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# Awesome Refi [![Awesome](https://awesome.re/badge.svg)](https://awesome.re)



> A curated list of Regenerative Finance projects



## Contents



- [Community and project platforms](#Community-and-project-platforms)

- [The technological infrastructure](#The-technological-infrastructure)

- [On-chain carbon markets](#On-chain-carbon-markets)

- [Databases](#Databases)

- [Events](#Events)

- [Media](#Media)

- [Books](#Books)

- [Education and development for individuals](#Education-and-development-for-individuals) 

- [Funding and support opportunities](#Funding-and-support-opportunities)

- [Regenerative participation opportunities](#Regenerative-participation-opportunities)



## Community and project platforms



- [ReFiDAO](https://www.refidao.com/#) - _A network state on a mission to regenerate the Earth_

The go-to source of information and collaboration in the ReFi entrepreneurial ecosystem.

- [Green Pill Network](https://greenpill.network/) - _Turning Degens to Regens (one green pill at a time)_

A community fostering real-world impact through local involvement and education.

- [Regens Unite](https://www.regensunite.earth/) - _Rooted locally, connected globally_ 

A DAO building a network of projects and people for a collective climate action.

- [Blockchain for Climate Foundation](https://www.blockchainforclimate.org/) - _Putting the Paris Agreement on the Blockchain_

A research and governance focused network for international collaboration and development of an NFT cap-and-trade platform.

- [ReFi by South](https://www.refibysouth.com/) - _Accelerating Climate Action and Regenerative Finance in the Global South_

High focus on education, funding, and creating the right regenerative narration.

- [Blockchain x Climate Leadership Network](https://bxc.network/) - _Global Climate Solutions powered by Web3_

A network of activists promoting Blockchain for climate action across various sectors.

- [Curve Labs](https://www.curvelabs.eu/) - _We Build Digital Souls_

Fostering the ecosystem of Blockchain-native projects according to regenerative principles.

- [Climate Collective](https://climatecollective.org/) - _Unlocking climate action at scale_

A multi-stakeholdr coalition building a market for digital environmental assests.

- [The Regen Foundation](https://regen.foundation/) - _The future of regenerative economics will be community owned and governed_

Multifaceted support for regenerative projects and communities.

- [Regen Commons](https://regencommons.com/landing-page/) - _The New Online Community for Regenerators_

'A global network of grassroots DAOs to ensure climate finance ultimately supports sovereign regenerative bioregional economies.' [The Regen Foundation]

-  [Kolectivo](https://www.kolektivo.network/) - _Powering Regenerative Ecosystems_ 

A network building holistic solutions for a socio-environmental impact through tech, funding, and framework development.



## The technological infrastructure



### Building tools and protocols



- [Astral](https://astral.global/) - building tools for location-based decentralized web3 applications

- [The Regen Ledger](https://docs.regen.network/) - infrastructure for ecological assets and the verification of claims

- [Regen Commons](https://www.commonsstack.org/) - tools library rooted in community and cultural values

- [Prime DAO](https://www.prime.xyz/) - tools for launching and connecting DAOs

- [Spectre](https://spectre.xyz/) - fully liquid and permissionless public goods marketplace for digital art objects

- [Toucan Protocol](https://toucan.earth/) - infrastructure for digital carbon credit projects



### Chains for a positive impact



## On-chain carbon markets

Since Blockchain prove to be an ideal enabler of a well-functioning and effective carbon economy, Regenerative Finance has advanced rapidly thanks to projects developing on-chain carbon markets.



