Acorn Updates

How do you objectively measure the biodiversity of an environment? We spoke to Acorn’s remote sensing specialist about birds, bioacoustics, and the great potential of this nascent technology.

Latin America and its rich agricultural climate (and many smallholder farmers) is a region Acorn has focused on since the beginning. In this travelogue, our account manager Paola López details her latest experiences.

Kyrgyzstan, like many nations relying on agriculture, has been impacted by climate change in various ways. Together with AFoCO, Acorn is determined to turn the tide for this beautiful country. Read on.

In July, an Acorn farmer payout ceremony in Tanzania issued payments to about 500 farmers, presented by the Hon. Dr. Selemani Saidi Jafo, Tanzania’s Minister of State.

On September 4th, Acorn signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO), a forest-focused intergovernmental organization, to help smallholder farmers in Asia transition to agroforestry.

Last month, Acorn’s Margreet Muizebelt happened to be in Mbale to meet with our partner Solidaridad. Perfect timing, as Solidaridad ECA (East and Central Africa) was organizing a celebratory payment ceremony in the Mount Elgon region between Kenya and Uganda.

How useful is a digital 3D tree for ground truth data collection? Acorn has been testing this technology the last year - read about its potential and limitations.

COP28, the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, was held in the United Arab Emirates. Acorn attended as well. In this blog, Martine Jansen (Acorn’s head of partnerships) shares her experiences at this event of global — and crucial — importance.

From September 26th–28th, Acorn attended the West Africa Carbon Market Hub in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire — signing an MoU with the West African Alliance.