Helping You Navigate Nature, Design, and Decentralization
Welcome to the Nalo Designs Glossary. This is your guide to the essential terms that power our work in regenerative design, ocean restoration, permaculture, Web3, and decentralized finance. Each word here is more than a definition — it’s a piece of the story we’re building together.
Permaculture
A design system based on natural patterns that helps us grow food, build homes, and live in harmony with the Earth.
Regeneration
The process of healing ecosystems, communities, and economies by restoring their natural balance and function.
Living Library
A land-based site that acts like a “biological archive,” storing biodiversity, knowledge, and community effort.
Banana Circle
A composting garden design using a ring of banana plants, organic matter, and water to enrich soil and grow food.
Soil Building
The process of enriching soil health using compost, mulch, cover crops, and regenerative cultivation.
Coral Nursery
An underwater or dock-based coral garden used to regrow reef ecosystems.
Blockchain
A digital record system that stores information across a network — it's decentralized, transparent, and secure.
Cryptocurrency
Digital money built on blockchain technology. It can be used for payment, investment, or to support causes.
Bitcoin
The first cryptocurrency — decentralized, limited in supply, and often seen as digital gold.
Stellar
A fast, eco-friendly blockchain designed for moving money and creating digital assets like community tokens.
Soroban
A smart contract platform built on Stellar. It lets developers create apps and DAOs for transparent governance and automation.
NFT (Non-Fungible Token)
A unique digital item stored on the blockchain — like art, coral sponsorships, or proof of contribution to a regenerative project.
Token
A digital representation of value, rights, or access — used in ecosystems like NaloDAO to reward actions and track impact.
Wallet
A digital tool that stores your crypto and NFTs. It can be an app, website, or even a hardware device.
Smart Contract
Code that runs on a blockchain. It automatically executes actions when specific conditions are met (like sending a reward when work is done).
DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization)
A community-run organization that uses blockchain and smart contracts to make decisions and manage resources — without a central authority.
NaloDAO
Our digital cooperative that helps coordinate land, labor, and learning for Earth regeneration.
Moral Money
Money that is earned, stored, and spent in ways that support life, fairness, and sustainability.
Fiat Money
Government-issued currency like dollars or euros — not backed by a physical commodity like gold.
Impact Ledger
A digital record of real-world ecological or social contributions — used to reward and verify regenerative actions.
Tokenized Ecosystem
A system where actions like planting trees or teaching are rewarded with tokens, creating a circular economy for care and repair.
Eco-Photography
Photography that documents and celebrates nature, restoration, and regenerative design.
Digital Sovereignty
The ability to control your data, identity, and assets in the digital world.
Web3
The next phase of the internet — decentralized, user-owned, and powered by blockchain.
Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share
The three ethics of permaculture that guide everything we do: take care of nature, take care of people, and share what’s extra.
Nature Always Lives On
Our mantra and mission — a reminder that through smart design, community stewardship, and love, we can help nature thrive forever.
