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Carbon projects in Sierra Leone
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
33
16 active · 9 in the pipeline
Credits issued
4,703,121
tonnes CO₂-equivalent, all vintages
Credits retired
2,937,698
62% of issued
Nature-based · blue carbon
9 · 3
2 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
21 of 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gola REDD project VCS1201 · Gola Rainforest Conservation LG (PP) |
Verra | REDD+ | Active Verification approval requested |
Not stated | 2,672,520 | 2,265,093 | Country only |
| Reforestation of Degraded Lands in Sierra Leone VCS2401 · Miro Forestry Developments Limited |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Active Verification approval requested |
Not stated | 482,771 | 468,252 | Country only |
| Rewilding Maforki VCS4255 · Rewilding Maforki Limited (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | In the pipeline Registration requested |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Community-Based Mangrove Conservation and Restoration in Sierra Leoneblue carbon VCS4539 · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | Wetland Restoration | In the pipeline Under validation (Public comment p... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Scarcies Mangrove Rewilding Projectblue carbon VCS4644 · Forest and Mangrove Protection Limited (PP) |
Verra | Wetland Restoration | Withdrawn or inactive Inactive |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Named place |
| PROJECT BUFFALO | WESTERN GUINEAN LOWLAND FOREST ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION VCS5351 · Rainforest Buffalo Ltd. |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | In the pipeline Registration requested |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Mangrove Conservation Sierra Leoneblue carbon VCS5720 · Mangrove Conservation (SL) Limited (PP) |
Verra | Wetland Restoration | In the pipeline Pipeline listing (under developmen... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Improved Agricultural Land Management in Sierra Leone VCS5803 · Teralytic |
Verra | Sustainable Agriculture | In the pipeline Pipeline listing (under developmen... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Sierra Leone PRIDO ARR-Agroforestry Program VCS5877 · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | 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.