LUNAR-BARK: Deploying the First Decentralized Moon Forest

1. Abstract:
We humbly request funding to solve climate change, but not on Earth—that's boring and hard. Instead, we propose launching a specially engineered "Grove-1" parachain to the Moon to deploy the first-ever decentralized lunar forest. This will offset Earth's carbon footprint by a calculated 0.0000001% and establish Paseo as the unequivocal leader in interplanetary, non-fungible botany.

2. The Problem:
Earth's atmosphere is a bit of a mess, and other blockchains are barely leaving the stratosphere. While they're arguing about transaction fees, we could be literally planting flags (and trees) on new celestial bodies. The Moon is currently severely under-forested and has zero DeFi options for craters. This is a market gap.

3. Proposed Solution: Phase 1 - "The Seedling"

Step 1: Commission our in-house "astro-botanist" (who has a plant and really likes SpaceX launches) to genetically engineer a Moon-ready tree. Key features: photosynthesis via Earthshine and roots that digest moon regolith.
Step 2: Lease a very small rocket. (We have a coupon).
Step 3: Deploy the "Grove-1" parachain, a lightweight blockchain that will govern the forest. Each tree will be its own parallelized node, validating transactions like "photosynthesis complete" and "need more space-rock."

4. Benefits to the Paseo Network:

Unbeatable Marketing: Our tagline writes itself: "Paseo: The Chain That Literally Reached for the Moon." Ethereum can't say that. (They tried, but their rocket was too heavy with NFTs of bored apes).
Lunar-Green Staking: A new, sustainable staking model. Stake your PAS to "adopt-a-Moon-tree" and receive $LEAF tokens in return. What do they do? Nobody knows, but they're from the Moon!
First Mover Advantage: We will have secured the best moon real estate for our forest before SpaceX or Amazon set up a strip mall. We're not just building Web3; we're building Moon-Web3.
Carbon... Something: It's green. Very, very green. Also grey, because moon rocks.

5. Funding Request Breakdown:
Total Request: 8,000,000 PAS (Seems like a lot, but have you seen rocket prices lately?!)

R&D: 500,000 PAS
Rocket Lease (& 10% "Oops, we missed the Moon" insurance): 7,200,000 PAS
Parachain Slot Deposit (1 Lunar Year): 100,000 PAS
Community Swag (Moon Tree Seed Paper Bookmarks): 200,000 PAS
Contingency Fund (For if the trees are lonely and we need to send up a squirrel): 5,000 PAS

6. About the Team:
We are the Interplanetary Ecosystem Development Collective (IEDC). Our team consists of:

Jill: Head of Astro-Botany (See above).
Crypto-Carl: Head of Rocket Science (Watched all seasons of Star Trek).
Moon-Mel: Head of Community Hype (Can howl at the Earth from her backyard with 97% accuracy).

Our credentials are impeccable if you don't ask too many follow-up questions.

7. Success Metrics:

Successful launch (fire = good).
The Moon is visibly greener from Earth-based telescopes (we'll provide a free NFT of the green PAS to all voters).
A 500% increase in the phrase "Moon tree" on Crypto-Twitter.
At least one tweet from Elon Musk containing a confused tree emoji (🌳🤨).

This proposal is 100% serious and not at all a brilliant meme to capture the community's imagination while technically still being a "platform development" proposal. We urge you to vote "Aye" for a leaf-ier, interplanetary future.

Disclaimer: The trees might not grow. Or the rocket might miss.

The Interplanetary Ecosystem Development Collective (IEDC) has proposed a project to create the first-ever decentralized lunar forest on the Moon. The project, called "Grove-1," aims to offset Earth's carbon footprint by 0.0000001% and establish Paseo as a leader in interplanetary botany. The plan involves genetically engineering a Moon-ready tree, leasing a rocket, and deploying a lightweight blockchain called "Grove-1" parachain to govern the forest. The benefits of this project include unbeatable marketing, a new staking model called "Lunar-Green Staking," first mover advantage, and a positive environmental impact. The total funding request is 8,000,000 PAS, which will be used for R&D, rocket lease, parachain slot deposit, community swag, and a contingency fund. The IEDC team consists of Jill, Crypto-Carl, and Moon-Mel, who have expertise in astro-botany, rocket science, and community hype. The success metrics for the project include a successful launch, visible greening of the Moon, increased mentions of "Moon tree" on Crypto-Twitter, and a tweet from Elon Musk containing a confused tree emoji.