Blockchain supports IUCN environmental protection
IUCN and the Swiss PORINI Foundation have launched the Blockchain project. The International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN), together with the Swiss PORINI Foundation, is developing a "gamechanger" for environmental protection.
IUCN's Red List of Threatened Species TM and the UNESCO World Heritage Site evaluation are two well known IUCN standards. The next global initiative is the Green List of Protected Areas, a global program that aims to highlight the biodiversity benefits of well-managed protected areas.
For this purpose, the certification process is to be mapped on the blockchain, an innovative technology that will change the way we do our work in the future. The Swiss Crypto Valley association has created a code that will be applied in this project. At the same time, team members are involved in working groups of the Swiss Association of Standardization SNV.
Red list
After the Red List of Threatened Species TM as well as the evaluation of the UNESCO World Natural Heritage, the IUCN has launched another initiative; the Green List of Protected Areas. This certification standard is mapped on the Blockchain.
Advantages
The use of blockchain enables the efficient management of this global process which involves organizations, standards and payment options around the world. Digitization on blockchain, according to many voices in the financial world, allows the whole process to be transparent and gives IUCN sponsors the opportunity to continue their engagement.
Digitizing the process in this way could bring additional environmental benefits to protected areas around the world.
More information about the IUCN philosophy and current token distributions:
IUCN Green List - Fair Finance
