67% of all Earth’s wildlife has been lost in the past 4 decades, causing the most devastating loss of biodiversity since the mass extinction of the dinosaurs. Today, 32,000 species are threatened with extinction. In the next decade, 95% of biodiversity could be lost and up to 1 million species could be threatened with extinction. The global mass animal extinction, the loss of biodiversity, and degradation of natural zones demand fundamental changes in the way nonprofits and charities raise funding as conservation funding needs to be scaled 20 to 30 times to reach our planet’s needs. Wildchain strives to support this by building novel fundraising structures that can mobilize funds at scale and that appeal to the masses – with a starting point in Bangkok, Thailand.
Wildchain is a non-profit climate action tool that lets the user adopt wildlife and plant trees to cut the user’s carbon footprint and support real-world conservation efforts - all within a mobile game. In the game, the user becomes a Digital Conservationist and his/her mission is to preserve all wildlife on Earth. Actions in the game trigger real-world impact, and 100% of our profits go toward wildlife conservation initiatives. Simply by playing the non-profit mobile game, you can: 1) Plant trees & offset your carbon footprint; 2) Help protect the natural habitat of wildlife species; 3) Help create employment for underprivileged people; 4) Back a wildlife ranger. Each animal in the game is a unique, digital counterpart of an animal living in the wild. We use cutting-edge technologies to blend the real and virtual world. Blockchain-based tokens are created to create provably scarce digital assets. Real-world animal population data is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, while real-world environmental data is sourced from OECD & UN Environment.
The following short-term results will be measured in the following ways, on a quarterly basis:
- The number of users connected to the gaming platform
- The overall time spent by all users on the gaming platform
- The amount of monetary revenue generated on the gaming platform
- The number of wildlife conservation projects that have benefited from the funding generated by the project
- The wildlife conservation impact, delivered in number of support mechanisms (e.g.: equipment, man/hours, etc.) provided for wildlife conservation non-profit organization
- The number of trees planted through the tree sponsorship initiative"
The long-term change is to: 1) Educate: More people are aware of the threats for wildlife; 2) Engage: People have a tool that allows them to take action on a daily basis; and 3) Enhance: Wildlife conservation initiatives have access to new funding sources
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