A Decentralized Autonomous Organization, RedemptionDAO, has bid to become a key player in saving the Yasuní National Park, one of the most biodiverse regions in the world, and the Virunga National Park, the world’s most important gorilla sanctuary, from oil drilling.

The Congolese government has opened tenders for 27 blocks that extend to those parks, but in a first for crypto the government has confirmed they will accept bids from the DAO that aims to take the land off the market, and use it for carbon offset.