10 million hectares of forests vanish annually.

10% of the global greenhouse gas emissions are the result of Deforestation.

For centuries now, deforestation has greatly altered the landscapes of the world for agriculture, construction, animal grazing, and obtaining wood for fuel manufacturing and construction. This has resulted as one of the major reasons for a massive rise in the global temperature and ocean level. With limited trees, carbon dioxide has accelerated in the atmosphere causing a climate crisis.

Amidst the current catastrophic era of biodiversity loss, a beacon of hope emerges Nature-based Restorative Solutions. Offering promise in mitigating vast amounts of atmospheric carbon, it stands as an innovative solution.

What are Nature-based Restorative Solutions?

Nature-based Restorative Solutions encompass efforts aimed at tackling societal challenges such as economic, social, and environmental concerns. These actions involve the protection, management, and restoration of natural resources, yielding benefits for both humans and the depleted natural environment. Specifically targeting issues like climate change, biodiversity loss, and human health, these initiatives strive for comprehensive restoration.

What are some Examples of Nature-based Restorative Solutions?

1. Terrestrial Reforestation: It is the practice of planting trees on land to combat biodiversity loss. Terrestrial Reforestation also includes practices of Urban and Rural Forestry.
2. Urban Forestry: It is the practice of managing trees planted in urban locations like cities and towns for social, economic, and environmental benefit to society.
3. Rural Forestry: Rural afforestation entails the management of tree planting in rural or less developed areas.
4. Mangrove Restoration: Mangrove trunks serve as a natural barrier against ocean waves, effectively safeguarding elevated areas from soil erosion, flooding, and other natural disasters. Restoration efforts for mangroves not only mitigate the effects of climate change by capturing and storing blue carbon but also alleviate threats to biodiversity. Due to their ability to sequester carbon, mangroves are referred to as "Blue Carbon," playing a vital role in reducing atmospheric carbon levels.
5. Sea Forestation: It involves restoring natural habitats in the ocean to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, simultaneously fostering marine habitats and addressing ocean acidification. This initiative also generates livelihoods and economic prospects for coastal and indigenous communities. Seaweed and kelp farming play a crucial role in facilitating sea forestation by sequestering carbon from the atmosphere in oceanic environments.

Monitoring of the tree plantations: A testament to effective nature-based initiatives

Initiating a nature-based solution without proper planning and management can result in more harm than good when it comes to tree planting. The outcomes of planted trees only become evident after a certain period of growth. Therefore, it is essential to monitor their growth closely. Tree monitoring plays a crucial role in verifying the survival rate of trees. Severe climate events pose a significant threat to terrestrial ecosystems, reducing forests' ability to store carbon and potentially causing carbon emissions into the atmosphere. Moreover, increased tree mortality and functional decline negatively impact biodiversity and exacerbate habitat degradation.

How does monitoring work?

Tree planters utilize remote sensing technology to collect monitoring data, including geo-tagged photos, location coordinates, and tree details such as species, height, and density in specific areas. This comprehensive approach combines various technologies to gather precise data. Satellite imagery is occasionally employed for remote project monitoring. The geo-tagging mechanism enables even clusters of trees or forests to be precisely identified. Leveraging artificial intelligence algorithms like machine learning, the system processes vast amounts of raw data into actionable insights for foresters, facilitating real-time management decisions.

FloCard's Planters App: Revolutionizing Plantation Monitoring.

In the realm of nature-based restorative initiatives, FloCard’s Planters App is a development to ensure every plantation is impactful, traceable, sustainable, and verifiable. The functioning of the monitoring mechanism is based on the features of Tag, Track, and Trace.

1. Tag: Using geospatial tagging, a unique identification of trees is ensured to avoid double-counting. Its transparent approach to data ensures accountability is kept at utter significance. Hence, transparency accounts for verified data which can be used as a testament to the impact being created.
2. Track: As trees yield the potential to sequester carbon after a certain growth, keeping a track record of the trees is essential. The Track feature of FloCard provides up-to-date data which allows for any further actions to be implemented.
3. Trace: Tracing of the trees ensures a comprehensive assessment of the lifecycle of the trees starting from the day it is planted. It validates the progress of the trees from planting till maturity. Plantation projects involve various aspects like cost, effort, and time. Hence, tracing the progress is crucial to verify the impact for desired outcomes.

FloCard’s monitoring mechanism also stands at the intersection of planter communities and investors interested in nature-based initiatives. Providing both with accounted, transparent, and verified data ensures stakeholders engagement is amplified.

Rate of Interest Analysis: Nature-based initiatives come at a cost. To make sure that the project is efficiently managed, FloCard, through its monitoring mechanism provides insights that can enhance strategic decisions.

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