### Forestry-focused carbon tokens



- [Mangrove DAO](https://mangrovedao.earth/) - mangrove reforestation  

- [Moss.Earth](https://mco2token.moss.earth/) - preservation of the Amazon forest



### ReFi staking protocols 



- [Sunrise Stake](https://www.sunrisestake.com/)

- [Spirals Protocol](https://www.spirals.so/)



### On-chain registries



- [EcoRegistry](https://www.ecoregistry.io/)

- [The Regen Registry](https://regennetwork.notion.site/Welcome-to-Regen-Registry-0d55aab2a2d64f27aee2a468df172990)



### Marketplaces



- [Green Trade](https://greentrade.tech/)

- [Senken](https://www.senken.io/)

- [Carbonmark](https://www.carbonmark.com/)

- [KlimaDAO](https://app.klimadao.finance/#/offset)

- [Thallo.io](https://www.thallo.io/)

- [C3](https://www.c3.app/)

- [The Regen Marketplace](https://app.regen.network/)

- [Restart Energy Democracy (RED) Platform](https://redplatform.com/)

- [Carbonlink](https://www.carbonlink.io/)

- [Solid World](https://www.solid.world/)



### MRV platforms 



- [Open Forest Protocol](https://www.openforestprotocol.org/)

- [Energy Web](https://www.energyweb.org/)

- [Dovu](https://app.dovu.market/)

- [MRV Collective](https://www.mrvcollective.org/)

- [Emerging](https://emerging.eco/) carbon tokenisation of household impact (demo)



### Impact explorers



- [Open Forest Protocol explorer](https://explorer.openforestprotocol.org/)



## Databases



- [ReFi DAO ecosystem - organisations](https://www.refidao.com/ecosystem/organizations)

- [Positive Blockchain](https://positiveblockchain.io/)

- [Web3 climate map](https://kumu.io/climate-collective/web3-climate-map) by Climate Collective

- [Gitcoin's Regenerative Web3 landscape](https://www.gitcoin.co/blog/regenerative-web-3-the-landscape-opportunities-and-entry-points)



## Events



- [Crypto Events by Crypto Nomad Club](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KtyFTb_W282bQ1xoVA5rlTwTDz3QfhswWIVpXhpbQIc/edit#gid=696686482)

- [Events](https://www.refidao.com/ecosystem/events) on the ReFi DAO platform

- [Regens Unite events](https://www.regensunite.earth/#events)

- [Funding the Commons](https://fundingthecommons.io/)



## Media



### Podcasts



- [ReFi DAO Podcast](https://podcast.refidao.com/)

- Green Pill podcast by Kevin Owocki [on podcast platforms](https://pod.link/1609313639) and [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@Green_Pill_Podcast)

- Crypto Altruism [Podcast](https://www.cryptoaltruism.org/podcast)



### Blogs



- [ReFi DAO content](https://www.refidao.com/ecosystem/content)

- [Toucan Protocol blog](https://blog.toucan.earth/)

- [Crypto Altruism](https://www.cryptoaltruism.org/)

- [Celo Blog](https://blog.celo.org/)

- [Curve Labs Blog](https://blog.curvelabs.eu/)



### Newsletters



[DeCarbonized](https://blog.toucan.earth/tag/decarbonized/) by Toucan Protocol

[Web3forGood](https://web3forgood.substack.com/) - a weekly newsletter 



### Books



- [_Regens Unite handbook_](https://opencollective.com/regensunite/projects/regensunite-handbook)

- Free downloadables from [Green Pill](https://greenpill.network/#book) 

  * _GreenPilled. How Crypto Can Regenerate The World_

  * _ImpactDAOs. Web3 Projects With Positive Impact On The World_

  * _Stuff That Crypto OGs Should Know_

  * _The Future History Of The Open Internet_

  * _Ethereum For Public Goods_ (a comic book)

- [_Regenerative Enterprise. Optimizing for Multi-capital Abundance_](https://regenterprise.com) by Ethan Roland and Gregory Landua

- [_Regenerative Capitalism. How Universal Principles And Patterns Will Shape Our New Economy_](https://capitalinstitute.org/regenerative-capitalism/) by John Fullerton (whitepaper)

- [_Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist_](https://www.kateraworth.com/) by Kate Raworth

- [_The Impact DAO book_](https://impactdaos.xyz/) - a guide to impact DAOs

- [_The Network State_](https://thenetworkstate.com/)



