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| industry        = Internet

| industry        = Internet

| founded        = 2007

| founded        = 2007

| founders        = Annalisa Roger

| founders        = [[Annalisa Roger]]

| ownership      =  

| ownership      =  

| headquarters    = Greenbrae, California

| headquarters    = Greenbrae, California

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'''DotGreen''' is a non-profit organization proposing the creation of .green as one of the new generic top level domain ([[gTLD]]) in the Domain Name System ([[DNS]]). The organization also aims to become the registry operator of .green if approved by the [[ICANN|Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]].

'''DotGreen''' is a non-profit organization proposing the creation of [[.green]] as one of the new generic top level domains ([[gTLD]]) to be added to the Domain Name System ([[DNS]]). The organization also aims to become the registry operator of .green if approved by the [[ICANN|Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]].

==Background==

==Background==

[[Annalisa Roger]] established DotGreen in 1997 and her organization is considered as the pioneer in initiating an environmental top level domain. The proposed gTLD stands for '''Global Response to Environmental and Economic Necessities (GREEN)'''.<ref>[http://dotgreen.org/about-us/ Dotgreen.org About Us]]</ref>

[[Annalisa Roger]] established DotGreen in 1997. Her organization is considered the pioneer in initiating an environmental top level domain. The proposed gTLD stands for "Global Response to Environmental and Economic Necessities" (GREEN).<ref>[http://dotgreen.org/about-us/ Dotgreen.org About Us]]</ref>

==Purpose==

==Purpose==

The proposed .green gTLD is dedicated for the use of individuals, communities, industries and environmental organizations supporting the spread of green consciousness around the world. The organization aims to use .green [[TLD]] to promote the green economy, innovation and conservation. The organization aims to use 100% of its profits from the gTLD to fund different environmental sustainability project for different organizations worldwide which will be managed by its scientific advisory committee.<ref>

The proposed .green gTLD is dedicated for use by individuals, communities, industries and environmental organizations supporting the spread of green consciousness around the world. The organization aims to use the .green TLD to promote the green economy, innovation and conservation. The organization aims to use 100% of its profits from the gTLD to fund different environmental sustainability projects for different organizations worldwide, which will be managed by its scientific advisory committee.<ref>

[http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/07/30/dot-eco-domain-faces-competition-from-dot-green/ Dot Eco Domain Faces Competition From Dot Green]</ref>

[http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/07/30/dot-eco-domain-faces-competition-from-dot-green/ Dot Eco Domain Faces Competition From Dot Green]</ref>

==Partner==

==Partner==

Dotgreen partnered with [[Neustar]] to provide a stable and secure back-end registry operations for .green TLD.<ref>[http://dotgreen.org/opportunities-for-companies/ Opportunities for Companies]</ref>

DotGreen has partnered with [[Neustar]] to provide a stable and secure back-end registry operations for the .green TLD.<ref>[http://dotgreen.org/opportunities-for-companies/ Opportunities for Companies]</ref>

==References==

==References==

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