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Carbon projects in Malawi
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
162
98 active · 40 in the pipeline
Credits issued
20,039,166
tonnes CO₂-equivalent, all vintages
Credits retired
11,139,501
56% of issued
Nature-based · blue carbon
13 · 0
14 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
103 of 162 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS1247 VPA 261 Improved Kitchen Regimes Multi-Country PoA - Dowa Boreh... GS10801 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households +1 | 33,170 | 17,301 | Country only |
| GS1247 VPA 262 Improved Kitchen Regimes Multi-Country PoA - Dowa Boreh... GS10802 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households +1 | 32,727 | 17,611 | Country only |
| GS1247 VPA 263 Improved Kitchen Regimes Multi-Country PoA - Dowa Boreh... GS10803 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households +1 | 32,463 | 18,183 | Country only |
| GS1247 VPA 265 Improved Kitchen Regimes Multi-Country PoA - Dowa Boreh... GS10805 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households +1 | 30,856 | 15,112 | Country only |
| Community Carbon Safe Water Drinking Programme VPA10 GS11245 · Community Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 28,553 | 11,868 | Country only |
| GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 8 GS11908 · Hestian Innovation |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 20,151 | 43 | Country only |
| Durabric Bricks Project by 14Trees in Malawi: VPA (01) GS7531 · Climate Impact Partners Limited |
Gold Standard | Brick Manufacturing Emission Reductions | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 18,210 | 18,201 | Country only |
| GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 29 GS11928 · Hestian Innovation |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 17,539 | 0 | Country only |
| UpEnergy-Social and Climate Impact Programme- Cooking Devices VPA-40 GS13020 · UpEnergy Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 16,639 | 0 | Country only |
| GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 3 GS11903 · Hestian Innovation |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 15,246 | 0 | Country only |
| UpEnergy-Social and Climate Impact Programme- Cooking Devices VPA-41 GS13021 · UpEnergy Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 14,729 | 0 | Country only |
| GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 5 GS11905 · Hestian Innovation |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 14,349 | 0 | Country only |
| Grouped Projects for Safe Water Program in Malawi VCS5115 · Evidence Action |
Verra | Clean Water | Active Registered |
Not stated | 12,653 | 0 | Country only |
| Biolite Solar Lighting Project in Malawi GS11397 · BioLite Inc. |
Gold Standard | Solar Lighting | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households +1 | 10,836 | 10,836 | Country only |
| GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 25 GS11925 · Hestian Innovation |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 7,228 | 49 | Country only |
| Improved Cookstoves Project for Malawi and cross-border regions of Moz... VCS1719 · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | Cookstoves | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 6,761 | 6,582 | Country only |
| GS11677 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 2 GS11902 · Hestian Innovation |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 5,692 | 0 | Country only |
| Mbaula za Makono Banja la thanzi (Improved cookstoves a healthy family... GS23186 · Futures Inc. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
women | 1,899 | 0 | Country only |
| GS11677 GS11902 Malawi Biomass Energy Conservation Programme CPA 4 GS11904 · Hestian Innovation |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 856 | 0 | Country only |
| Improved Cook Stove Project 1, Nkhata Bay District, Malawi - CER Conve... VCS3937 · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Units transferred from approved GH... |
Not stated | 500 | 72 | Country only |
| *SolarAid Microsolar Lanterns Project for Malawi GS393 · Unknown Project Developer |
Gold Standard | Solar Lighting | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
local communities | 35 | 35 | Project location |
| GS1247 VPA 105 Improved Kitchen Regimes Multi-Country PoA - Kasungu Bo... GS5345 · QK TS Pvt. Ltd. |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | In the pipeline Listed |
households +1 | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Water and Energy for Sustainable Development Programme of Activities GS5382 · United Purpose Ltd |
Gold Standard | Bundled Energy Efficiency | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
households | 0 | 0 | Project location |
| GS1247 VPA 117 Improved Kitchen Regimes Multi-Country PoA - Dowa Boreh... GS5442 · QK TS Pvt. Ltd. |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | In the pipeline Listed |
households +1 | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS1247 VPA 118 Improved Kitchen Regimes Multi-Country PoA - Dowa Boreh... GS5443 · QK TS Pvt. Ltd. |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | In the pipeline Listed |
households +1 | 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.