Previously these have been donated by Cisco Inc

The network server connects sensors, gateways and end-user applications and ensures reliable and secure data routing all along the LoRaWAN network. Along with the Operation Support System (or OSS), they are the brain that controls the complete LoRaWAN network

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With our platform and tools, we not only provide opportunities to raise funds, simplify data collection for monitoring, and detect forest fires earlier to enable faster response, but also foster a sense of ownership for small grassroots projects tackling the globally critical issue of the climate crisis. Each project on our platform is encouraged to share its challenges and success stories with us and the broader community. This engagement happens through regular Community Talks or direct connections with other projects facing similar challenges, fostering meaningful discussions and facilitating valuable knowledge exchange at both local and regional levels.

Our project badges further enhance this sense of belonging, serving as both a symbol of community membership and an official seal of quality for potential supporters. Additionally, our free and confidential advisory service offers Restoration Organizations tailored guidance from our team of experts, empowering them to sustainably develop and improve their initiatives.

Environmental restoration initiatives must demonstrate the impact of their efforts to donors and other stakeholders. However, many projects struggle with collecting and presenting data effectively. This is where the digital tools TreeMapper and the DataExplorer dashboard provide invaluable support. TreeMapper enables restoration organizations to collect detailed on-site data about their restoration activities, beyond just tree planting. It can track interventions such as firebreaks, topsoil removal, or other ecosystem restoration measures. With an extensive database of over 60,000 species*, offline functionality, and the ability to re-measure monitoring plots, TreeMapper simplifies ecosystem monitoring and ensures comprehensive, reliable data collection.

Collected data is automatically uploaded to the platform, and publicly accessible within each project profile. For deeper analysis, restoration organizations can use the DataExplorer dashboard or export the data for further exploration in Python or Excel, gaining insights to improve their efforts.

Additionally, satellite data from NASA, ESA, and other providers enhances monitoring by verifying project claims and tracking changes in biomass, tree cover, carbon sequestration, and risks like fire or flooding. This combination of on-the-ground and remote sensing data provides a detailed, comprehensive view of project quality and development over time, empowering stakeholders with transparency and actionable insights.

*BGCI 2024. GlobalTree Portal. Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Richmond, U.K. Available at https://www.bgci.org/resources/bgci-databases/globaltree-portal/. Accessed on 11/12/2024.

Restoring forests is a complex and long-term endeavor that requires a holistic approach. To address this, Plant-for-the-Planet has developed its own minimum and top-tier ‘Standards’ for various restoration methods (reforestation, agroforestry, and assisted natural regeneration) that consider biological, social, and economic factors. Organizations and their projects undergo a rigorous verification process during onboarding and are evaluated against these ‘Standards’. Only those meeting the minimum ‘Standards’ are featured on the platform and allowed to actively collect donations.

In the second phase of due diligence, external experts visit the projects for on-site evaluations based on the established standards. These evaluation results are then reviewed, discussed, and ultimately assessed by an independent, voluntary panel of experts - the so-called Review Board.

This thorough process ensures that only high-quality, impactful projects are showcased and supported through our platform, fostering trust and delivering meaningful results. At the same time, Plant-for-the-Planet remains committed to continuously questioning, reviewing, and refining these standards, integrating the latest scientific research findings to ensure their effectiveness and relevance.

The Restoration Platform (alternatively ‘platform’) is an open-source, open-access digital solution designed to support and coordinate global restoration and conservation efforts. Built with the ambitious goal of restoring a trillion trees and conserving three trillion existing trees, the Platform connects donors, restoration organizations, and researchers in a collaborative network that enhances transparency, accessibility, and impact.

For donors, the platform offers an intuitive and seamless donation process, backed by rigorous due diligence and science-based quality checks, ensuring contributions support credible, high-impact initiatives. Real-time satellite imagery and progress reports enhance transparency, fostering trust and providing donors with a meaningful connection to the projects they fund.

For restoration organizations, the platform provides global visibility, sustainable funding opportunities, and advanced tools for monitoring and reporting on-the-ground impact. Integrated features like the DataExplorer dashboard and TreeMapper enable effective project management and data tracking. FireAlert offers real-time forest fire detection, ensuring swift action to protect restoration sites.

With over 75,000 active users and nearly 300 verified projects from 190 organizations across 64 countries, the platform has become a trusted hub for restoration and conservation. By bridging donors, implementing organizations, and science, it empowers stakeholders to restore ecosystems, combat forest loss, and drive measurable environmental impact.

ENCOSH was designed as a multilingual platform to facilitate knowledge sharing across diverse cultural and linguistic contexts. The platform was initially translated into Spanish and Portuguese, making it accessible to a broader audience in key regions impacted by human-wildlife conflicts.

The purpose of this building block was to remove language barriers, enabling the global conservation community to contribute to and benefit from the platform. By incorporating automatic translation and multilingual support, ENCOSH fosters inclusivity and maximizes its reach and impact.

What strategies need to be pursued to make more fish available to consumers in local markets? Because wild fish stocks are generally overfished, and the oceans’ ecosystems experience severe degradation the logical strategy is to increase fish supply through aquaculture. When increasing fish availability, especially for the food insecure population, the approach chosen must be environmentally sustainable, provide fish at an affordable price for this group (e.g., by avoiding additional costs such as for transportation) and should still offer the opportunity for producers to earn a living income.

The approach should therefore be centered around sustainable, decentralized aquaculture adapted to the limited financial and technical capacities of smallholders. Small-scale aquaculture in low-income countries plays already a crucial role in food and nutrition security as well as poverty reduction but still has significant potential to grow. On the one hand, vertically integrated aquaculture farms (companies that expand production to up- or downstream supply-chain activities) make important contributions to a country’s economic growth by increasing export earnings, but they usually have only little impact on the local fish supply and food security. On the other hand, small-scale aquaculture directly contributes to a higher fish consumption by the producers, depending on cultural preference for fish as a source of animal protein and to higher incomes that allow producers to purchase other foods.

When evaluating aquaculture as a source of income, it is important to consider that most small-scale farmers have little technical knowledge and financial capacities. These constraints prevent them from making larger investments for infrastructure and inputs, which are required when operating an intensive aquaculture production system. Formulated feeds, veterinarian products and machinery can significantly increase aquaculture production but are in most cases financially prohibitive for smallholders in remote rural areas. The required investments exceed their financial capacities by far and credits would put the household economies at risk. For this reason, technical and financial capacity development is so important. Optimizing the productivity of earthen ponds with low investments for fertilizer and supplementary feeds generating high profits per kg fish produced seems a workable way forward.

As an example, for a technique increasing production and being adapted to smallholders’ capacities, the GP Fish has introduced intermittent harvesting of Tilapia in Malawi. This practice is applied in mixed sex cultures of Tilapia, based on natural feed supplemented with agricultural by-products. Excess Tilapias, that hatched during the production cycle, are harvested by size-selective traps before reaching reproductive age. These frequently harvested fish are an easy-accessible protein source and nutrient-rich food component for a diversified diet and surplus production is generating additional income. Intermittent harvesting also reduces the economic risk of losing the entire production due to predators, theft, diseases, or natural disasters.

This block focuses on the support and incentive structure for participants. It includes providing seedlings, technical advice, and capacity-building. Payments are performance-based, tied to tree survival and the presence of indigenous and long-rotation species, encouraging long-term forest establishment.

This building block outlines the criteria for planting and monitoring tree survival, focusing on long-rotation and indigenous species. It mandates a minimum of 1600 trees per hectare and ensures diverse and resilient forests. The block also emphasizes monitoring 15-18 months post-planting to verify survival and support continuous forest cover.