What happens after enrollment

Deforestation check

To join the Acorn program, a farmer must meet certain criteria. After data is collected and enrolled, several checks are performed to see if a farm qualifies. One of these checks is the T-5 check, which makes sure that no deforestation happened on the farm’s plot in the last five years. If deforestation is found, the farmer must provide a reason for deforestation if they still want to join the Acorn program. Based on this reason, a decision will be made on whether the farmer can continue with the program.

The T-5 check happens automatically after a farm profile is enrolled. If deforestation is found on a plot in your project, it will show up in the ‘Deforestation’ tab in the ‘Data Management’ section of the LP portal.

A farmer can respond to a deforestation claim through you, their Local Partner. Please contact the farmer to understand the reason of deforestation and collect any relevant documents if needed. Follow these 3 steps to submit the farmers response:

1. Go to the 'Deforestation' section in the Local Partner Portal.

2. Select the relevant deforestation case.

3. Choose to either accept or deny the observed deforestation.

• If denying, provide an explanation. You can include text and upload supporting documents like PDFs or images (JPGs). The certifier team will then review the response.