughout their development. Early investment in robust data collection and management systems pays dividends as organizations move up the funding ladder, particularly when aiming to seek impact certification and market-based mechanisms. We believe, this approach also helps organizations build credibility with funders and stakeholders, as they can demonstrate a clear progression in their capabilities and impact measurement.
Supporting the Nature Guild
Donations to the guild are sent to a smart contract (an automated bank account) that splits the rewards according to weights set quarterly by each member based on certain requirements (e.g., activity within the guild, impact on nature projects, needs basis).
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