is the platform on GainForest.app for communities and local documenting environmental stewardship and turning field evidence into impact records.
Meaning of the name
Means 'earth' in several Southeast Asian and South Asian languages.
Short for impact certificates: records that help represent environmental work and evidence.
A platform for earth-focused impact records, built around and evidence.
Who we are building for
Bumicerts is for people and organizations doing environmental work on the ground, including:
- community groups
- Indigenous communities
- local nonprofits
- schools
- project teams
- local organizations in the Global South
Bumicerts is built for groups who are finding ways to:
- prove stewardship
- report impact
- gain visibility
- organize environmental evidence
- attract funding and partnerships
Public by design
Bumicerts is designed to help communities make their stewardship visible. The essence of the platform is public documentation: Projects, updates, and linked evidence are meant to help others understand what is happening, what work is being done, and why it matters.
This public record can support awareness, trust, impact reporting, funding conversations, and partnerships.
Because Projects are intended to be public, do not upload or link sensitive information that should not be shared openly. This may include private locations, culturally sensitive knowledge, personal information, or data that could put people, species, or habitats at risk.
Is Bumicerts a good fit?
Restoring forests, wetlands, or farmsPlanting or monitoring treesProtecting habitats and wildlifeCommunity climate adaptationEnvironmental education tied to actionTraditional stewardship, if the community agrees
Office-only work with no field activityUnclear activitiesNo photos, notes, data, or evidenceOne-off activities with no follow-upWork that harms nature or ignores community rightsSensitive information that should not be public
The basic idea
Instead of only describing impact in a report, users can create a Project and connect real data uploads as evidence.
Set up a page for your environmental work, story, goals, and updates.
Add biodiversity observations, photos, field notes, recordings, tree data, drone imagery, files, or external links.
Connect uploads to your Project so others can understand and review the work.
Use the Project for impact reporting, visibility, funding conversations, grants, and community updates.
How Bumicerts fits together
The platform name.
The link where the platform is accessed.
The organization and ecosystem behind the platform.
The main page users create and manage for environmental work.
Data or supporting material linked to a Project.
What you can do with Bumicerts
Use Bumicerts to:
- create a Project for environmental work
- upload biodiversity observations and other field evidence
- link uploaded data to a Project
- organize evidence in a way that funders, partners, and communities can understand
- explore opportunities such as the Weekly Challenge and the Rewilding the Web Grant
- use tools such as and AudioMoth bioacoustic support