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MesoReefDAO - Regenerating Reef Conservation with DeSci
Rodrigo NuñΞz

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21
May
2025
April 2025

Our r and part-timer of AuraSci participated on Harvard Undergraduate Club with other DeSci Communities in HBC25 on a panel.


Our co-founder and part-time member of AuraSci participated in a panel at HBC25, organized by the Harvard Undergraduate Blockchain Club, alongside other DeSci communities, we will share some highlights and key aspects of community-building and funding science using Web3 and DeSci mechanisms.

21
May
2025
March 2025

MesoReefDAO’s Reef Futures QF Round is live!

🌊🪸🐠🧵✨ with 12 grantees!


https://explorer.gitcoin.co/#/round/42161/774

21
May
2025
February 2025

We presented at ETHDenver 2025!

Use Case of DeSci in LATAM: Regenerating Coral Reef Conservation with DeSci and Web3 Tools by @Cypherpunkfish1 from MesoReefDAO. Youtube link.

15
Jan
2025
January 2025

Our Recap of 2024. 🌊🪸🐠✨


We just had a call within a series of talks of the Mexican Society of Coral Reefs (SOMAC, in spanish) a chapter of International Society of Coral Reefs (ICRS).


Seems that we appear at Messari’s Article called: “PHDegens, It’s Time for a DeSci Update.” As one of the first DeSci initiatives based in Latin America, we are so early that it is an honor to be highlighted in this way. While our approach is not fully implemented yet, we are gradually scaling. We remain hopeful, realistic, and optimistic, and we will not stop.



29
Dec
2024
December 2024

Reef Futures 2024 activation regarding DeSci and Coral Reef Restoration Practitioners

5
Dec
2024
October - November 2024

We have some activations with AuraSci x MesoReefDAO in SEA during October and November. You can see a post by one of our members here regarding the experience and activations related to DeSci and Coral Reef Awareness

9
Oct
2024
September 2024

Officially live on the Reef Futures 2024 workshops webpage list! #DeSci #Web3


We have started working on OSS, acquired the domain mesoreefdao.org, and will soon integrate our GitHub webpage repo. We're beginning to build some DeSci dApps and prototypes...


We will also launch an incentive program for over 10 undergraduate students, with documentation of their projects supporting the Regen Reef Project prototypes at Cinvestav Unidad Mérida


On September 27th, I visited the Coral Reef Nursery at Iberostar's Wave of Change in Cozumel, México, an effort in collaboration with Cinvestav Unidad Mérida LEEAC.


We ve started a crowdfunding campaign with artifacts at Artizen Fund for the Regen Reef project! (around +60 days left!)


3 Mussa Coral Fest Activations in the Mexican Caribbean!!



An alliance with Cozumel Coral Reef Observatory!


Preparing a proposal for CORDAP CAP 2024!!

16
Sep
2024
10th - 30th August

We participated in Crecimiento - Aleph Pop-up City and DeSci Day with the mission of MesoReefDAO in Latin America:


Some X posts from DeSci Day during Crecimiento Pop-up City in Latin America: 1, 2, 3.

MesoReefDAO interview

MesoReefDAO talk


X space in spanish regarding the events.

7
Aug
2024
August 2024

We win as a Community on AuraSci's Nexus Grants (the total grant $1500). Starting in August.


We just got accepted to present at Reef Futures 2024.

6
Aug
2024
July 2024 Pt. 3

MesoReefDAO Pitch at Vitalia Accelerator Sprint July (as a fellowship for the program) in Roatan, Honduras and connect with stakeholders:


Talked with Erika and Ed, owners of the Hole in the Wall Bar, about potential synergies in conservation to restore mangroves with Web3 elements.

  • They have previously worked on a similar program with BICA (Bay Islands Conservation Association) in Roatan.


Had a talk and tour at the Coral Restoration Center Roatan with Bessy, Becky, Indira, Andrea, and Gael from the Roatan Marine Park.

  • Discussed the initiative and their interest in exploring options and piloting prototypes for the socio-ecological component within their community program.
  • Link to event


Met Virginia's family in Crawfish Rock.

  • Discussed the need for the community to organize and potentially create a Cultural Centre focused on education, cultural/conservation/Web3 workshops, and productive projects to develop incentives and financial inclusion.


Met Suly, Don Emilio, Eli, and Tio Demas at ScubaShop Roatán.

  • Dived with them multiple times and shared thoughts about Roatan Reefs and potential synergies for piloting projects with DeSci and Web3 components.


