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NSF-invited research proposal

OWL Environment DAO

Could local people earn recognition and ownership through environmental work, with their contributions checked by the community?

Research and proposal development, 2023 to 2025.

Proposed OWL Environment DAO architecture: GreenAcre environmental work connects to EcoGuardians community verification and a shared record of contributions and reputation.
Proposed architecture for GreenAcre, EcoGuardians, and a shared community record.
01 / The proposal

Work, verification, and a shared record.

Community ownership, carbon sequestration, and reputation-based governance.

GreenAcre

GreenAcre would organize environmental work.

EcoGuardians

EcoGuardians would review claims through community verification.

A shared record

The proposed shared record connected contribution, reputation and community decisions.

02 / The funding path

From invitation to decision.

  1. 01

    NSF confirmed receipt of our Project Pitch.

  2. 02

    NSF invited a full Phase I proposal.

  3. 03

    We developed and submitted the full proposal.

  4. 04

    We learned that the proposal had been declined.

03 / Earlier work

Participation and community decisions.

In 2022, OWL explored how participation and contribution could shape community decisions.

The design sketched roles from reader to contributor and leader, with reputation and influence changing as people took part.

04 / The record

Source note.

Checked against the 2024 proposal, NSF pitch acknowledgement and invitation, our dated submission and team decision updates, and 2022 governance notes.

Original records remain in the project archive.