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EARTHSHOT INSTITUTE
AboutIndexJoin!


open science for

planetary regeneration
Join us in fostering a research ecosystem that grows across boundaries.
We are scientists and engineers, humanists and designers. Working entirely in
the open, we conduct scientific research and develop technologies that catalyze
ecological regeneration at planetary scale.
Put your skills to work.
1600+

members

6

active labs



HOW LABS WORK

LIFECYCLE OF A LAB

PITCH

A community member identifies a scientific question or technological need that
stands as a key barrier to ecological regeneration. The proposal of a new lab to
solve the problem is shared at an event and here on our website.

weeks 0-8

COALESCE

Community members extend their skills and knowledge to meet the new lab’s needs.
The team commits to working together.

weeks 9-12

RESEARCH

Input from our council of advisors helps hone the plan. Research and development
are carried out and documented.

weeks 13-40

ACT

The Institute and its community assist in circulating and activating the lab’s
findings through publication, product launch, or acceleration into a new phase
of work.

weeks 40+


WATCH OUR LAUNCH EVENT

EARTH DAY 2022 (1 HOUR)

The Earthshot Institute is gathering teams to conduct research and build tech
that will catalyze ecological regeneration. Together, we are cultivating a
research ecosystem that grows across disciplinary and institutional boundaries.

Four labs are already working toward our goal. Three more launched Earth Day:
Bison, Coastal Wetland Forests, and Bundled Ecological NFT. Learn more about the
institute and match with a lab by watching our Earth Day event! Diverse skills
are needed—and all are welcome. Come lend your unique genius to the planet!

slide deck

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CURRENT LABS

LEARN, ENROLL, PITCH

Global Forests
Aron Boettcher ☉

University of Hawaii

Andre Otte ❍ Kyle Fisher ❍
We are building an accurate and global model for predicting potential rates of
reforestation and resulting carbon sequestration. Such a model could have a
transformational impact on global reforestation efforts by opening new streams
of financing in the form of carbon credit futures.
ACTIVE
FULLY ENROLLED


Learn more →
Bison
Jason Baldes ☉
NWF & ITBC

Gisel Booman ☉
RegenNetwork
Across the continent, a number of first nations are in the process of
reintroducing bison to the grasslands in which they were once the primary grazer
and an ecologically vital species. Initial experiences and evolutionary
considerations suggest that this may be ecologically beneficial in terms of
grassland biodiversity, carbon cycle, and resilience to climate change. However,
these questions have not yet been studied at scale. In this lab, we will
leverage remote sensing to scale up from ground measurements, establishing the
large-scale patterns of bison impact.
ENROLLING

remote sensing • grassland ecology • soil science •
Learn more →
Coastal Wetland Forests
Elliott White Jr. ☉
Dept. of Earth System Science, Stanford University
The goal of our lab is to create a high-spatial resolution map of coastal
forested wetlands at global scale. If we know precisely where these ecologically
critical but fragile forests are located, we can manage freshwater flows to
counteract saltwater introgression due to rising sea levels, and we can assist
in their migration inland, preserving their critical function in protecting
coastlines and sequestering carbon.
ENROLLING

remote sensing • machine learning • data visualization •
Learn more →
Bundled Ecological NFT
Philip Taylor ☉
MadAgriculture
Markets in voluntary carbon credits are increasingly providing a flow of capital
for regenerating ecosystems. The problem is, thriving and resilient ecosystems
are not just carbon. We need to find ways to structure credits to incentivize
the diverse and functional ecosystems we want, not merely high-concentrations of
carbon. We will design the technological tools to support a market in bundled
ecological credits.
ENROLLING

blockchain engineering • full-stack development • finance •
Learn more →
Riparian Ecosystems
Forrest Pound ☉ Amgad Ellaboudy ❍ Grace Lindsay ❍ Robbe Verhofste ❍

Beaver dams are known to result in greener, more drought-resilient waterways in
semi-arid environments. We are using computer vision to spot dams in satellite
imagery, generating a large dataset that we can use to train models that will
tell us what the ecological effects of a dam will be at any point on a waterway.
The goal is to create a tool to guide efficient restoration through the
introduction of small dams.
ACTIVE
FULLY ENROLLED


Learn more →
Impact & Risk
Aaron Hirsh ☉
Valérie Lechêne ❍

Leveraging the Earthshot Institute’s broad scientific and technical expertise,
the Impact & Risk lab helps investors and governments who earnestly want to
forecast, measure, and address the socio-ecological risks to and/or impacts from
their work. For a given system, we build simple process-based models to identify
key socio-ecological risks and outcomes. We then draw on big data to improve and
train our models, generating quantitative predictions and developing measurement
systems for verification.
ACTIVE


Learn more →
Pitch!
You ☉

The idea, scientific question, or technological need identified by you that
stands as a key barrier to ecological regeneration. Register for the Earthshot
Institute Launch Online Event taking place on Friday April 22 10am PST / 1pm EST
/ 7pm CET to find out more.

