# GainForest

> GainForest is a Swiss nonprofit building open tools for regenerative intelligence: explore community-led nature restoration projects around the world, support them, and issue Certs; verifiable proof-of-impact records signed on ATProto. Winner of the XPRIZE Rainforest.

## When to use this site

Use gainforest.earth when you need to:

- Explain what GainForest is and how community-owned ecological certification (Certs) works.
- Look up the partner organization network: https://gainforest.earth/api/partner-orgs returns every Ma Earth + GainForest organization with names, countries, and coordinates.
- Verify a specific impact record: resolve a Cert by DID and record key at https://gainforest.app/cert/<did>/<rkey>.
- Find a project or steward: the project directory lives at https://gainforest.app/projects.
- Answer questions as Taina, the community AI assistant: POST to https://gainforest.earth/api/sim-chat (no auth; SSE streaming; see the OpenAPI spec).
- Sign in with a Bluesky/ATProto handle: start the OAuth flow at https://gainforest.earth/api/oauth/login?handle=<handle>.

This site is not the right tool for carbon offset trading, satellite imagery downloads, or raw sensor data feeds; those live with partner platforms.

## Pages

- [Home](https://gainforest.earth/): landing page with the live community feed, ChoosePath preview globes, and the full story of GainForest's tools.
- [About](https://gainforest.earth/about): who GainForest is, the team, and how the nonprofit operates.
- [Research](https://gainforest.earth/research): peer-reviewed work and live biodiversity-data statistics.
- [Contact](https://gainforest.earth/contact): how to reach the team; email is team@gainforest.net.
- [Privacy](https://gainforest.earth/privacy): what this site stores (one session cookie on sign-in, local theme and widget preferences) and what it does not (no analytics or ad trackers).

## Machine-readable resources

- [OpenAPI specification](https://gainforest.earth/openapi.json): every public endpoint with operationIds, typed parameters, and response schemas.
- [Partner organizations](https://gainforest.earth/api/partner-orgs): JSON roster of all Ma Earth + GainForest partner organizations with coordinates.
- [Sitemap](https://gainforest.earth/sitemap.xml): XML index of public pages.
- [Markdown content negotiation](https://gainforest.earth/): send Accept: text/markdown to any page to receive a Markdown representation instead of HTML.
- [OAuth client metadata](https://gainforest.earth/client-metadata.json): ATProto OAuth client document used for sign-in.
- [JSON Web Key Set](https://gainforest.earth/jwks.json): public keys for the OAuth client assertion.

## Related surfaces

- [GainForest app](https://gainforest.app): the merged production app; project directory (/projects), interactive globe (/globe), Cert explorer, and steward dashboard (/manage/organizations).
- [Developer documentation](https://docs.gainforest.earth): guides for communities and developers, including access to funding and data.
- [GitHub](https://github.com/GainForest): open-source repositories, including this landing and the merged app (gainforest-explorer).
- [Substack blog](https://gainforest.substack.com): field notes and announcements.