What is a DAO?

What Is a DAO and How Regen Uses It for Better Collaboration

A Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) is a way for people to organize and make decisions together using blockchain technology. Instead of decisions being made by a single manager or company, a DAO allows a group to govern themselves transparently and fairly through digital tools.

But while full DAO governance can involve voting and proposals on every action, not every group wants — or needs — to work that way. Many organizations and projects just need a simple, secure way to manage roles and permissions on-chain, similar to what they’re used to in standard web apps.

That’s where the Roles-Based Authorization Module (RBAM) from DAO DAO comes in.

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How RBAM Makes DAOs Work Like Real Organizations

Regen uses the RBAM system to make DAOs more practical and familiar for everyday users. With this module, each DAO can define roles (like Admin, Member, Viewer) and assign specific permissions to those roles — just like traditional team software tools do.

For example:

• A Treasurer might have permission to manage ecocredits and funds as an Organization Admin.

• A Project Lead might be able to add or remove collaborators as a Project Admin.

• A Buyer or Verifier might have read-only access.

These permissions are managed on-chain, meaning they’re transparent, secure, and verifiable by anyone — but the workflow still feels like what users expect from standard web platforms. This makes it easier for organizations and projects on Regen to transition into decentralized operations without sacrificing usability or efficiency.

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Why This Matters for Regen Users

Regen Network supports organizations and projects that are working to regenerate ecosystems and build trust in ecological data. These efforts often involve many collaborators — scientists, land stewards, funders, and community members — each needing specific access and authority levels.

Using RBAM:

• Organizations can define clear permissions for their team members.

• Projects can manage collaborators securely without requiring every action to go through a full DAO vote.

• All actions are still recorded on-chain, ensuring transparency and auditability.

At the same time, DAOs on Regen still have the option to use advanced governance tools in DAO DAO — such as proposals, voting, and treasury management — whenever broader community decisions are needed.

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In Short

The Roles-Based Authorization Module helps DAOs in the Regen ecosystem work like modern, efficient organizations, while keeping all permissions transparent, secure, and on-chain. It blends the best of both worlds — the flexibility of traditional team tools with the trust and openness of Web3 governance.