Through sharing valuable insights from our projects, Acorn has supported Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) and UK Aid in the publication of a new guide aimed at empowering women in agroforestry carbon projects.
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Read all about the latest developments in the world of agroforestry, remote sensing, and other Acorn-related topics.
After extensive planting in Kenya, it was finally time for harvesting. In other words: celebrating the first payout for smallholder farmers, facilitated by our local partners Trees for Kenya and Farm Africa. Our account manager Margreet and trainee Anne witnessed this wonderful moment of celebration in the town of Embu.
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Asia
A new partnership between the Rainforest Alliance and Acorn will support thousands of Vietnamese coffee farmers in moving toward more sustainable, regenerative agricultural practices, introducing thousands of farmers to the voluntary carbon market (VCM).
Agroforestry
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Remote Sensing
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Africa
The Global Biodiversity Standard (TGBS), an emerging assessment framework for certifying the biodiversity impact of land management projects, has recently launched. TGBS creates a standardized process for fostering resilient ecosystems and elevating the value and longevity of carbon projects.
Agroforestry
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South America
Acorn teams up with Corus International, through its subsidiary Lutheran World Relief (LWR), to propose an ambitious agroforestry campaign in Peru aimed at expanding the voluntary carbon market (VCM) in South America.
Acorn Updates
We are seeking dedicated and highly qualified individuals to join Acorn's Scientific Advisory Committee to assist us in our mission to support smallholder farmer communities.
Agroforestry
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Local Partners
In this interview Hanna Choa Yu, Acorn's Head of Government Relations, discusses what she sees as the three most prominent hurdles facing the implementation of a global VCM regarding government regulation and policy, and how Acorn is working to overcome them.
Agroforestry
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Local Partners
Daniela Serpa and Rosemarie Derks are Acorn’s Data Collection Coordinators, with Daniela coordinating for Acorn’s Latin American and West African regions and Rosemarie handling projects in Asia and elsewhere in African. In this article, they share more about their role and their insights into Acorn’s processes from their perspective at the intersection of data collection and farmer onboarding.
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Remote Sensing
Biodiversity is essential to ecosystem health, but it’s not easily measured. Xi Zhu, our remote sensing data scientist, explains how Acorn has collaborated with Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) to explore new ways of mapping biodiversity.
South America
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Local Partners
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Agroforestry
Building on an already robust network of mature projects, Acorn is taking its partnerships in Latin America to the next level with technological innovations. Maud Slippens, a partnership leader in our Latin American regions, recounts in this blog post a recent trip where she and her colleague Paola López Vargas garnered exciting updates on Acorn’s new partnership in the region with TechnoServe.
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