Met Antonio Cárdenas (Google & Web3 Dev), one of MesoReefDAO core developers.

Applied for the traditional Grant: Natura Tec Premio LAC: Blue Economy.

6
Aug
2024
July 2024 Pt. 2

Some working groups of MesoReefDAO at LEEAC and Cinvestav have constructed structures and supports to maintain coral fragments for acclimatization, adaptation, and research purposes.


We had a workshop and acquired lab materials to cultivate planktonic specimens to feed fish and corals.


Workshop on water quality in aquaria corals.


ConexionCinvestav just recorded some footage of the four aquaria we have at LEEAC.


Spreadsheet with costs (GG20)


Slides for Operation in July - Moved to August due to Climate Conditions:


Twitter Post

6
Aug
2024
July 2024

Mussa:  is where music, art, and science come together to protect our valuable marine ecosystems. It is a meeting point for lovers of art, science, and coral reef conservation. MesoReefDAO will highlight using blockchain, Web3, and DeSci to promote coral reef conservation. Happenings of art exhibitions, workshops, scientific talks, live music, and art, integrating Web3 and DeSci tools. Let's empower local and regional communities! Activation of the first event and first workshop. Long live to Mussa!

25
May
2024
Attendance and Participation at XII CMAC/III CPAC Academic Congress of Coral Reefs Ecosystems

At the XII Mexican Coral Reef Congress and III Pan American Coral Reef Congress, our team and colleagues presented research and preliminary results (18) on coral reef ecosystems and conservation in todoscicese-UABC_oficial, organized by the Mexican Society of Coral Reefs SOMAC XIICMAC & IIICPAC, in Ensenada, Mexico (an ICRSCoralReefs Chapter).


We onboarded many new potential users to the space and created a workshop after the event.

12
Apr
2024
April 12th, 2024

We officially signed the documents making MesoReefDAO a legal entity in Mexico.

26
Mar
2024
January - March

Preparation of documents and formalization of MesoReefDAO as a non-profit organization (A.C.) in Mexico.


Acceptance of eight poster/oral presentations for the SOMAC's “XII Mexican Coral Reef Congress and III Pan-American Coral Reef Congress” to be held in April 2024. Some members of MesoReefDAO will participate in Session #2 with presentation numbers 69, 76, 85, 90, 137, and 144. MesoReefDAO will also present its project in Session #3 with presentation number 256.


Project updates within MesoReefDAO's 'Restoration of the Biodiversity of Fish Assemblages in the Mexican Caribbean' include the preparation of post-larvae traps, material replacements, and maintenance for the 2024-2025 project.


Participation of MesoReefDAO at ETHcinco de Mayo as a DeSci Community with a panel of DeSci with DeSciworld and DeSci MX members


Engagement and workshop aimed at middle school students focusing on scientific outreach activities as part of the 11F initiative, titled 'Girl Divers for a Day.


Participation in the 'Divers for a Day' workshop, targeted at remote middle school students.


Outreach Workshop: 'Aquarium Diversity' – Coral Reef and Aquarium Conservation Activities Led by Undergraduates.


Participation of MesoReefDAO at ETH Denver in the DeSci Summit: Auranova, SciOS, Nerdlabs hacker house, and other side events.


Project updates within MesoReefDAO's 'Restoration of the Biodiversity of Reef Assemblages in the Mexican Caribbean,' in collaboration with Iberostar Wave of Change and LEEAC Cinvestav Unidad Merida, include a technical report on aquarium maintenance.


MesoReefDAO and Notessential.io have allied with the potential to support projects in Southeast Asian and Micronesian coral reefs.


Update of our MesoReefDAO Snapshot page, with more updates coming soon.


10
Dec
2023
August - December 2023 (part 1)

Onboarding Scientists at CICY Research Centre (NGO) about our experience of being part of GreenPillMexico and our study case of MesoReefDAO and DeSci Mechanisms to explore


Part of the November Coral Bleaching Awareness Month with Coral Reef Alliance


Apply for a poster session of XII Congreso Mexicano de Arrecifes Coralinos y III Congreso Panamericano de Arrecifes Coralinos (en: XII Mexican Congress of Coral Reefs and III Pan-American Congress of Coral Reefs): MesoReefDAO: Conservación Descentralizada en el Arrecife Mesoamericano


Three more submissions to XII Mexican Congress of Coral Reefs and III Pan-American Congress of Coral Reefs:


  • The level of protection in Marine Protected Areas (ANPs) and the habitat define the traits and structure of fish in the Mesoamerican Reef System, with support from Healthy Reefs (Morales-de-Anda et al.).


