Ana Maria Mahecha

<h2>KOKO DAO is on a mission to reduce deforestation in Colombia 🇨🇴 </h2> We work closely with local rural communities to create viable economic models as an alternative to deforestation. 🐒🌳 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳 <h2>TLDR</h2> Why? Colombia is the second more biodiverse country in the world, with 50% of its territory covered in vegetation. However, it’s losing more than 500 hectares of forest daily.&nbsp; Goals <ol><li>Preserving 400 hectares of endangered native forest using avoided deforestation on-chain credits in Huila, Colombia.</li><li>Onboarding farmers and rural community leaders in the KOKO DAO platform, where they will be part of the first ReFi focused Cohort in Spanish.&nbsp;</li></ol> Causes of deforestation <ul><li>Lack of opportunities apart from cattle farming and extensive agriculture.</li><li>High barriers of entry to the traditional carbon market.</li><li>Rising involvement in illegal drug production and violence associated with organized crime.</li><li>Increase in costs of agricultural production.</li><li>Lack of environmental education and internet connectivity.</li></ul> How is the money being used? <ol><li>Development of KOKO DAO’s impact DAO Hub.</li><li>Design of the first ReFi cohort in Spanish. Onboarding farmers, local leaders, and students.&nbsp;</li><li>Incentives to provide cohort participants with internet connection.&nbsp;</li><li>First pilot project developed in partnership with Web3 dMRV Provider (15 hectares of native forest).</li><li>Legal expenses.</li></ol> To learn more: <a href="http://www.kokodao.xyz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.kokodao.xyz</a><h2> </h2><h2>Thank you for your support 💚</h2> 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳 <img src="https://giveth.mypinata.cloud/ipfs/QmXghqQ8C6YKXpGKof8ZTd9FY2GkSXsQj5oYey1Sv7veBt"> Links: Website: <a href="https://kokodao.xyz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://kokodao.xyz/</a>Twitter: @kokodaoxyz&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/kokodaoxyz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/kokodaoxyz</a>Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/B2vgk7NwHq" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/B2vgk7NwHq</a>Schelling point talk: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6a6fJ9W4Vg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6a6fJ9W4Vg</a>Contact: <a href="mailto:hello@kokodao.xyz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hello@kokodao.xyz</a> Kokodaoxyz.eth <h2>Thank you for your support 💚</h2> Colombia's ecosystem loss since 1970:&nbsp; <img src="https://giveth.mypinata.cloud/ipfs/QmZtAT9emFWrmxKhmt8SaDLuYQu79z1gXdbXY4KQkekCZF"> KOKO DAO's model:&nbsp; <img src="https://giveth.mypinata.cloud/ipfs/QmaLuod9FeTNkkDa2nHqCCFoQuM211imYNNWXtNjRz7YUh"> Pilot project:&nbsp; <img src="https://giveth.mypinata.cloud/ipfs/QmYbssHARksa6r55FgTub1Wni1yHby6BhUXs3VRfXcWcdK"> Field trip with local school students:&nbsp; <img src="https://giveth.mypinata.cloud/ipfs/QmZGXFupmUV4XsBnzbJA4auE3Zq6vJxekM2RbUQFgVZrvr">2018 vs. 2020 <img src="https://giveth.mypinata.cloud/ipfs/QmastiLybhAo92TWYw9srKhj8duyTxvDJTHPuifDUJC6Bx">

KOKO DAO IS ON A MISSION TO REDUCE DEFORESTATION IN COLOMBIA 🇨🇴
We work closely with local rural communities to create viable economic models as
an alternative to deforestation. 🐒🌳
🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳
TLDR
Why?
Colombia is the second more biodiverse country ...

KOKO DAO Savings Forests in Colombia