Hi Kusama Family,

Pedro Marques here, the creator of RMTerra and Earthcare NPO. I have been an environmental activist and tree planter since a young age, enthusiastic about Polkadot/Kusama (since 2021) and Communication of the Trees.

RMTerra borns in 2017 as an environmental ativist Community, after the fires of 2017 in Portugal. As a non-technical guy, I've faced lots of challenges in finding solutions to bridge real-life commons with Web 3, even so, we create partnerships with some protocols in the network partneing with RMRK for the Moonglade Collection, Kodadot for the Kodaforest project, and Shokunin.Network to build an Earthship local educational hub .

Last year, we were nominated in second place at NFTNYC for the "Best environmental project from an NFT" and were mentioned (37:53)at COP 27 through Polkadot and RMRK as one of the most tangible projects in the network. We get donations from Dwellir and Dot Validator Aliance and we continue to work as you can see here.

This has inspired me to Dream about having a place in Kusama/Polkadot to build a Biodiversity Marketplace for Sustainability of the Networks

Instead of Just building Web 3 for Tech people we need to integrate real life project too and it's what im trying to do with RMTerra and Earthcare., give an example for others to step into too.

Biodiversity Marketplace aims to promote bridges between Web 2 and Web 3 (private and government companies) on environmental through Polkadot/Kusama. Build a decentralized network of eco-villages globally, and in the long term, the creation of a Biodiversity Token. It would be a platform to promote peer-to-peer biodiversity in nature, creating partnerships with sustainability projects in the network, and work together to neutralize the ecosystem footprint on a long term.

**Why Biodiversity? ** (the problem….)

In nowadays from climate change born the so know "Green Washing" and in pratical on the ground, we just see, thousands of monocultural lands being planted, promoting the soil to dry and turn into a desert rapidly. Instead of accumulating more soil on the ground, which would benefit Mother Nature, trees are being planted as clones.

This results in a loss of energy (both money and time) because, instead of promoting Biodiversity , these practices contribute to destruction (again) of our common land. As an activist and  ative searcher of indigenas knowledge about trees this deeply concerns me. I am continuously striving to find solutions that genuinely improve the environment for the well-being of all living beings. The Scope of Biodiversity Marketplace aims to promote projects that respect nature as a Living Being as a whole, giving power and value back to the nature throw Biodiversity NFT Marketplace .

This is my vision, I have the skills and team to grow trees and forests, I’m seeking for ideas and grow a team from the community around this project so i come here kindly to ask help to the community of Developers and more to understand if this project will benefit the network and help to develop it on a deep level .

Appreciate your comments.

Thank you very much !

Pedro Marques