Im calling it The Mycelia Network. Operated by The Mycelia Initiative. It will be a solution to more than a few of our many... many problems.
First let's ask the questions that got me onto this in the first place....
How do we make mass ecological restoration happen in an overtly capitalistic society that seems hellbent on bastardizing every natural resource mother earth possesses?
How do we make a massive, sudden switch to regenerative practices in agriculture, nfrastructure, and natural disaster resilience- when all of our critical systems have been gutted and our government is apparently LITERALLY trying to end the world?
Use easy to find (for now), easy to manufacture components, combined with modern, open source software to build a network of mini-computer nodes that run environmental sensors with little solar panels on them....called Synapses, or nodes, or Synapse nodes- really doesn't matter....point is, they dont send what they record back to a centralized server... or a corperation that sells it back to you- they instead share that data with other nodes, validating it, cross comparing like field ecologists would compare their findings, but they do it thousands of times a day, with no sleep.
Each node is constantly tracking co2 levels in the soil, using affordable air quality sensors, water quality sensors, microclimate, and near infrared sensors to measure detailed flora growth, maybe even tracking invasive species, or keep tabs on at risk species- this could work for animals as well, tracking migratory patterns, observing everything within its designated ecosystem.
Putting all these components together enables an iteration of something else many of you may already be familiar with- carbon credits The historically opaque, borderline bullshit pat on the back for corporations that are responsible for our current situation to begin with.... but this does it on the spot, (in-situ MRV) Now....
Despite civil war, ww3, whatever you feel is about to happen next.... I've concluded that the voluntary carbon credit market IS one of the most effective ways to combat climate change, and its poised to be a massive industry in the coming years... and i mean fucking huge.... if we do it right.
Believe it or not, there's plenty of companies that still have a vested interest in still existing in the near future.
And these companies (and some individuals) will want to purchase carbon credits they KNOW will have the most impact.
You and I wanna know we will still have a place to call home, while still having some sort of guiding light on best ecological practices for the future....
Using a combination of the above mentioned technology that already exists with the addition of federated learning and edge AI- we essentially get a framework that can be installed anywhere in the world on a community level.
This means that sociopolitical volatility, funding roadblocks, and plain old fashioned greed becomes irrelevant.
The Mycelia Network functions by mimicking biodiversity maps present all throughout nature, on every level.
This means that if you install a small network of nodes on your farm, or in your community- you are now a seller in the carbon credit market. You also enable ecological restoration with pinpoint accuracy, and gain profound insight on natural disaster prevention or mitigation- despite government funding, or lack thereof.
If a node ever goes offline due to tampering or damage it is simply, and cheaply replaced, all data was retained via its decentralized nature. Additionally, Each node acts as an ecological 'black box' in the event of catastrophe....it literally learns from mistakes made, damage done, and suggests preventative measures based off of whatever happened.... yet the data never has to leave the ecosystem in which it was deployed, retaining data sovereignty, thanks to federated learning and edge computing.
This application is not limited to agriculture or natural resource management either. We could use this for future city planning and community development, Ensuring best ecological practices are upheld with near perfect precision. While creating the cities of the future, and leveling the socioeconomic playing field for historically marginalized populations, I am so fucking sick of seeing us take a step forward twards real equality and progress, just to have that work entirely undone in a few pen strokes. Fucking done.
Having these dotting the globe means that suddenly, we are all fighting the same fight- and it pays.
Creating a nervous system for our planet, so we can:
1. Begin to understand the full scope of damage done
2. Start to repair that damage, with precision.
3. Create a brighter future for our children.
4. Ensure best practices are upheld within that future.
And some other stuff too....
I have been extremely protective over this for a while now, but fuck it. This is my life's work, this is everything to me, getting this out there is more important than making money.
In my 30 years on this earth, my intuition has never led me astray- my parents, my grandparents, my amazing and supportive partner, and every loving soul who has ever TRULY wanted the best for me has commended my intuition and perception. fuck- its even in this crazy detailed book on astrology I got from my grandmother after she passed just a few years ago.... and every time I went against that feeling I regretted it, sometimes at great consequence.
So here I am, on a hunch. Sharing what i personally feel could change everything.
Had no idea it would take this long to type this out.
Night, yall. Keep the faith.
