Question 1

What does RaaS mean?

Accepted Answer

RaaS is an acronym which stands for Reforestation as a Service,(https://www.digitalhumani.com/raas)  inspired from Software as a Service

Question 2

Who can use the Digital Humani RaaS software?

Accepted Answer

Our software platform is designed for organizations of any type who wish to add reforestation as part of their business practices

Question 3

What do I gain access to after signing up?

Accepted Answer

Signing up here (https://my.digitalhumani.com/register)will give you access to the following:

- Access to a test (sandbox) and production environment
- A dashboard
- Reports
- API and integration information for automated tree planting

Question 4

What if I’m an individual who wants to plant some trees?

Accepted Answer

You will be better served by sponsoring trees directly with our reforestation partners (https://www.digitalhumani.com/reforestation-partners)or use our the mobile app (iOS (https://apps.apple.com/au/app/neutral/id1511144977)and Android)(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tryneutral.app) from our friends at tryneutral.com.(https://tryneutral.com/) It allows you to calculate your carbon footprint and plant trees accordingly on a monthly basis!

Question 5

How much does it cost to use Digital Humani's RaaS?

Accepted Answer

As of today, the solution is 100% free. You only pay for the trees ($1 USD for each tree) directly to the reforestation organization.

Question 6

How long does it take to integrate RaaS with my site or app?

Accepted Answer

Depending on the complexity of the project and the skill level of your team, it can be done in minutes but do factor in some time for testing too. Integrations and SDKs (https://www.digitalhumani.com/integrations)are also available to speed up your implementation.

Question 7

Will I have access to reports about the trees requested?

Accepted Answer

Yes! By signing up here,(https://my.digitalhumani.com/register) you will have access to a dashboard from which you are able view the activity in your account.

Question 8

Can I request trees without integration in our systems

Accepted Answer

Yes. By signing up here,(https://my.digitalhumani.com/register) you will have access to a dashboard from which you are able to directly request trees.

Question 9

Does Digital Humani offer carbon offset certifications?

Accepted Answer

The reforestation organizations we work with plant trees, and those trees provide important benefits in terms of carbon sequestration (carbon capture). However, these projects are not verified for certified carbon credits. Carbon certification projects require more resources and it would cost more than 1$ to work with certified projects.

Question 10

How does your business model work?

Accepted Answer

As of today, we rely on various donations t(https://www.digitalhumani.com/donate)o pay the expenses. There are no salaries to pay since the whole team is made up of volunteers, all concerned about climate change and looking to make a difference.

Question 11

Can I choose where the trees are planted?

Accepted Answer

Yes! We work with 7 reforestation organizations,(https://www.digitalhumani.com/reforestation-partners) allowing you to choose from lots of reforestation projects. More details on the Reforestation Partners page.(https://www.digitalhumani.com/reforestation-partners)

Question 12

Do you provide certificates that we could send our clients/users?

Accepted Answer

We’re glad you asked. Our certificate generator feature gives you the ability to generate PDF certificates for tree
planting requests. Please contact us (https://www.digitalhumani.com/contact)to request access as this is currently in beta.

Question 13

How can we make sure that the trees are planted?

Accepted Answer

We only work with renowned and trusted reforestation organizations. And by paying them directly, you can be sure that the money sent is used to plant the requested trees.

Question 14

Is there a minimum number of trees that we need to request?

Accepted Answer

No, although to avoid unnecessary processing fees for the reforestation organizations, they prefer waiting to have a certain amount of trees requested (usually 50) before invoicing you. Please contact us if this is a concern to you, we will be able to tell you the exact minimum for each of our reforestation partners.

Question 15

How does payment work?

Accepted Answer

You simply receive an invoice directly from the reforestation organization (monthly or quarterly, depending on the number of trees). Once you pay the reforestation organization, they begin the process of planting these trees. By paying directly to the reforestation organization, you can be sure that the money is all spent on planting trees.

Question 16

Where can I see a complete list of the reforestation projects available?

Accepted Answer

Our reforestation partners are listed here (https://www.digitalhumani.com/reforestation-partners) , and the complete list of projects available is available in our API documentation here.(https://docs.digitalhumani.com/#appendixlist-of-projects)

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