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CARBON PROJECT
Municipal Waste Composting in Dschang Cameroon
Gold Standard · GS4593 · Cameroon
Credits issued
20,405
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
17,954
88% of issued
Remaining
2,451
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project
About this project
The objective of the proposed project is the implementation of a composting unit for the organic fraction of the domestic waste of Dschang (Cameroon).
The record
- Project ID
- GS4593
- Registry
- Gold Standard
- Type
- Composting · Waste Management
- Removal or reduction
- Reduction
- Methodology
- AMS-III.F. Avoidance of methane emissions through composting
- Developer
- GoodPlanet · 5 projects
- Country
- Cameroon
- First vintage
- 2017
- Crediting period
- 2017-03-01 to 2027-02-28
- Estimated yearly credits
- 4,364
- Scale
- Micro Scale · Standalone
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 2: Zero Hunger · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
- Data from
- Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry
Community involvement
The registry record we hold does not describe the communities involved.
Registry documents (the project design document and validation report) normally cover consultation and benefit-sharing; open the record in the registry to read them.
Sustainable Development Goals claimed: Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 2: Zero Hunger · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Status and timeline
- Registry status
- Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
- First credits (vintage)
- 2017
- Crediting period
- 2017-03-01 to 2027-02-28
- Credits issued
- 20,405 (retired 17,954)
Credits by vintage year
Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Location
Project location Location stated by the registry for this project
- Coordinates
- 5.4288, 10.0442
- Source
- Gold Standard registry (public API)
Credit totals and status are as compiled in the Berkeley Voluntary Registry Offsets Database v2026-08 (CC BY 4.0) and change as the registries update. Please check the registry record before you quote a figure.