Blue Carbon Project 🌊🌱

A blockchain-based platform for verifying and tokenizing blue carbon projects. This platform uses AI to analyze coastal ecosystem images and issues carbon credits as NFTs.

Features 🚀

• Blockchain Integration: Smart contract deployment on Polygon Network
• AI Analysis: Image processing for carbon credit calculation
• NFT Minting: Convert carbon credits into tradeable NFTs
• Project Management: Track and manage blue carbon projects
• Verification System: Verified organization status for project validation

Tech Stack 💻

• Frontend: React.js, TailwindCSS
• Backend: Node.js, Express
• Blockchain: Ethereum/Polygon, Solidity
• AI/ML: Python (for image analysis)
• Storage: IPFS (for decentralized storage)

Prerequisites 📋

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• Python 3.x (for AI model)
• MetaMask wallet
• Git

Installation 🔧

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/blue-carbon-project.git
cd blue-carbon-project

2. Install dependencies:

# Install backend dependencies
cd backend
npm install

# Install frontend dependencies
cd ../frontend
npm install

3. Set up environment variables:

# In backend/.env
CONTRACT_ADDRESS=your_contract_address
PRIVATE_KEY=your_private_key
RPC_URL=your_rpc_url
PORT=3001

# In frontend/.env
REACT_APP_BACKEND_URL=http://localhost:3001

Running the Application 🏃‍♂️

1. Start the backend server:

cd backend
npm start

2. Start the frontend development server:

cd frontend
npm start

3. Access the application at http://localhost:3000

API Endpoints 📡

• POST /api/projects: Create a new project
• GET /api/projects/user/:address: Get user's projects
• GET /api/projects/:id: Get single project details
• GET /api/stats: Get platform statistics
• GET /api/verify/:address: Check if address is verified
• GET /api/admin: Get admin address
• POST /api/admin/verify-org: Add verified organization

Smart Contract Functions 📘

• createProject: Create a new blue carbon project
• verifyProjectAndIssueCredits: Verify project and issue carbon credits
• addVerifiedOrganization: Add a verified organization
• getPlatformStats: Get platform statistics
• getProject: Get project details

Project Structure 📁

blue-carbon-project/
├── backend/
│   ├── ai_results/
│   ├── contract/
│   │   └── BlueCarbonRegistry.sol
│   ├── controllers/
│   │   ├── adminController.js
│   │   ├── healthController.js
│   │   └── projectController.js
│   ├── models/
│   │   ├── aiModel.js
│   │   └── blockchainModel.js
│   ├── routes/
│   │   ├── adminRoutes.js
│   │   ├── healthRoutes.js
│   │   └── projectRoutes.js
│   ├── services/
│   │   ├── aiService.js
│   │   └── blockchainService.js
│   ├── uploads/
│   ├── utils/
│   │   └── multerConfig.js
│   ├── .env
│   └── .gitignore
├── frontend/
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── components/
│   │   ├── pages/
│   │   └── App.js
│   └── public/
└── README.md

Contributing 🤝

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License 📝

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments 🙏

• OpenZeppelin for smart contract libraries
• IPFS for decentralized storage
• Polygon for blockchain infrastructure