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Carbon projects in Africa
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
2,563
1,253 active · 758 in the pipeline
Credits issued
418,108,983
tonnes CO₂-equivalent, all vintages
Credits retired
233,409,680
56% of issued
Nature-based · blue carbon
365 · 30
507 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
1,330 of 2,563 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Cape Restoration Project, South Africa - Somerset East VCS3628 · South Africa · EcoPlanet Bamboo Group, LLC (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Active Registered |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Eastern Cape Bamboo Forestry Project, South Africa VCS3632 · South Africa · EcoPlanet Bamboo Group, LLC (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Active Registered |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Cultivating Carbon Regenerative Agriculture Project VCS3633 · South Africa · Cultivating Carbon Proprietary Limited (PP) |
Verra | Sustainable Agriculture | In the pipeline Registration requested |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| CPA1 - Man and Man Enterprise Improved Cooking Stoves Programme in Gha... VCS3650 · Ghana · Man and Man Enterprise |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Registered |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Nesa Solar PV Grouped Project VCS3659 · South Africa · Nesa Power (PP) |
Verra | Solar - Distributed | Active Verification approval requested |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Papariko - Restoration of Degraded Mangrove Areas in Kenyablue carbon VCS3660 · Kenya · Vlinder Austria GmbH (PP) |
Verra | Wetland Restoration | Active Registered |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| UpEnergy-Social and Climate Impact Programme-Burundi 1 VCS3703 · Burundi · UpEnergy Group (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Under validation (Public comment p... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| DRC REDD+ Carbon Credit Harvesting Project VCS3711 · Democratic Republic of the Congo · R.E.D.D. Carbon Credit Harvesting L.P |
Verra | REDD+ | In the pipeline Under validation (Public comment p... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Enexor Impact Ghana VCS3751 · Ghana · Enexor BioEnergy (PP) |
Verra | Waste Diversion | In the pipeline Pipeline listing requested (under... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Boomitra Carbon Farming in East Africa through Soil Enrichment VCS3774 · Kenya · Boomitra Inc (PP) |
Verra | Sustainable Agriculture | Active Registered |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Chirisa REDD+ Project VCS3811 · Zimbabwe · Carbon Green Investments Guernsey Limited (PP) |
Verra | REDD+ | Withdrawn or inactive Withdrawn |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Named place |
| BOUTILI AFFORESTATION & AGROFORESTRY PROJECT VCS3815 · Central African Republic · CENTRAFOREST (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | In the pipeline Registration requested |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Healthier, Happier Meals With Fuel And Time Savings In Rural Zambia VCS3831 · Zambia · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Registered |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| DelAgua Clean Cooking Grouped Project in Burundi VCS3834 · Burundi · DelAgua Health Rwanda (Voluntary) Limited |
Verra | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Under validation (Public comment p... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Installation of high efficiency cookstoves in Sub Saharan Africa by BU... VCS3884 · Kenya · ECOA Climate Capital (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Registered |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Community-based Mangrove Restoration Initiative – Lep Lepblue carbon VCS3885 · Senegal · Vlinder Austria GmbH (PP) |
Verra | Wetland Restoration | In the pipeline Pipeline listing (under developmen... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| SHANGANI HOLISTIC PLANNED GRAZING CARBON PROJECT VCS3933 · Zimbabwe · SHANGANI HOLISTIC (PRIVATE) LIMITED |
Verra | Sustainable Grassland Management | In the pipeline Pipeline listing requested (under... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Installation of high efficiency wood burning cookstoves in South Afric... VCS3941 · South Africa · C-Quest Capital CR Stoves Pte. Ltd. (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Withdrawn or inactive Withdrawn |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Improved cookstoves for refugees in Uganda VCS3975 · Uganda · POWA International |
Verra | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Under validation (Public comment p... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Rovuma Belt VCS3976 · Mozambique · Fundação para o Desenvolvimento de Palma |
Verra | REDD+ | In the pipeline Pipeline listing (under developmen... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Improved Cookstove Distribution in Ghana by EKI Phase-III VCS3982 · Ghana · EKI Energy Services Limited (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Withdrawn or inactive Rejected by Administrator |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Improved Cookstove Distribution in Ghana by EKI Phase-II VCS3983 · Ghana · EKI Energy Services Limited (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Under validation (Public comment p... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Grouped Electric bikes project in Africa VCS3985 · Togo · SPIRO HOLDCO |
Verra | Bicycles | Active Registered |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Nord-Ubangi and Sud-Ubangi REDD+ Project VCS3995 · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | REDD+ | In the pipeline Pipeline listing requested (under... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Agroforestry For Livelihoods Project VCS3998 · Rwanda · Livelihoods Fund SICAV SIF (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Withdrawn or inactive Rejected by Administrator |
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.