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Evidence & Learning

Every number here comes from a real record.

PLC is a working beta. This page shows only real platform records and keeps ‘context-linked’ and ‘review-passed’ status clearly separate.

A · What happened

Outputs

Real record counts from PLC platform tables. Every card discloses its counting rule.

reports

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Reports received

How this is counted
Source
public.reports table
Inclusion rule
Counts every report the platform has received (participation evidence).
Exclusions
Excludes deleted, rejected, draft or archived rows.
Coverage period
Since platform launch to date
Last updated
Queried live on page load (2026-08-02)
Limitations
A row count is not an environmental outcome.

people

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Identified contributors

How this is counted
Source
public.impact_records table
Inclusion rule
Distinct non-null contributor_user_id values.
Exclusions
Anonymous contributions are excluded.
Coverage period
Latest 5,000 rows (client-side read cap)
Last updated
Queried live on page load (2026-08-02)
Limitations
A person count is not an environmental outcome; identities are not disclosed.

records

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Linked observation records

How this is counted
Source
public.observations table
Inclusion rule
Rows linked to a PLC context (verification_status = 'verified' here means context-linked, not species-ID verified).
Exclusions
Excludes deleted, rejected, draft or archived rows.
Coverage period
Since platform launch to date
Last updated
Queried live on page load (2026-08-02)
Limitations
PLC does not verify species identification. iNaturalist quality grade is a separate signal and is not shown here.

stories

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Verified stories

How this is counted
Source
public.story_submissions table
Inclusion rule
Only rows with status = 'verified'.
Exclusions
Excludes deleted, rejected, draft or archived rows.
Coverage period
Since platform launch to date
Last updated
Queried live on page load (2026-08-02)
Limitations
A row count is not an environmental outcome.

activities

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Published activities & missions

How this is counted
Source
public.missions table
Inclusion rule
Only rows with status = 'published'.
Exclusions
Excludes deleted, rejected, draft or archived rows.
Coverage period
Since platform launch to date
Last updated
Queried live on page load (2026-08-02)
Limitations
A row count is not an environmental outcome.

experiences

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Verified experiences

How this is counted
Source
public.experiences table
Inclusion rule
Only rows with status = 'verified'.
Exclusions
Excludes deleted, rejected, draft or archived rows.
Coverage period
Since platform launch to date
Last updated
Queried live on page load (2026-08-02)
Limitations
A row count is not an environmental outcome.

hours

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Volunteer hours logged

How this is counted
Source
public.impact_totals aggregate view
Inclusion rule
Sum of total_value where metric = 'volunteer_hours'.
Exclusions
Hours not recorded in the platform are not counted.
Coverage period
All periods with recorded values
Last updated
Queried live on page load (2026-08-02)
Limitations
Logged hours are activity evidence, not environmental outcomes.

trees

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Trees planted (logged)

How this is counted
Source
public.impact_totals aggregate view
Inclusion rule
Sum of total_value where metric = 'trees_planted'.
Exclusions
Plantings without a platform record are not counted.
Coverage period
All periods with recorded values
Last updated
Queried live on page load (2026-08-02)
Limitations
A planting record is not a survival or restoration outcome.

Row counts ≠ real-world outcomes. Counting records is not the same as changing conditions on the ground.

B · What changed

Reviewed outcomes

No outcomes currently meet the review criteria.

Activity records and participation counts are not evidence by themselves that nature or ecosystem conditions have improved.

Help us build the record

C · What we are still learning

Open questions

Sustainable verification workflow

Case and observation verification is manual. We are still finding the right balance between manual review and tooling.

Ecosystem-level outcomes

It is still too early to draw ecosystem-level conclusions from current pilot activity.

Business participation model

A non-pay-to-play model for business participation is still being designed and tested.

Methodology

  • Each counter discloses its own inclusion and exclusion rule on the card.
  • A row in a table is not an environmental outcome.
  • Outcomes require evidence, dates and a verifier.
  • No mock or illustrative data is used on this page.

Not a carbon credit · Not an offset · Not a Nature Positive certification

Transparency & governance