Happy New Year from SNI | January 2024 Update

Like a tree growing stronger with each ring, our focus this year is building on the layers of growth we’ve cultivated in 2023.

This month's latest developments include unveiling a refreshed website and releasing the SNI Whitepaper. Our updated digital space mirrors the diversity of nature, showcasing our custom solutions to help brands prove their nature-positive impact, spanning in-game cosmetics, event ticketing, art collectibles, and more. Additionally, the Whitepaper dives into our approach of finding ways to fund and expand projects that sustain life on our planet through reconfiguring the economics of ecology. Read more here. 

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Here’s to a year filled with growth, success, and wild memories ahead!

SNI & WalletConnect Announce Partnership Bringing Eco-data Linked NFTs to Thousands of Wallets

We are delighted to announce our largest-scale partnership with WalletConnect, who entrusted SNI to create an NFT collection for their Web3Inbox product launch. The Soundwaves Collection, the world's first NFTs verifiably linked to whale bioacoustics collected by our ecological partner Aquasearch, is a stunning data visualisation of humpback and sperm whale communication that supports their protection. 

You can get one too! By launching the Web3Inbox app and subscribing to notifications, you’ll receive an exclusive Soundwaves NFT. Bonus: Sign up to receive exciting updates about the whale connected to your NFT and Aquasearch’s conservation efforts by also subscribing to SNI notifications via our REAL Portal!

Follow the steps below by January 26 (23:59 CET) to participate:

1. Launch the Web3Inbox App and subscribe to notifications

2. After receiving a Soundwaves NFT, connect your wallet to SNI's REAL Portal

3. Learn more about the whale connected to your NFT and share on X/Telegram!

4. Make sure you're also subscribed to SNI notifications (found on Web3Inbox and the REAL Portal) to receive updates on the impact the contribution is making from Aquasearch.

Check out the press release and find more information in SNI’s latest blog.

SNI Named Howell Conservation Fund Grantee

Being recognized as an emerging champion at the intersections between conservation, regeneration, and climate tech is a great way to kickstart our efforts in 2024! This Howell Conservation Fund grant will support us in developing educational materials about our work and how collaboration between the physical and digital worlds can help accelerate needed conservation solutions. 

Explore SNI's Custom Solutions on our New Website

Most teams like yours are committed to making nature-positive contributions, but how can you prove that commitment in a creative and credible way? 

We’ve launched our new website outlining how our solutions enable companies to connect any digital or physical product to ecological data, thereby generating real-world funding streams to regenerate biodiversity. The best part? Every commitment can be continuously traced and verified. Visit our website to learn how you can work with SNI to powerfully and authentically show your ecological stewardship.

Now Available: SNI Releases Anticipated Whitepaper

Imagine a revolution in biodiversity conservation, where our impact isn't limited by traditional donations but instead by a community-driven force for change.

Read our new Whitepaper to learn how the DEEP Protocol and the Registry for Ecological Asset Linking (REAL Portal) ensure that voluntary  commitments are valuable, and effectively integrate data about ecological impact with the digital realm. 

Learn more about our approach and successful collections on our website.

Vote for SNI: Thousand Faces Female Founders Program

This year, we're on the brink of an exciting milestone – securing a coveted spot in a top accelerator! We need your vote to propel us into the Top 10 eligible candidates for the Thousand Faces Female Founders Program. Your support would help us turn our aspirations into a reality – please cast your vote by Sunday, January 28! 

How to vote: 

1) Like this post

2) Follow Thousand Faces on LinkedIn

3) Endorse Catherine and cast a vote

SNI's Alessandro Mazzi Featured on the ReFi Podcast

"At SNI, we're carving a space to figure out how can we incentivize the private sector to financially contribute to biodiversity restoration without market-based mechanisms, instead taking a community-driven approach." — Alessandro Mazzi

Learn more about our approach, SNI's DEEP Protocol, collection details, and more in the episode on Spotify or YouTube. Thanks again to ReFi DAO for the feature!

COP28 Highlights: SNI Featured at 2 Global Events

SNI Lead for Sustainable Operations Hanae Bezad joined global leaders sharing the need for nature to have a seat at the table when discussing today's most pressing challenges at two events: the SheChangesClimate Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue and the Green Blockchain Summit. Her speaking opportunities showcased how we're facilitating radical collaboration between brands and conservation by providing a concrete means for companies to transparently connect their customers to their biodiversity commitments via our REAL Portal. Read more here. 

SNI Quoted in Plan A's Sustainability Trends 2024 Report

SNI CEO Catherine Bischoff was featured among other influential thought leaders in Plan A’s Sustainability Trends 2024 Whitepaper. As mentioned in her quote above, Catherine shared the need for brands to leverage technology to create verified records of their nature-positive efforts to foster trust and greater engagement with their customers. SNI’s REAL Portal is an example of such technology – learn more about how brands have leveraged our REAL Portal on our website. 

Thanks for being part of our exciting journey as we build the future of ecology and technology.

Yours, wildly,

Catherine Bischoff on behalf of the Sovereign Nature Initiative

Any questions big or small?
Contact catherine@sovereignnature.com