  • Effect of the white syndrome in corals and other factors on the functional structure of reef fish in the SAM, with support from Healthy Reefs (Muñiz-Esponiza et al.).


  • Function of herbivorous fish in the Mesoamerican Reef System, with support from Healthy Reefs (Fonseca-Tovar et al.).


Cordap CAP 2023 - Concept note submitted: RegenReef Hub and Tool Kit some of our co-applicants and consultants:


3
Aug
2023
May - July (part 2)


  • LEEAC Lab Cinvestav - Unidad Mérida: 2 Field Trips to Reserva de la Biósfera Banco Chinchorro and Xcalak: Fish Biodiversity assessments, RUVs and Photomosaics.






  • Accepted oral presentation: "The role of fish in coral outplanting restoration areas: a functional ecology approach." 10th World Conference on Ecological Restoration. Darwin, Australia, September 26-30, 2023. Society of Ecological Restoration.


  • Oral presentation: "Temporal patterns in fish biodiversity in protected and non-protected sites of the Mesoamerican Reef." XVIII National Congress and IX Latin American Ichthyology Symposium. La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. May 30 to June 2, 2023.
3
Aug
2023
May - July (part 1)
  • One of our members has joined Greenpill.network and is actively engaging with GreenPill México to create synergies with MesoReefDAO for onboarding stakeholders to regenerative conservation practices. He participated in the 1st Cohort of Regen writers and presented three essays entitled: "Bridging the Gap: A Regen Guide to Integrating Conservation Biology and DeSci Web3 Tools in the Anthropocene" (part 1),(part 2),(part 3).


  • We applied to bio.xyz biotech acceleration program as MesoReefDAO.


  • Participation with DeSci divulgation articles on T2.world within the DeSci Territory.


  • Application to the ReFi Talents: An 18-Week Mentoring Program Empowering Talent for Leadership in the Regenerative Finance Space.




  • We raised ~1000 USD in total of Climate Solutions+Metacrisis+DeSci on QF Gitcoin Beta Rounds 



  • Project Update to CONAHCyT: Restoration of the biodiversity of fish assemblages in coral reef ecosystems of the Mexican Caribbean. (ES Technical Report)


  • Scientific paper Release: Triviño, J. C., Rojas-Cano, D. M., Niño-Torres, L. A., Colín-García, N., Hernández-Landa, R., Blanco-Pimentel, M., ... & Rioja-Nieto, R. (2023). Rebuilding Coral Reefs: How tourism can be a driver behind solutions in a changing ocean. https://eartharxiv.org/repository/view/5642/.
21
Apr
2023
January - April 2023 Updates Pt. 3

Q2/Q3-2023


- Monitor project growth and promote it through social media, summits, forums, and academic conferences.

✓ We talked with members of NGOs like Healthy Reefs Initiative and Coral Reef

Alliance to create positive synergies in the region.

✓ We promoted our initiative on the Mesoamerican Reef Day

2023 and FLII ROOTS 2023.

21
Apr
2023
January - April 2023 Updates Pt. 2

Q2/Q3-2023

 -Create the framework for the MesoReefDAO DeSci DAO: protocol, governance, incentives, organization, operations, and applications.

✓ We are working on this DeSciDAO framework, and we need more engagement.

 - Apply for both traditional and decentralized grants.

✓ Our initiative has made it through the first round of the Mar+Invest program

and we are expecting to hear back by the end of April regarding our status for

the next round.

✓ We create a giveth project of MesoReefDAO.

✓ We look for support to scale or initiative in terms of DeSci DAO with Origami (we must have at least +100 active members to scale with their help).

✓ We applied for Beta Gitcoin Grants: Climate Solutions + DeSci + Metacrisis Rounds.

 

21
Apr
2023
January - April 2023 Updates Pt. 1

Q1-2023

 - Assemble transdisciplinary experts and core members for MesoReefDAO.

✓ We are still looking for transdisciplinary scientists and many guilds.

 - Acquire mesoreefdao.eth and create a safe.global for funds.

 ✓ We are looking to acquire the ENS domain.

 - Promote the proposal on social media.

✓ We have created a Twitter, Instagram, Discord, a GitHub repo, and Notion the information about the initiative and to engage potential members.

 


6
Apr
2023
Project Launched! 🎉
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