Why is it important?

Legacy systems have failed us. We need regenerative, open source, transparent systems based on Cardano to renew hope & health to all.

What does success look like?

Individuals collaborating on processes, integrated products & real world solutions with tangible climate action and UN SDGs impact

Key Metrics to measure

• Tech & science based products, tools & solutions to increase accuracy & trust

• People participating and engaging to increase collaboration & action

• Boots on the ground use cases as templates to scale & increase real world impact

• Systems, processes & integrations to create connections, increase efficiency and reduce redundancies

  Challenge brief

<https://youtu.be/xVWHuJOmaEk?t=313>Overview

A Catalyst within Catalyst and an experiment within the experiment, this challenge offers a unique way to achieve Cardano’s mission of “Making the World Work Better for All.” [1]

NOTE: All solutions within this challenge are open source, collaborative and the collective total budget of proposals in this challenge are equal to or below the challenge budget.

Resources are shared over duplication whenever possible: focus of the challenge team is to facilitate collaboration and consent over competition for limited resources.

Proposers are required to attend weekly meetings hosted by the Challenge Team.

Regeneration [2]

• puts life at the center of every action and decision
• applies to all of life
• creates livelihoods that bring life to people and people to life
• is work that links us to each other’s wellbeing
• provides those in poverty with purpose and a future of dignity and respect
• is a response to the urgency of the climate crisis
• is a what-to-do manual for all levels of society, from individuals to national governments
• describes a system of interlocking initiatives that can stem the climate crisis in one generation

Regeneration: The Opportunity for Cardano focuses on the following:

• Collaboration within the challenge
• Regeneration methods and use cases
• Integration with existing projects, platforms & services
• UN SDGs

Why is this Challenge Important?

Climate Change is a failure in Cooperation - Scott Poynton [3]

We need models of cooperation where competition for limited resources has failed us.

We need transparent, decentralized solutions to increase consumer confidence and drive adoption of Cardano blockchain technology.

We need integration between technology and use cases.

We need open source innovations to scale impact and reverse the damage done by our failed legacy systems.

Types of Proposals could be

• Technology: Dapps, Software, Hardware & Platforms
• Processes & Systems: Regeneration, Sustainability, Scalability, Rewards, Incentives & Funding
• People: Social, Action, Education, Onboarding
• Real World Solutions: Regenerative Use Cases
• Research & Resources: Science Based, Accessible, Transparent, & Trustworthy Information, Open Source Templates & Models
• And More…

Proposal Success Metrics:

Proposals have a tangible, verifiable impact on any or all of the following 17 UN SDGs [4]

Goal 1: End Poverty in All Its Forms

Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Goal 3: Ensure Healthy Lives and Promote Well-Being for All At All Ages

Goal 4: Quality Education

Goal 5: Achieve Gender Equality and Empower All Women and Girls

Goal 6: Clean, Accessible Water and Sanitation

Goal 7: Access to Affordable, Reliable, Sustainable and Modern Energy

Goal 8: Promote Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth, Employment and Decent Work for All

Goal 9: Build Resilient Infrastructure, Promote Sustainable Industrialization and Foster Innovation

Goal 10: Reduce Inequality Within and Among Countries

Goal 11: Make Cities Inclusive, Safe, Resilient and Sustainable

Goal 12: Ensure Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns

Goal 13: Take Urgent Action to Combat Climate Change and Its Impacts

Goal 14: Conserve and Sustainably Use the Oceans, Seas, and Marine Resources

Goal 15: Sustainably Manage Forests, Combat Desertification, Halt and Reverse Land Degradation, Halt Biodiversity Loss

Goal 16: Promote Just, Peaceful and Inclusive Societies

Goal 17: Revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development

Each project may design their own KPIs, with the following formula:

### Formula: Lagging KPI

After &lt;X> (time) the project will have impacted SDG &lt;Y> (**name of goal**), by now having &lt;xyz> (**describe what will improve in relation to the SDG**).

Example: Lagging KPI

After completing the second milestone the project will have impacted the SDG to end hunger, by now having 10% less mal- and undernourished people in the area of X.

### Formula: Leading KPI

After &lt;X> (**time**) the project will have impacted SDG &lt;Y> (**name of goal**) by delivering &lt;xyz> (**describe what kind of value the project has added**)

Example: Leading KPI

After completing the first milestone the project will have impacted SDG to end hunger, by delivering and setting up two microorganism production facilities in X.

Guiding Questions

1. What collaborative, open-source tools and services will be developed to impact the SDGs?
2. What tangible, verifiable impact did Cardano make on the 17 UN SDGs through this challenge?
3. What real-world regenerative solutions outside of the Cardano & Catalyst ecosystems could benefit from the outcomes of this challenge and thereby increase Cardano’s adoption now, and in the near future?
4. What innovative, regenerative solutions did the collective body of proposers in this challenge co-create that did not exist before?
5. What do we have to share with the wider Catalyst & Cardano communities to support collaboration over competition for limited resources?
6. How has the experience in this challenge regenerated the lives of those who participated in the challenge to cooperate over compete for limited resources?

Budget Rationale

The budget for this challenge is modest. The goal is to take a limited resource, as in real life, and showcase how, through cooperation and consent, we can create regenerative and sustainable solutions to make the world work better for all people, animals & the planet.

Links

Join our Cardano4Climate Community!

<https://linktr.ee/Cardano4Climate>

Join the Challenge Team for Regeneration: The Opportunity for Cardano!

https://t.me/Regeneration_Opportunity4Cardano

<https://discord.gg/BdbTWaUXJ6>

References

[1] <https://cardano.org/>

[2] <https://regeneration.org/solutions>

[3] <https://ch.linkedin.com/in/scott-poynton>

[4] <https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/>