How do Acorn projects differ from other PV Climate projects?

A list of the key differences between Acorn and PV Climate projects is provided below:

Attribute	Acorn project	PV Climate project
Intervention types	Smallholder Agroforestry only	Most nature-based interventions (land or marine)
Projects certified against	Acorn Framework and Methodology	PV Climate Project Requirements, Validation and Verification Requirements, and the applied methodology
Certificates generated	CRUs – Ex-post certificates Represent CO₂ removals	fPVCs – Ex-ante certificates (non-retireable) rPVCs – Ex-post certificates (non-retireable) vPVCs – Ex-post verified certificates Can represent removals or reduction of CO₂
Project coordinator	Rabobank and local partner organisation(s)	Local partner organisation(s)
Certificate Seller	Rabobank	Local partner organisation
Auditing	Projects sample validation and verification using a Plan Vivo-approved sampling strategy	All projects validated and verified
Benefit sharing	At least 80% of income from CRU sales to local farmers	At least 60% of income from PVC sales to project participants
Registry	Acorn Registry	Plan Vivo Registry