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Carbon projects in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Carbon-credit projects registered with Gold Standard, Verra, ACR, ART and Plan Vivo, from the Berkeley Voluntary Registry Offsets Database (v2026-08) with Gold Standard registry details. Every project can be opened for its full record, and each map point says how its location was established.
Projects
68
21 active · 29 in the pipeline
Credits issued
48,635,565
tonnes CO₂-equivalent, all vintages
Credits retired
24,849,025
51% of issued
Nature-based · blue carbon
31 · 1
5 projects have a mapped location
Where the projects are
Only projects with a verified location are drawn. Click a point for its details; every click zooms in.
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Point colour is the Carbon Projects theme. The Location column shows how accurate each point is: Project location is exact as published by the registry, Programme location is shared by several projects, Named place and Area centre are approximate.
Community involvement
27 of 68 projects describe who they work with
Read from each project's own description. Where the text does not say, Atlas says so instead of guessing; project design documents in the registry are the place to check consultation and benefit-sharing.
Credits issued by vintage year
Tonnes of CO₂-equivalent
Credits issued by project type
Largest types
| Project | Registry | Type | Status | Community | Issued | Retired | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Katanga Reforestation Project VCS5137 · Carbon Ventures Africa Ltd. |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Withdrawn or inactive Withdrawn |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Lisala REDD+ Project VCS5671 · Taranis Operations Limited (PP) |
Verra | REDD+ | In the pipeline Under validation (Public comment p... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Lukolela REDD+ Project VCS5672 · Taranis Operations Limited (PP) |
Verra | REDD+ | In the pipeline Under validation (Public comment p... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Ebuta Peatland Conservation Project, Democratic Republic of Congo VCS6004 · Congo Nature Tourbières (CNT) |
Verra | Wetland Restoration | In the pipeline Pipeline listing (under developmen... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Makanza Peatland Conservation Project, Democratic Republic of Congo VCS6008 · Congo Nature Tourbières (CNT) |
Verra | Wetland Restoration | In the pipeline Pipeline listing (under developmen... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| The Community Based Avoided Deforestation Project in DRC – REDD VCS6029 · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | REDD+ | In the pipeline Pipeline listing (under developmen... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
About this data. Project lists, status and credit totals come from the Berkeley Carbon Trading Project's Voluntary Registry Offsets Database v2026-08 (CC BY 4.0), which compiles the public registries. Gold Standard details and coordinates come from the Gold Standard public registry; Vanga Blue Forest and Mikoko Pamoja come from Plan Vivo. Figures change as registries update. Please cite the Berkeley database and the registry when you use them, and check a registry record before relying on a number.