{"id":12295,"date":"2022-07-19T00:18:08","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T00:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/nft\/nftrees-could-help-africa-combat-land-degradation\/"},"modified":"2022-07-19T00:18:09","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T00:18:09","slug":"nftrees-could-help-africa-combat-land-degradation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/nft\/nftrees-could-help-africa-combat-land-degradation\/","title":{"rendered":"NFTrees Could Help Africa Combat Land Degradation"},"content":{"rendered":"
When most people hear the phrase \u201cNFT,\u201d they probably don\u2019t think \u201csustainability.\u201d In fact, they probably think the exact opposite \u2014 that NFTs are increasing global warming and expediting the impact of climate change. But these concerns are significantly overblown. <\/p>\n
Yes, NFT technologies do consume some<\/em> energy. However, it\u2019s nowhere near the levels indicated in the much-hyped studies often cited by detractors. And in fact, NFTs have actually led to some truly intriguing projects that could help address climate change.\u00a0<\/p>\n Enter Kaloscope. The metaverse platform recently announced it would be adding William Kwende to its board as its Strategic Sustainability Advisor and launching a project called The Great NFTrees.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Great NFTrees project will allow users to purchase tree NFTs connected to geo-tagged locations of actual trees planted in Africa\u2019s Great Green Wall. If you aren\u2019t familiar with it, the Great Green Wall is the world\u2019s largest carbon capture project, aiming to grow one trillion trees across an 8,000 km stretch of land in Africa. Yes, that\u2019s one trillion<\/em> trees. <\/p>\n The Great NFTrees will be connected to one of three species in the Great Green Wall: baobab, acacia, and shea. After making a purchase, collectors will be able to display their digital assets in their own unique Kaloscope metaverse space which, Kirck Allen, Kaloscope\u2019s founder and CEO, says will itself be an NFT. And because each tree comes with a geotagged location, collectors will know exactly where their sustainable purchase is in the Great Green Wall. <\/p>\n \u201cThere has been a lot of talk of NFTs not being sustainable,\u201d Allen lamented in an interview with nft now. \u201cTo be able to tie this together in a romantic way, wherein you can have digital assets or collectibles based on a tree in Africa and be able to say that you collected it and have a location number, you know where it is. There\u2019s an emotional attachment to it, it\u2019s connected to something real. I showed this to William and some of my friends who are from South Africa and some of them started to cry. Because it reminded them of home, of a tree they grew up under.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIt reminded them of home, of a tree they grew up under.\u201d<\/p>\n Kirck Allen<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n In Kwende, Allen found the perfect partner for the project. Kwende is a well-known figure in the sustainability world, having founded Agritech in 2005, a company that focuses on achieving sustainable development goals by training farmers in the West African Sahel and supporting local economies. Kwende has also been working on a project called the \u201cZero Carbon, Zero Deforestation Shea Value Chain\u201d since 2010. It works with global partners to create interconnected ecovillages and provide renewable fuel, power, and other sustainable agricultural tech to the region.\u00a0<\/p>\n And if those accolades aren\u2019t enough, Kwende also leads the Great Green Wall initiative with the World Economic Forum and the United Nations. <\/p>\n \u201cWe see the great Green Wall as an economic opportunity for the people of the Sahel and the world,\u201d Kwende explained in an email exchange with nft now. \u201cOur objective is to partner with Kaloscope to widen the investor base for the initiative. NFTs represent a new frontier in fintech and an infinite growth path for investments in the Great Green Wall. Kaloscope has proven leadership in the NFT ecosystem with a strong focus on doing good and doing well.\u201d<\/p>\nA tale of two tree projects<\/h2>\n
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Funding the future<\/h2>\n