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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel Efficient Cooking in South Africa VCS2505 · South Africa · TASC SA (Pty) Ltd. (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Registered |
Not stated | 11,366,246 | 11,366,246 | Country only |
| Soil carbon improvement Project through Grassland Management, in South... VCS2710 · South Africa · WeAct Pty Ltd. (PP) |
Verra | Sustainable Grassland Management | Active Registered |
Not stated | 805,971 | 428,371 | Country only |
| Grassland Restoration and Stewardship in South Africa (GRASS) VCS2931 · South Africa · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | Sustainable Agriculture | Active Registered |
Not stated | 266,254 | 26,074 | Country only |
| Use of waste gas at Namakwa Sands in South Africa - CER Conversion VCS2433 · South Africa · Converted from other GHG program (PP) |
Verra | Waste Gas Recovery | Active Units transferred from approved GH... |
Not stated | 217,566 | 217,566 | Country only |
| A-Gas South Africa 1 VCS5089 · South Africa · A-Gas South Africa (Pty), Ltd. |
Verra | Ozone Depleting Substances Recovery & Destruction | Active Registered |
Not stated | 163,156 | 0 | Country only |
| Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-002 GS11996 · South Africa · BLUE WORLD CARBON ASSET MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD |
Gold Standard | Solar - Distributed | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 60,191 | 60,191 | Country only |
| Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-003 GS11998 · South Africa · BLUE WORLD CARBON ASSET MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD |
Gold Standard | Solar - Distributed | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 44,825 | 44,825 | Country only |
| Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-004 GS11999 · South Africa · BLUE WORLD CARBON ASSET MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD |
Gold Standard | Solar - Distributed | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 37,419 | 37,419 | Country only |
| Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-007 GS12002 · South Africa · BLUE WORLD CARBON ASSET MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD |
Gold Standard | Solar - Distributed | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 36,493 | 36,493 | Country only |
| Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-008 GS12003 · South Africa · BLUE WORLD CARBON ASSET MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD |
Gold Standard | Solar - Distributed | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 35,031 | 35,031 | Country only |
| Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-009 GS12004 · South Africa · BLUE WORLD CARBON ASSET MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD |
Gold Standard | Solar - Distributed | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 34,414 | 24,414 | Country only |
| Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-013 GS12008 · South Africa · BLUE WORLD CARBON ASSET MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD |
Gold Standard | Solar - Distributed | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 33,529 | 33,529 | Country only |
| Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-011 GS12006 · South Africa · BLUE WORLD CARBON ASSET MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD |
Gold Standard | Solar - Distributed | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 33,292 | 33,292 | Country only |
| Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-005 GS12000 · South Africa · BLUE WORLD CARBON ASSET MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD |
Gold Standard | Solar - Distributed | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 31,069 | 31,069 | Country only |
| Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-014 GS12009 · South Africa · BLUE WORLD CARBON ASSET MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD |
Gold Standard | Solar - Distributed | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 30,714 | 30,714 | Country only |
| Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-006 GS12001 · South Africa · BLUE WORLD CARBON ASSET MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD |
Gold Standard | Solar - Distributed | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 29,613 | 29,613 | Country only |
| Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-012 GS12007 · South Africa · BLUE WORLD CARBON ASSET MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD |
Gold Standard | Solar - Distributed | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 29,351 | 29,351 | Country only |
| Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-010 GS12005 · South Africa · BLUE WORLD CARBON ASSET MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD |
Gold Standard | Solar - Distributed | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 19,438 | 19,438 | Country only |
| Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-015 GS12010 · South Africa · BLUE WORLD CARBON ASSET MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD |
Gold Standard | Solar - Distributed | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 15,691 | 15,691 | Country only |
| The Capture and Utilisation of Methane at the GFI Mining South Africa... VCS992 · South Africa · Sibanye Gold Ltd |
Verra | Mine Methane Capture | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 9,643 | 9,643 | Country only |
| Kuyasa low-cost urban housing energy upgrade project Khayelitsha (Cape... GS337 · South Africa · atmosfair gGmbH |
Gold Standard | Bundled Energy Efficiency | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 9,341 | 0 | Corrected location |
| Gauteng Free State Mpumalanga Limpopo & Northern Cape CFL Replacement... GS1139 · South Africa · Eskom Holdings SOC Limited |
Gold Standard | Lighting | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
households | 0 | 0 | Project location |
| North West KwaZulu-Natal & Eastern Cape CFL Replacement Project (2) in... GS1140 · South Africa · Eskom Holdings SOC Limited |
Gold Standard | Lighting | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
households | 0 | 0 | Project location |
| CFL Replacement Programme of Activities in South Africa GS1141 · South Africa · Eskom Holdings SOC Limited |
Gold Standard | Lighting | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
households | 0 | 0 | Project location |
| Bokpoort CSP (Concentrating Solar Power) Project South Africa GS5929 · South Africa · ACWA Power Solafrica Bokpoort CSP Power |
Gold Standard | Solar - Centralized | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Project location |
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.