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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuelling a greener future for farmers in Malawi through the use of Jat... VCS898 · Malawi · Bio Energy Resources Limited (BERL) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Carbon Emissions Reduction Project in the Forest Corridor Ambositra-Vo... VCS1047 · Madagascar · Govt. of Madagascar, Direction Generale des Forets |
Verra | REDD+ | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| FOUM EL OUED WIND FARM PROJECT VCS1062 · Morocco · Energie Eolienne du Maroc |
Verra | Wind | Withdrawn or inactive Withdrawn |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Lighting up Africa VCS1324 · South Africa · Standard Bank Plc |
Verra | Solar Lighting | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Reforestation of deforested land in Madagascar VCS1327 · Madagascar · EcoFormation (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Renencom Afforestation/Reforestation Grouped Project VCS1339 · South Africa · Renencom (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Kuzuko Lodge Private Game Reserve thicket restoration project VCS1343 · South Africa · Spekboom Trading (Pty) Ltd |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Named place |
| HIMA (Hifadhi ya Misitu ya Asili ya jamii) REDD+ Program VCS1381 · Tanzania · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | REDD+ | In the pipeline Pipeline listing (under developmen... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| East African Afforestation, Reforestation and Revegetation Program VCS1443 · Ethiopia · Horn of Africa Regional Environment Center and Net... |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Withdrawn or inactive Registration request denied |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Pico Hydro-Electricity Dissemination programme for Rural Electrificati... VCS1458 · Madagascar · Tany Meva Fundation |
Verra | Hydropower | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Tsiazompaniry Hydropower Project in Madagascar VCS1494 · Madagascar · HENRI FRAISE FILS & Cie |
Verra | Hydropower | In the pipeline Pipeline listing (under developmen... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| One True Measure (Pty) Ltd Solar PV Grouped Project in South Africa VCS1545 · South Africa · One True Measure (Pty) Ltd |
Verra | Solar - Centralized | In the pipeline Under validation (Public comment p... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| The New Horizons (ATHLONE) Waste to Energy Project VCS1643 · South Africa · New Horizons Waste to Energy (Pty) Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Waste Recycling | In the pipeline Pipeline listing (under developmen... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Centrale Solaire de Malicounda - Groupe Solaria VCS1652 · Senegal · SENELEC |
Verra | Solar - Centralized | In the pipeline Pipeline listing (under developmen... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Improved Jikos Project in Kenya VCS1662 · Kenya · ClimateCare Limited |
Verra | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Under validation (Public comment p... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Musokotwane REDD+ Project VCS1672 · Zambia · Zambruss Enterprises |
Verra | REDD+ | Withdrawn or inactive Withdrawn |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Gilé National Reserve REDD Project VCS1674 · Mozambique · National Mozambican Public Agency for Parks and Re... |
Verra | REDD+ | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Area centre |
| Beampingaratsy REDD Project VCS1743 · Madagascar · BNC REDD+ |
Verra | REDD+ | In the pipeline Registration requested |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| The Haidar EL ALI Mangrove Initiative (HEAMI)blue carbon VCS1760 · Senegal · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | Wetland Restoration | Withdrawn or inactive Withdrawn |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| N2O ABATEMENT PROJECT AT AEL 9_ VCS1873 · South Africa · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | N2O Destruction in Nitric Acid Production | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Tataouine Solar Photovoltaic Plant in Tunisia VCS1963 · Tunisia · SEREE |
Verra | Solar - Centralized | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Oualidia 1&2 Wind Projects VCS1977 · Morocco · AERA Group (PP) |
Verra | Wind | Withdrawn or inactive Inactive |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| 200 MW Kom Ombo Solar PV Power Project In Egypt VCS2046 · Egypt · ACWA Power Komombo for Energy |
Verra | Solar - Centralized | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Jiro Kanto rural hydro-electricity in Alaotra-Mangoro VCS2080 · Madagascar · BETC Nanala |
Verra | Hydropower | Active Registered |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Luviro hydro plant VCS2318 · Democratic Republic of the Congo · AERA Group. |
Verra | Hydropower | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
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.