Atlas · Chad
/
Carbon Projects
CARBON MARKETS
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.
Loading…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madagascar Improved Cook Stove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-008 VCS2827 · Madagascar · Korea Carbon Management Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Verification approval requested |
Not stated | 174,921 | 0 | Country only |
| D.Light's Improved Cooking Project In Kenya VCS4223 · Kenya · d.light design, Ltd |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Registered |
Not stated | 174,875 | 121,380 | Country only |
| Madagascar Improved Cook Stove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-012 VCS2689 · Madagascar · Korea Carbon Management Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Verification approval requested |
Not stated | 174,799 | 0 | Country only |
| GS2397 - GS1265 - African Biomass Energy Conservation POA - Rwanda Bio... GS2397 · Rwanda · Hestian Innovation |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 174,759 | 140,564 | Corrected location |
| Ombepo Wind VCS1915 · Namibia · Ombepo Energy (Pty) Ltd |
Verra | Wind | Active Registered |
Not stated | 174,020 | 123,933 | Country only |
| Madagascar Improved Cookstove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-005 VCS2315 · Madagascar · Korea Carbon Management Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Verification approval requested |
Not stated | 173,737 | 270 | Country only |
| GS10789 GS10791 RVPA-4: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households in... GS11432 · Kenya · ECOA Climate Capital |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 173,154 | 169,994 | Country only |
| Kisumu Improved Cook Stoves GS843 · Kenya · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 168,776 | 140,944 | Project location |
| TIST Program in Uganda, VCS 006 VCS995 · Uganda · Clean Air Action Corporation (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Active Registered |
Not stated | 168,442 | 155,897 | Country only |
| GS10789 VPA6: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households in Cote d'Ivo... GS11434 · Côte d'Ivoire · ECOA Climate Capital |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 167,252 | 68,143 | Country only |
| Madagascar Improved Cook Stove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-013 VCS2690 · Madagascar · Korea Carbon Management Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Verification approval requested |
Not stated | 165,481 | 37,806 | Country only |
| GS10789 GS10791 RVPA-22: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households i... GS12350 · Kenya · Global Cookstoves Ltd. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 163,165 | 24,205 | 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 |
| Madagascar Improved Cook Stove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-015 VCS2773 · Madagascar · Korea Carbon Management Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Verification approval requested |
Not stated | 162,750 | 0 | Country only |
| Madagascar Improved Cook Stove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-011 VCS2688 · Madagascar · Korea Carbon Management Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Verification approval requested |
Not stated | 162,233 | 5,821 | Country only |
| Madagascar Fahatokiana Improved Cookstove Program VCS3239 · Madagascar · Guangzhou Iceberg Environmental Consulting Service... |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Registered |
Not stated | 162,144 | 0 | Country only |
| Madagascar Improved Cook Stove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-007 VCS2826 · Madagascar · Korea Carbon Management Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Verification approval requested |
Not stated | 160,680 | 0 | Country only |
| Orizon CarbonCrop Rewards Programme VCS3368 · South Africa · Orizon Agriculture (Pty) Ltd |
Verra | Sustainable Agriculture | Active Registered |
Not stated | 160,159 | 16,530 | Country only |
| Madagascar Improved Cookstove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-001 VCS2311 · Madagascar · Korea Carbon Management Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Verification approval requested |
Not stated | 159,777 | 1,643 | Country only |
| Madagascar Improved Cook Stove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-009 VCS2685 · Madagascar · Korea Carbon Management Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Verification approval requested |
Not stated | 159,482 | 0 | Country only |
| Madagascar Improved Cook Stove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-006 VCS2825 · Madagascar · Korea Carbon Management Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Verification approval requested |
Not stated | 158,841 | 0 | Country only |
| Madagascar Improved Cookstove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-004 VCS2314 · Madagascar · Korea Carbon Management Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Verification approval requested |
Not stated | 158,434 | 2,434 | Country only |
| GS7591 VPA 34 Zambian Central Province Safe Water GS7689 · Zambia · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 157,419 | 81,426 | Country only |
| Solar Water Pump Project in Kenya VCS2989 · Kenya · SunCulture Kenya Ltd |
Verra | Improved Irrigation Management | Active Registered |
Not stated | 157,403 | 66,094 | Country only |
| Madagascar Improved Cookstove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-003 VCS2313 · Madagascar · Korea Carbon Management Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Verification approval requested |
Not stated | 156,442 | 3,490 | 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.