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# What is a Project?

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A **Project** is the main page for your environmental work on Bumicerts. It brings together your story, goals, updates, and evidence in one place.
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<a href="https://gainforest.app/projects" class="button primary" data-icon="arrow-up-right">Explore Projects</a>

A Project can represent work such as forest restoration, biodiversity monitoring, rewilding, conservation data collection, acoustic monitoring, community stewardship, or another nature-based effort.

## What a Project does

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>📖 Tells your story</strong></td><td>Explain who you are, what you are doing, where the work happens, and why it matters.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>🔎 Holds your evidence</strong></td><td>Link observations, sounds, tree data, files, reports, and external links that support your work.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>📣 Builds visibility</strong></td><td>Share your Project with funders, partners, reviewers, community members, and other supporters.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>📊 Supports reporting</strong></td><td>Use your Project as a record for stewardship, impact reporting, grants, and funding conversations.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## What a Project can include

A Project can bring together:

* the story and purpose of the work
* who is leading or contributing to it
* where the work is happening
* project goals and updates
* biodiversity observations
* photos and field notes
* bioacoustic recordings
* tree data
* drone imagery
* files, reports, dashboards, or external evidence links
* other evidence reviewed or supported by the GainForest team

## Creating a Project

When creating a Project, start with a clear name and a short summary that people can understand quickly.

<figure><img src="/files/hFSaMbDvEzUcqiLrKFZa" alt="Project creation screen for name and short summary"><figcaption><p>Use a clear Project name and a short summary.</p></figcaption></figure>

Then explain the Project story: what work is being done, what methods are used, what evidence exists, and what is changing over time.

<figure><img src="/files/hUPpQNiX692xOUcs0qGS" alt="Project creation screen for project story"><figcaption><p>The Project story helps people understand the work, methods, and evidence.</p></figcaption></figure>

You can also choose focus areas that describe the type of work, such as nature monitoring, reforestation, forest protection, or community stewardship.

<figure><img src="/files/Cikf7dV4bKfM9dEfVsRm" alt="Project creation screen for focus areas"><figcaption><p>Focus areas help people understand what kind of work the Project represents.</p></figcaption></figure>

When the Project is created, it becomes ready to share and receive support.

<figure><img src="/files/90iQAeUdYaUQIS0E6mcr" alt="Project created confirmation screen"><figcaption><p>Once created, your Project can be shared and updated with evidence.</p></figcaption></figure>

## Projects and evidence

Data uploads can be linked to a Project as supporting evidence. This helps others understand what happened, when it happened, where it happened, and what data supports the Project’s story.

For example, a Project might include:

* biodiversity observations from a weekly BioBlitz
* bioacoustic recordings from an AudioMoth deployment
* tree data showing planted, regenerated, or existing trees
* drone imagery reviewed through the batch upload process
* files, reports, dashboards, or external evidence links

## Why Projects matter

Projects make environmental work easier to:

* explain to new audiences
* organize over time
* connect with evidence
* report impact
* gain visibility
* attract funding and partnerships
* use in opportunities such as grants or challenges

## Next steps

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[Uploading Evidence](/for-nature-stewards/overview.md)
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[Linking Evidence to Projects](/for-nature-stewards/overview/linking-evidence-to-projects.md)
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[Opportunities](/for-nature-stewards/overview-1.md)
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