## Education and development for individuals



### Opportunities



- [Funding the Commons](https://fundingthecommons.io/), events, hackathons, and sponsorship opportunities

- [Mia](https://mia-learning-network.mn.co/) - learning and upskilling platform for women in tech

- [SystAIn3r](https://www.systain3r.com/) - a network for women & non-binary people to build expertise and leadership skills



### Online resources



- [Web3 Social Impact Infographics](https://www.cryptoaltruism.org/infographics) by Crypto Altruism



## Funding and support opportunities



### for crypto projects



- [The Regen Foundation](https://regen.foundation/#)

- [Loa Labs](https://loalabs.io/)

- [Green Pill quadratic funding round](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1obNKrnOQBECtCGL8-73a6ArKmPPHP2GMrMoPlskUJZM/edit#heading=h.rf0clybktw6t)

- [Cubik - quadratic funding platform on Solana](https://www.cubik.so/)

- [Gitcoin](https://explorer.gitcoin.co/#/)

- [Retroactive Funding](https://app.optimism.io/retropgf) for public goods on Optimism

- [Cerulean Ventures](https://cerulean.vc/)

- [Drips network](https://www.drips.network/) for open-source projects

- [Artizen](https://help.artizen.fund/en/) matching fund for art, science, technology, and design

- [Filecoin dev grants](https://grants.filecoin.io/) Next step Microgrants and Open Dev Grants

- [Hypercerts](https://hypercerts.org/) retroactive funding 

- [Arcological](https://arcological.xyz/) intermediary between funders and public goods projects 

- [McLighthouse Massiv](https://mclighthouse.com/MASSIV/) for sustainability and social impact tech startups(bi-annual)

- [Climate Capital](https://www.climatecapital.co/)

- [Flori Ventures](https://www.floriventures.com/)

- [The Sphere](https://www.thesphere.as/) funding for artists

- [Untangled](https://untangled.finance/) loans

- [ReSource](https://resource.finance/) - mutual credit and multilateral exchange for the growth of circular economies

- [Celo Camp](https://www.celocamp.com/) - incubator for ReFi projects on Celo



### Charity focused



- [Crypto for Charity](https://www.cryptoforcharity.io/)

- [Giveth](https://giveth.io/)

- [The Giving Block](https://thegivingblock.com/)

- [Binance Charity](https://www.binance.charity/)

- [Endoament](https://endaoment.org/)

- [Give Directly](https://www.givedirectly.org/crypto/) using crypto



### for real-world impact organisations 



- [Vlinder Climate](https://web3.vlinderclimate.com/)

- [Ivy Protocol](https://www.ivyprotocol.com/) funding for pre-certified environmental projects

- [EthicsHub](https://www.ethichub.com/en) - a crowdlending platform to invest in small producers and farmers



## Regenerative participation opportunities



### For everyone

[Return](https://www.return.green/) - _Build your digital identity, save the planet_



### For projects and communities 



- Join or create a [local chapter](https://greenpill.network/#network) with Green Pill network.

- An [open call](https://cryptoforinnovation.org/tell-your-story-of-crypto-in-action-open-call-for-case-studies/) by Crypto Council for Innovation for case studies on crypto, web3, and positive impact projects



### For investors, industry experts, and business devs (private sector)



- [An open call for alternative carbon standards](https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/1AvZ1GKQ7TIOm2TBntuxFFgfhhlr) KlimaDAO for the supply side of carbon market stakeholders

- [Crypto Climate Accord](https://cryptoclimate.org/) private-sector-driven development of open-source solutions and good practices to decarbonize the crypto industry

- [OpenEarth donations](https://www.openearth.org/donations)

- [ClimateCoin](https://www.climatecoin.io/) (in development)

- [BICO2 Working Group](https://bicowg.org/about-us/)



## Contribute



Contributions welcome! Read the [contribution guidelines](contributing.md) first.