(Re)Defining Registries

Sam Bennetts is Regen Registry Product Manager at Regen Network. In conversation with Matthew Monahan.

• Regen Network: https://regen.network/

• Sam's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-bennetts-a044681a1/

TOPICS

• 00:00 Intro

• 01:49 What is Regen Network

• 03:16 Defining ecological state

• 04:19 Sam’s journey into Regen Network

• 08:57 Lessons from Microsoft project

• 12:28 Design principles for registries

• 17:31 Legal liability considerations

• 21:16 Terminology breakdown

• 29:47 System of functions

• 36:32 Beyond tree carbon

• 45:32 Credit classes

• 49:20 Nested governance and local contexts

• 57:41 Embracing ecological complexity

• 01:02:27 Future considerations for blockchains

• 01:13:23 Sam’s closing remarks

RESOURCES

• Regen Registry: https://registry.regen.network/

• Regen Network credits sale to Microsoft: https://medium.com/regen-network/regen-network-announces-historic-carbon-credit-sale-in-australia-b76dfadcc095

• ISO 14064: https://www.iso.org/standard/66453.html

• ISO 14065: https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/fr/#iso:std:iso:14065:en

• Verra: https://verra.org/

• Verra critique on The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/18/revealed-forest-carbon-offsets-biggest-provider-worthless-verra-aoe

• Nori: https://nori.com/

• Open Forest Protocol: https://www.openforestprotocol.org/

This interview took place during Eco-Weaving 2023.