🌿 Welcome to Darukaa .Earth — Product Orientation¶
Darukaa.Earth is our flagship platform transforming complex ecological data into transparent, actionable nature-finance outcomes. This page gives you, the new teammate, a concise but complete understanding of what we build, who we serve, and why it matters — so you can see exactly how your role ladders up to the mission.
🧠 What is Darukaa.Earth?¶
Darukaa.Earth is an AI-powered digital MRV platform for nature-based solutions.
We fuse satellite remote sensing, UAV imagery, bioacoustics, on-ground surveys, and community data into a single stream of verifiable evidence. The platform automates:
- Carbon accounting — above-ground biomass, soil carbon, avoided deforestation.
- Biodiversity assessment — species richness, keystone species detection, habitat integrity.
- Nature-risk & ESG disclosure — TNFD, TCFD, CSRD-ready metrics and dashboards.
- Credit issuance — generation, rating, and tracking of high-integrity carbon and biodiversity credits.
In short, we help projects measure, verify, and monetise positive ecosystem impact at scale.
🌍 Who is it for?¶
| Segment | Core Need | How Darukaa Helps |
|---|---|---|
| Nature-based project developers & land stewards | Low-cost, high-integrity monitoring and credit generation | End-to-end digital MRV and automated credit workflows |
| Corporates & financial institutions | TNFD / TCFD compliance, nature-positive investments | Audit-ready reports, deal screening, portfolio dashboards |
| Impact investors & funds | Transparent, data-backed ESG assets | API & web tools to diligence and track impact in real time |
| Governments & NGOs | Landscape-scale monitoring & policy evaluation | National/regional dashboards, open-data pipelines |
🧭 Why we exist¶
Biodiversity loss and climate change are intertwined, yet biodiversity benefits remain unmeasured, undervalued, and under-financed. Traditional MRV is costly (>$15-20 / ha / year), slow (annual field visits), and opaque (pdf reports).
Darukaa cuts MRV cost by ~40 %, delivers near-real-time insights, and unlocks dual revenue streams (carbon + biodiversity credits) — channeling more capital into ecosystem restoration where it’s needed most.
🔧 Key Product Capabilities¶
| Capability | What it Delivers |
|---|---|
| Multi-modal ingestion | Satellite (10 m-30 cm), drones, acoustic sensors, camera-traps, community apps |
| Foundational eco-AI models | Species detection, habitat quality, carbon stock estimation |
| Automated credit engine | Baseline → additionality → permanence scoring → registry-ready docs |
| Disclosure toolkit | 1-click TNFD/TCFD/ESG PDF & XLSX reports |
| Stakeholder portal | Live dashboards for project owners, buyers, auditors, and communities |
🔒 Ethics & Privacy¶
Data sovereignty, community consent, and transparent methodologies are non-negotiable.
We never monetise user data; personally identifiable information is stripped at source; project communities share revenue from any credits issued.
🚀 Current Status & Roadmap¶
- MVP live on a 500 ha pilot in the Indian Sundarbans (mangrove restoration).
- LOIs worth ~US $100 k annual ARR signed with early enterprise clients.
- 1 patent filed, 3 in progress (AI-driven MRV, bioacoustic species ID, climate-risk forecasting).
- Next 12 months: multi-tenant rollout, Africa & ASEAN pilots, in-app marketplace for credit buyers.
💰 Business Model at a Glance¶
- SaaS subscription — tiered per-hectare monitoring (starts at US $4.5 k / project / year).
- Transaction fees — 5-10 % of carbon & biodiversity credit sales.
- Data/API licensing — bespoke analytics for insurers, asset managers, and NGOs.
🤝 How You Can Contribute¶
- Dive into the Engineering guide to set up locally.
- Explore live dashboards using the staging credentials shared on Slack.
- Share any questions or ideas in
#platform-core— curiosity drives innovation here!
Welcome to the team — together we’ll scale nature-positive finance. 🌱