BASIN Field Manual
Natural Capital Investments
  • Provenance
    • 📕The BASIN Field Manual
    • The Intrinsic Value of Nature
    • What You Seek
  • Core Benefits
    • âš¡Nature's Core Benefits
    • Core Benefits Framework
      • STOCKS: Ecosystems
        • Ecosystem Definitions
      • FLOWS: Core Benefits
        • Core Benefits Definitions
  • RealValue
    • âš¡Why put a Value on Nature?
    • The RealValue of Natural Capital
      • Examples of RealValue
      • Ecological Polygon
      • RealValues
        • STOCKS Values
        • FLOWS Values
      • Natural Cap Rate
      • RealValue Use Cases
  • Ensurance
    • âš¡Critical Infrastructure
    • Ecological Ensurance
    • Ensurance Examples
    • 📓ENSURANCE BINDER
  • Protocol
    • âš¡The Value Gap
    • Nature's Balance Sheet
    • The BASIN Protocol
      • PLACE
      • PURPOSE
      • PEOPLE
    • Model
    • Incentives
      • CO2 PPM - Keeling Curve
    • Contracts
      • .BASIN
      • STREAMS
      • FLOW
        • Lifestyle & Fashion
  • Dossier
    • FAQ
    • Manifesto
    • Soundtrack
    • Contact
    • CONFLUENCE
    • DISPATCHES
    • BINDER
    • Other Projects
      • RWA x ReFi Report
      • Core Benefits Label
    • Formalities
      • License
      • Authors
      • Disclaimer
      • Privacy
  • Appendix
    • Glossary
    • Land Cover Classification & Ecosystem Typologies
      • Ecosystem Classification Frameworks
        • IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology 2.0 (IUCN GET 2.0)
        • Ecosystem Services Valuation Database (ESVD)
        • FEMA Ecosystem Service Value Updates
        • IUCN Red List Habitat Classification
        • ESRI Land Cover
        • USGS National Land Cover Database (NLCD)
        • Dynamic World
        • Other Sources
      • Ecosystem Types
        • Cultivated & Developed
        • Rivers & Lakes
        • Inland Wetlands
        • Urban Green Open Space
        • Rural Green Open Space
        • Forests
        • Coastal Systems
        • Grasslands
        • Shrublands
        • Polar & Alpine
        • Desert
        • Subterranean
    • Ecosystem Services Classification
      • Ecosystem Services Frameworks
        • System of Environmental-Economic Accounting - Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EA)
        • Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services(CICES) V5.1
        • Ecosystem Services Valuation Database (ESVD)
        • FEMA Ecosystem Service Value Updates
        • IPBES Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (NCP)
        • Exploring Natural Capital Opportunities, Risks and Exposure (ENCORE)
        • TNFD Environmental Assets & Ecosystem Services
        • Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs (InVEST)
        • Swiss Re Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Index (BES)
      • Ecosystem Services Classification
        • Raw Materials
        • Food
        • Energy
        • Water Security (supply & storage)
        • Soil
        • Medicinal & Genetic
        • Climate Regulation
        • Air Quality
        • Water Quality (filtration)
        • Hazard Risk Reduction
        • Pollination
        • Erosion Control
        • Biological Control
        • Habitat
        • Recreation & Tourism
        • Research & Education
        • Aesthetic
        • Cultural & Spiritual
        • Existence
    • Real Asset Classification & Real Property Considerations
    • Value Types & Valuation Methods
      • Types of Value
        • Values Across Cultures
      • Valuation Methods
    • Selected Value Types & Valuation Methods
      • Fundamentals of RealValue
      • Real Asset Values
        • Cap Rate Overview
      • Ecosystem Service Values
    • Ecological Indicators & Metrics
    • Ecosystem Services Dependencies & Risks
      • Industry Classifications
      • Industry Dependencies & Risks
      • By Sector & Industry
        • Consumer Staples
        • Utilities
        • Real Estate
        • Industrials
        • Materials
        • Energy
        • Consumer Discretionary
        • Financials
        • Information Technology
        • Communication Services
        • Health Care
        • Archive
          • Outdoor Apparel & Gear Industry
          • Food & Beverage
            • Tobacco
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  1. Protocol

The BASIN Protocol

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BASIN protects, restores and stewards nature and ecosystems in perpetuity.

Protocol

The BASIN Protocol ensures the ecology of PLACE, on PURPOSE, by PEOPLE.

Members

The BASIN Protocol is actively run by its members.

Accounts

All members have a .basin account which serves as the confluence to stocks and flows of natural capital, the people, and underlying real assets that make up the protocol. BASIN Accounts can be managed individually or collectively and can hold almost any type of value.

What does this mean technically? See the section for details.

BASIN STREAM FLOWS

.BASIN's are perpetual trust accounts that represent and operate as the stocks of PLACE, PURPOSE, and PEOPLE.

STREAMS represent and operate as the flows between PLACE, PURPOSE, and PEOPLE.

As a platform cooperative, .basin's are 1:1 membership of the protocol, while STREAMS function as patronage certificates, reflecting the collaborative and dynamic nature of how BASIN STREAMS work together via FLOWS.

A way to think of the BASIN Protocol is that BASIN's gather, hold, and filter the value of our world's most precious treasures while STREAMS are the FLOWS of value. Collectively BASIN members steward Nature's value for sustainable well-being of all species and ecosystems.

PLACE, PURPOSE, PEOPLE

.basin's represent either place, purpose, or people. Each are described in the the next section.

Contracts