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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-002 GS11996 · 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 · BLUE WORLD CARBON ASSET MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD |
Gold Standard | Solar - Distributed | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 44,825 | 44,825 | Country only |
| Highveld Air Quality - EMM north project GS988 · Nova Institute |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 41,141 | 41,141 | Project location |
| Tugela Mill Fuel Switching Project - CER Conversion VCS1658 · Credits transferred from approved GHG program |
Verra | Biomass | Active Units transferred from approved GH... |
Not stated | 39,980 | 39,980 | Country only |
| CNG AgriCarbon Rewards Programme VCS2554 · Anthesis B.V. (PP) |
Verra | Sustainable Agriculture | Active Registered |
Not stated | 39,206 | 39,206 | Country only |
| Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-004 GS11999 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · BLUE WORLD CARBON ASSET MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD |
Gold Standard | Solar - Distributed | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 30,714 | 30,714 | Country only |
| Highveld Air Quality - Wesselton project GS993 · Nova Institute |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 30,118 | 30,118 | Project location |
| Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-006 GS12001 · 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 · BLUE WORLD CARBON ASSET MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD |
Gold Standard | Solar - Distributed | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 29,351 | 29,351 | Country only |
| Highveld Air Quality - Seme project GS992 · Nova Institute |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 27,249 | 27,230 | Project location |
| Highveld Air Quality - EMM central project GS989 · QK TS Pvt. Ltd. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 25,113 | 25,113 | Project location |
| Durban Landfill-Gas Bisasar Road. - CER Conversion VCS2501 · Converted from other GHG program (PP) |
Verra | Landfill Methane | Active Units transferred from approved GH... |
Not stated | 24,134 | 24,134 | Country only |
| Omnia Fertilizer Limited Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Reduction Project - CER C... VCS1515 · Credits transferred from approved GHG program |
Verra | N2O Destruction in Nitric Acid Production | Active Units transferred from approved GH... |
Not stated | 20,179 | 20,179 | Country only |
| Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-010 GS12005 · BLUE WORLD CARBON ASSET MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD |
Gold Standard | Solar - Distributed | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 19,438 | 19,438 | Country only |
| Highveld Air Quality - Highveld Central Project GS1006 · QK TS Pvt. Ltd. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 16,365 | 16,365 | Country only |
| Small-scale solar electrical programme South Africa – CPA-015 GS12010 · BLUE WORLD CARBON ASSET MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD |
Gold Standard | Solar - Distributed | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 15,691 | 15,691 | Country only |
| Highveld Air Quality - Maluti East GS1038 · Nova Institute |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 13,841 | 13,841 | Project location |
| Highveld Air Quality - eMbalenhle Project GS1167 · Nova Institute |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 13,813 | 13,813 | 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.