0905Decco/Ecosystem-Restoration-Platform-Carbon-Kenya-

A Django web platform for tracking ecological restoration sites, managing carbon credit verification, and monitoring environmental impact across East Africa. # Ecosystem Restoration Platform — Carbon Kenya A Django-based web platform for tracking ecological restoration progress, verifying carbon credits, and monitoring environmental impact. Built for smallholder farmers and project managers across East Africa. --- ## Project Status **Phase 4 Complete — Deployment Ready** All MVP Core phases are complete. The application is functional, deployment-configured, and running in production mode. --- ## Features - Site creation via interactive map (click-to-place using LeafletJS) - Photo evidence uploads linked to individual restoration sites - Site listing and per-user site management - User accounts: registration, login, and logout - Role-based access control - Responsive UI built with Bootstrap 5 - REST-ready Django backend --- ## Stack | Layer | Technology | | :--- | :--- | | Backend | Django 5.0 | | Database | SQLite (default), PostgreSQL-compatible | | Frontend | Bootstrap 5, HTML/CSS | | Mapping | LeafletJS | | Static Files | Whitenoise | | Web Server | Gunicorn | | Deployment | Render / Heroku (Procfile included) | --- ## Getting Started ### Prerequisites - Python 3.10+ - Git ### Installation ```bash git clone cd CARBON ``` ```bash # Windows python -m venv venv venv\Scripts\activate # Linux/Mac python3 -m venv venv source venv/bin/activate ``` ```bash pip install -r requirements.txt ``` ### Database Setup ```bash python manage.py migrate ``` ### Run Locally ```bash python manage.py runserver ``` Visit `127.0.0.1` --- ## Deployment (Render / Heroku) 1. Push code to GitHub. 2. Connect the repository to your platform (Render or Heroku). 3. Set the following environment variables: - `SECRET_KEY` — a secure random string - `DEBUG` — set to `False` 4. Deploy. The included `Procfile` handles server initialization automatically. --- ## Project Structure ``` CARBON/ ├── config/ # Django project settings and URL routing ├── restoration_app/ # Core application: models, vi …