Rinse & rePEAT is a carbon finance program for the restoration of the Indonesian Tropical Peat Swamp Forests. The restoration project draws from previous research by first maintaining the land’s water, and then reintroducing native plants necessary for the reestablishment of peat and soil preservation. Implementation of the program would restore the native ecosystem and protect the Dayak people who are an indigenous group dependent on the region.

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Reforest Nation is designing a weekly carbon footprint tracking app. Users would receive suggestions on how to minimize their carbon footprint, compete with friends and family, and be able to donate to reforestation organizations. 

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Palms Off is an app and browser extension that would help consumers identify sustainable palm oil products. Users would search for products or scan product barcodes to find their respective sustainability scores. Additionally, signed-in users would earn points and the ad-revenue on the extension would finance deforestation prevention organizations.

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Defending Forest Defenders seeks to develop a digital tool to map and track violent cases against environmental defenders, especially in indigenous grounds. The tool relies on an IoT network built on a private, proof-of-authority blockchain to ensure data privacy between environmental defenders and international actors communicating with each other, as opposed to more insecure platforms like WhatsApp. 

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