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Pilot

Turning Ecosystem Services Into Measurable Financial Value.

AQUAE Labs provides ALCI credits, the Ecosystem Credit Index. It is a science-backed, AI-powered platform that measures, verifies and represents ecosystem services as traceable, institutional-grade environmental assets.

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Settlement Layer: Ethereum
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Quantifying Ecosystem Performance

AQUAE Labs designed ALCI to quantify ecosystem performance through structured Monitoring, Recording & Verification (MRV), scientific analytics and digital verification. The purpose is to give measurable ecosystem services a transparent record and a financial framework that can support conservation and restoration.

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Ecosystem-Service Domains

Biomass
Standing and accumulating biomass.
Oxygen production
Measured ecosystem output.
Water purification
Filtration and quality function.
Microclimate & cooling
Local temperature regulation.
Soil / soil organic matter
Soil health and carbon.
Water retention
Hydrological function.
Biodiversity
Species and habitat measures.

The evidence Chain

Land and ecosystem baseline
Establishing the starting point for the site.
01/07
Field and remote-sensing data
Ground measurement plus satellite, drone or IoT inputs.
02/07
Scientific models and AI analytics
Processing and comparing ecosystem data.
03/07
MRV
Structured monitoring, recording and verification.
04/07
Verification
Independent confirmation of results.
05/07
Digital record / credit issuance
The traceable on-chain representation.
06/07
Ongoing monitoring
Repeated measurement against the baseline over time.
07/07

How the Measurement Works

Field-based monitoring with geotagged project boundaries.
Ground measurement at the mapped site.
01/04
Remote sensing satellite, drone or IoT inputs where applicable.
Remote inputs extend the ground data.
02/04
Replicable scientific formulas and documented measurement protocols.
Documented methods make a result repeatable.
03/04
AI-supported analytics for processing and comparing ecosystem data.
Analytics compare the data with the baseline.
04/04

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Traceability, Insurance and Blockchain

Technology as the Trust and Record Layer

Blockchain supports provenance, immutability, issuance records, ownership history, transfers and retirement.

Division of Responsibility

MindWave ClimateTech provides
The blockchain and validator infrastructure.
ClimateTech
AQUAE Labs provides
ALCI credits, the scientific methodology, the MRV process and the natural-capital asset framework.