Phase one: Minimum Functional System

This is the minimum for a functional and scalable system.

Main Project Deliverables:

• System Users
• Tree planters
• Tree Planting Organizations
• Tree Funders

Deliverables include:

• Working! Basic level of transparency to tree planting anywhere in the world.
• Working! Essentials for tracking tree planting,
• Working!Increased funding for planting with an interactive tool
• Statistics on tree survival rates.
• Tree token inventory/inventory turnover - create and sell a stock of tree tokens

In this phase, we aim to:

• provide tree mapping for individuals and organizations (Working)
• link funds to specific sets of trees and tree planting efforts to sources of funding. (Working)
• Statistically measure tree planting success over time. (working)
• Unite and link tree planting efforts. (Happening)
• Create an idea that tree planting should be a tracked and transparent process. (Happening)
• Create a relationship between other organization’s donors and trees/tree planters
• Build an inventory of tree token assets. (Happening)
• Start selling 'limited' tree tokens
• Obtain the necessary funding and other resources to build the ongoing program.

Milestone Acceptance Criteria:

• A system capable of linking smallholder planters to funding (300 planters) (Done)
• Providing basic planting maps to tree planting organizations. (20 Organizations) (Done)
• Obtain 500,000 tree data points.
• Secure funding for tier two program.

Phase Exclusions:

• Widespread smallholder planter employment
• Trees Tracked individually
• Individual tree Survival verification
• Linking donations to specific trees over time
• Robust system, capable of processing millions of uploading tree/data assets a day
• Provide planter feedback
• Open datasets to the scientific community
• Advanced tree data searches
• Carbon estimates for specific trees
• Trees tracking support for recreational planters
• Sustainable income from living trees
• In-app finances (facial recognition/mobile money based)
• Linking to commercial revenue streams (carbon, the coffee cup that plants trees, games, social recognition badges, the gas pumps)
• Linking to other systems (Forest Watch, Etc)
• Planned/controlled planting diversity
• Controlling planting locations
• Direct individual planter activation and funding
• Linking to tracking via remote sensing (satellite image history)
• “Planters accounts verification” as a base for smallholder farmer loans at lower rates than current agricultural loan providers which are charging exorbitant rates
• Training session and Tutorials on organic farming intercropping and a more sustainable agriculture involving and including trees.
• Blockchain-based trading platform and verification system involving consumers.