Acorn

Acorn is on a mission to empower smallholder farmers globally. We support them as they transition to sustainable agroforestry practices and measure the resulting biomass increase, issuing carbon credits accordingly. These we then sell to responsible corporates, with 80% of the EUR 8.7 m total revenue flowing back directly to the farmers.

Our approach

• Planting
  With agroforestry, farmers grow trees on their land among their crops or livestock. As trees grow, carbon is sequestered from the atmosphere. The quality of the land improves, the farmer’s income increases, and biodiversity is restored.
• Monitoring
  Technology is what makes our mission possible in the first place. Using LiDAR and satellite imagery, we check if the biomass on farmers' land is increasing. It's quick, it's verifiable, and it's scalable.
• Carbon offsetting
  When biomass increases, we issue a carbon removal unit (CRU). These CRUs are transparent in origin and traceable. Every CRU we issue represents measured and measurable increased biomass, that we regularly check up on
• Co-benefits
  80% of a CRU's revenue goes to the farmer, improving livelihoods and financial independence. Trees support soil health, climate change resilience, and biodiversity. All while corporates are offsetting unavoidable emissions.