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300Gorillas: United by Nature
This is your chance to save the rarest great ape on this planet from extinction
300Gorillas is building the first platform that will save critically endangered species with the help of NFTs. This is achieved by gathering unique artwork, minting them on the blockchain, and leveraging the power of community.
Mission
At 300Gorillas, we are dedicated to using the power of NFTs to advance the cause of wildlife conservation. This first bold NFT series aims to save the Cross River Gorilla by funding the creation of new protected areas and rainforests corridors.
Join us in our mission to create a sustainable future for all species, one NFT at a time.
Community
This NFT collection is more than just fundraising, it is about bringing like-minded individuals with a passion for wildlife together. A vital goal of our collection is to develop a global conservation community together saving Africa’s most endangered great ape. This community will serve to further conservation efforts far exceeding the time the collection is for sale.
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We need your help to achieve this! Acquire one of our 8,001 unique and beautiful digital art pieces to donate today and to be part of this conservation community that makes a real-world difference. The artwork is inspired by the magnificent Cross River Gorillas, the Painted Dogs, and also the Okapi.
300Gorillas is a community-driven funding program that saves Cross River gorillas and their habitats, including other endangered species. For example, one project aims to use blockchain technology to track and monitor great apes and elephant populations and help protect them from threats like poaching and habitat destruction.
Community benefits
Community-building is what powers our mission. Be part of an incredible #NFT Community to bring about ecological and social impact. Owning an NFT gives you access to our community. This offers unique benefits, like access to Discord, participating in online meetings, importantly decision-making powers, but also the right to participate in office meetings (in or outside of Cameroon/Africa), and receive updates and interviews with project staff, rangers, and community.
300Gorillas is a collection of unique NFTs — digital collectibles living on the Ethereum blockchain.
Why should we save Cross River gorillas?
Beyond their intrinsic value, Cross River gorillas are essential to the survival of rainforests. They play a crucial role in maintaining the biodiversity of their forest habitats by dispersing the seeds of the trees they eat and creating gaps in the forest through foraging and migration. These gaps allow light to penetrate the forest, enabling light-loving plants to grow.
The loss of these ecological services provided by large-bodied seed dispersers can have significant impacts on the forests. Without gorillas, the population dynamics of plants in the forest would be strongly impacted due to dispersal limitations. In the long term, this could lead to a shift in plant community structure and composition, as well as a reduction in tree diversity. Saving the rainforest without protecting gorillas would result in the gradual demise of the forest.
In addition to their role in maintaining forest biodiversity, gorillas are also an umbrella species. By protecting them, we are protecting other species and their habitat, thereby conserving biodiversity on a much larger scale.
Lastly, gorillas contribute significantly to natural carbon capture by trees, helping to fight climate change. The world’s forests act as a natural trap for carbon emissions, absorbing approximately 4.8 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide each year. Protecting Cross River gorillas, therefore, has a far-reaching impact beyond their individual conservation, making them a key species to conserve for the health of our planet.