# Ecocerts Development Update: Ecocertain Launch and GG23 Results

**URL:** <https://forum.celo.org/t/ecocerts-development-update-ecocertain-launch-and-gg23-results/11537>\
**Category:** Climate and ReFi\
**Created:** [June 21, 2025, 11:16am UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/ecocerts-development-update-ecocertain-launch-and-gg23-results/11537 "2025-06-21T11:16:06Z")\
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Hi everyone! Following up on [@ddd](https://forum.celo.org/u/ddd)’s earlier post about [hypercerts for ecological impact](https://forum.celo.org/t/discussion-and-development-of-hypercerts-for-ecological-impact/9944), I wanted to share some exciting progress that our team at GainForest has made on ecocerts.

## Introducing Ecocertain: A Hypercerts Marketplace Built on Celo

In February, we launched [**Ecocertain.xyz**](http://ecocertain.xyz), a hypercerts marketplace for land-based environmental projects working on conservation, restoration, and regeneration. The platform brings together several key components:

- **Impact Verification** : Projects showcase their work through comprehensive proof including data, videos, and photos
- **Satellite Monitoring** : Integrated site boundary verification via [Green Globe](http://gainforest.app)
- **Community Reviews** : Built-in verification and review features for transparent impact assessment
- **Celo Integration** : Hypercerts contracts deployed on Celo, with ecocerts purchased using CELO tokens

## Gitcoin Grants 23 (GG23) Results

In collaboration with the Hypercerts Foundation, supported by Celo PG and Ma Earth, we hosted the “Hypercerts for Nature Stewards” community round on GG23 with a $20K matching pool. Here is a summary of the results:

- **29** accepted projects
- **922** individual donations
- **350** unique donors
- **$4,117.27 USD** total donations

What made this round particularly interesting was our integration of [**DeepGov**](https://gov.gitcoin.co/t/gg23-deepgov-configurable-ai-politicians-for-agent-allocation/20236) for impact evaluation and resource allocation. This represented one of the first applications of AI-powered governance tools to environmental funding decisions, and we’re excited about the potential this opens up to the wider public goods ecosystem. [Full round report](https://gov.gitcoin.co/t/gg23-hypercerts-for-nature-stewards-full-round-report/20975) | [DeepGov reviews](https://reviews.deepgov.org/?roundId=35&chainId=42220)