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Verified Impact
starts with
Real Communities

Fund regenerative projects directly. Every Cert is a verified record of real environmental work — backed by photos, locations, and community stewards.

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About Us
01.

Verified environmental impact

Every certificate is backed by photos, geolocation data, and community verification.

02.

Direct community funding

Your support goes straight to the stewards doing on-ground restoration work.

03.

Decentralized & transparent

Your work, verified. Unchangeable proof of restoration that builds your reputation with donors and communities.

Choose Your Path

Whether you're here to fund impact or showcase your work, there's a place for you.

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For Funders

I want to support
a project

Browse verified certificates and fund the exact moment of restoration.

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For Organizations

I am a nature
steward

Showcase your regenerative work and connect with funders who care.

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The Certificate

What exactly is
a Cert?

A Cert records a specific environmental action — giving it a permanent, verifiable identity on an open, decentralized network (the same technology that powers Bluesky).

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Reforestation of Mount Halimun

Reforestation of Mount Halimun

Community-led restoration of native forest in West Java, Indonesia. 5,000 trees planted across 12 hectares.

Biodiversity

Built on an open network

Certs are portable impact records that can travel across apps, communities, and funding tools — not a closed database. Support for Silvi and other platforms is coming soon.

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Communities can use Cert evidence when applying for community-backed funding rounds.

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GainForest helps nature stewards publish verified work, sites, trees, observations, and project stories.

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Open impact claims can connect with broader Hypercerts tooling and public-good funding ecosystems.

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Ways to Explore

Ways into GainForest work, shaped for funders, stewards, and field teams.

  • Regenerative work

    Projects

    Browse what communities are building — each project gathers its Certs, places, and field evidence in one story.

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Certs

Browse project stories with photos, places, people, and context.

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  • Nature stewards

    Organizations

    Find the communities and organizations caring for ecosystems around the world.

    —profiles
  • Biodiversity

    Observations

    Explore species sightings, places, and photos or sounds from GainForest.

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  • Impact champions

    Leaderboard

    See the donors helping communities through Certs.

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