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Carbon projects in South 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
179
77 active · 65 in the pipeline
Credits issued
25,223,698
tonnes CO₂-equivalent, all vintages
Credits retired
20,475,285
81% of issued
Nature-based · blue carbon
35 · 0
28 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
13 of 179 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soil carbon improvement Project through Grassland Management, in South... VCS2710 · 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 · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | Sustainable Agriculture | Active Registered |
Not stated | 266,254 | 26,074 | Country only |
| Orizon CarbonCrop Rewards Programme VCS3368 · Orizon Agriculture (Pty) Ltd |
Verra | Sustainable Agriculture | Active Registered |
Not stated | 160,159 | 16,530 | Country only |
| CNG AgriCarbon Rewards Programme VCS2554 · Anthesis B.V. (PP) |
Verra | Sustainable Agriculture | Active Registered |
Not stated | 39,206 | 39,206 | Country only |
| TERRAGRN – Land Regeneration through Agroforestry in Mpumalanga South... GS12094 · TERRAGRN PRIVATE LIMITED |
Gold Standard | Afforestation/Reforestation | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
women +1 | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| TERRAGRN – Land Regeneration through Agroforestry in Mpumalanga South... GS12095 · TERRAGRN PRIVATE LIMITED |
Gold Standard | Afforestation/Reforestation | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
local communities | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| New Beginnings GS12614 · INITIIS NOVIS (PTY) LTD T/A New Beginnings |
Gold Standard | Afforestation/Reforestation | In the pipeline Listed |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| New Beginnings Afforestation project GS12938 · INITIIS NOVIS (PTY) LTD T/A New Beginnings |
Gold Standard | Afforestation/Reforestation | In the pipeline Listed |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| TASC SOLUM - Sequestration and Optimised Landscapes Using Microbials GS23307 · THE AFRICAN STOVE COMPANY LIMITED |
Gold Standard | Sustainable Agriculture | In the pipeline Listed |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| TASC SOLUM - Sequestration and Optimised Landscapes Using Microbials -... GS23308 · THE AFRICAN STOVE COMPANY LIMITED |
Gold Standard | Sustainable Agriculture | In the pipeline Listed |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Tree Planting in South African townships VCS720 · Food and Trees for Africa (FTFA) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Peri-urban bamboo planting around South African townships VCS721 · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Renencom Afforestation/Reforestation Grouped Project VCS1339 · 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 · Spekboom Trading (Pty) Ltd |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Named place |
| CNG AgriCarbon Rewards Programme 2 VCS3394 · Climate Neutral Group. (PP) |
Verra | Sustainable Agriculture | In the pipeline Pipeline listing (under developmen... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Kruger to Canyons Rangeland Restoration Project VCS3397 · Conservation South Africa |
Verra | Sustainable Grassland Management | Active Verification approval requested |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Area centre |
| Portland: Regenerative Agriculture & native revegetation on degraded l... VCS3427 · Holmstone Pty. (Ltd.) (PP) |
Verra | Sustainable Agriculture | In the pipeline Pipeline listing (under developmen... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Eastern Cape Restoration Project, South Africa - Makhanda VCS3627 · EcoPlanet Bamboo Group, LLC (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Active Registered |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Eastern Cape Restoration Project, South Africa - Somerset East VCS3628 · EcoPlanet Bamboo Group, LLC (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Active Registered |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Eastern Cape Bamboo Forestry Project, South Africa VCS3632 · EcoPlanet Bamboo Group, LLC (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Active Registered |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Cultivating Carbon Regenerative Agriculture Project VCS3633 · Cultivating Carbon Proprietary Limited (PP) |
Verra | Sustainable Agriculture | In the pipeline Registration requested |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| CSA Carbon VCS4319 · C-SA Properties (Pty) Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Active Registered |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Hive Ecosystems project VCS4698 · HIVE ECOSYSTEMS (PTY) LTD (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | In the pipeline Registration requested |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Baviaanskloof Carbon Project VCS4699 · Baviaanskloof Bewarea NPC (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | In the pipeline Under validation (Public comment p... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| SPEKBOOM RESTORATION PROJECT BEKA EMVA IGWANISHE - ISIXHOSA VCS5027 · Imperative South Africa Projects Pty Ltd |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Active Registered |
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.