PLANNING


Learn more →

JOIN THE CONVERSATION

ALL ARE WELCOME

We all have a role to play in regenerating the planet. Come lend your unique
genius to the process.

Fill our the form below to become part of our community. The form offers
multiple pathways with varying completion times.

NEWSLETTER

By selecting the "Raincheck" button, you can skip parts of the form and get on
our newsletter (takes 1 minute).

JOINING OR PITCHING A LAB

If you are interested in contributing more significantly to the Earthshot
Institute community, the form will guide you in providing  information about
your knowledge areas, skills, and background. Once you submit, you will receive
an email to join our slack workspace and be able to access our community
directory.

FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW TO BECOME PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.

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UPCOMING ONLINE EVENT

LET'S CONNECT!

Join our next community welcome call. We will go through a round of
introductions and shed light on ways to get involved.

FRIDAY JULY 1
‍10AM PST / 1PM EST / 7PM CET

COMMUNITY WELCOME CALL

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Register for our welcome call.
Can't make the launch? Register for our welcome call ↗
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Earthshot Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. We are on a mission to expand open
science for planetary regeneration.

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Earthshot Labs

Earthshot Labs is our sister company. They verify forested ecosystems and bring
justice to carbon markets.

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‍Land acknowledgements

‍Earthshot Institute operates on the traditional, ancestral and unceded land of
the Muwekma, Ohlone, Lisjan, Wrappinger, Munsee Lenape, and other coastal
peoples of Turtle Island. We thank these First Peoples who continue to live on
these lands and care for them, and whose relationship to these lands existed
long before the founding of the United States or California and New York.

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Coastal Wetland Forests

ELLIOTT WHITE JR

The goal of our lab is to create a high-spatial resolution map of coastal
forested wetlands at global scale. If we know precisely where these ecologically
critical but fragile forests are located, we can manage freshwater flows to
counteract saltwater introgression due to rising sea levels, and we can assist
in their migration inland, preserving their critical function in protecting
coastlines and sequestering carbon.

Bison

JASON BALDES

GISEL BOOMAN

Across the continent, a number of first nations are in the process of
reintroducing bison to the grasslands in which they were once the primary grazer
and an ecologically vital species. Initial experiences and evolutionary
considerations suggest that this may be ecologically beneficial in terms of
grassland biodiversity, carbon cycle, and resilience to climate change. However,
these questions have not yet been studied at scale. In this lab, we will
leverage remote sensing to scale up from ground measurements, establishing the
large-scale patterns of bison impact.

Riparian Ecosystems

FORREST POUND

Beaver dams are known to result in greener, more drought-resilient waterways in
semi-arid environments. We are using computer vision to spot dams in satellite
imagery, generating a large dataset that we can use to train models that will
tell us what the ecological effects of a dam will be at any point on a waterway.
The goal is to create a tool to guide efficient restoration through the
introduction of small dams.

Bundled Ecological NFT

PHILIP TAYLOR

Markets in voluntary carbon credits are increasingly providing a flow of capital
for regenerating ecosystems. The problem is, thriving and resilient ecosystems
are not just carbon. We need to find ways to structure credits to incentivize
the diverse and functional ecosystems we want, not merely high-concentrations of
carbon. We will design the technological tools to support a market in bundled
ecological credits.

Global Forests

ARON BOETTCHER

We are building an accurate and global model for predicting potential rates of
reforestation and resulting carbon sequestration. Such a model could have a
transformational impact on global reforestation efforts by opening new streams
of financing in the form of carbon credit futures.

‍

‍

Impact & Risk

AARON HIRSH

VALÉRIE LECHÊNE

Leveraging The Earthshot Institute’s broad scientific and technical expertise,
the Impact and Risk Lab helps investors and governments who earnestly want to
forecast, measure, and address the socio-ecological risks to and/or impacts from
their work. For a given system, we build simple process-based models to identify
key socio-ecological risks and outcomes. We then draw on big data to improve and
train our models, generating quantitative predictions and developing measurement
systems for verification.

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