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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| uMkhanyakude Restoration Project VCS5506 · Afriwild Carbon Developments (PP) |
Verra | Sustainable Grassland Management | In the pipeline Pipeline listing (under developmen... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Area centre |
| Decarb.earth RSA Solar VCS5536 · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | Solar - Distributed | In the pipeline Under validation (Public comment p... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Electric Mobility Program South Africa VCS5546 · Zeroca B.V. (PP) |
Verra | Electric Vehicles & Charging | In the pipeline Registration requested |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Imvelo Safe Kitchen VCS5547 · OYU GREEN PTE LTD (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Registration and verification appr... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Clean Waste Collective VCS5548 · OYU Green Private Limited (PP) |
Verra | Waste Diversion | In the pipeline Under validation (Public comment p... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Decentral Energy Group Project VCS5596 · Fuel Switch SA (Pty) Ltd |
Verra | RE Bundled | In the pipeline Under validation (Public comment p... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Fuel Switch Open Call: Accelerating Access to Clean Energy VCS5597 · Fuel Switch SA (Pty) Ltd |
Verra | RE Bundled | In the pipeline Under validation (Public comment p... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Growthpoint Grouped Project VCS5598 · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | Solar - Distributed | In the pipeline Pipeline listing requested (under... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Broadreach Yield Solar PV Grouped Project VCS5619 · Broadreach Yield Pty Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Solar - Distributed | In the pipeline Registration requested |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| FirstSolar Programme VCS5621 · FirstRand Bank Limited (PP) |
Verra | Solar - Distributed | In the pipeline Registration requested |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| iKapa Solar PV and BESS 240 MWp Project VCS5630 · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | Solar - Centralized | In the pipeline Pipeline listing (under developmen... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Mkomazi Alienfuel Avoided Landfilling Project VCS5646 · Mkomazi Alienfuel (Pty) Ltd. |
Verra | Waste Diversion | Active Registered |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Carbon Smart Farming Initiative VCS5651 · OYU Green Private Limited (PP) |
Verra | Sustainable Agriculture | In the pipeline Under validation (Public comment p... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| EnviroServ LFG Grouped Project VCS5666 · EnviroServ Waste Management (Pty) Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Landfill Methane | In the pipeline Registration requested |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| A-Gas South Africa 2 VCS5668 · A-Gas South Africa (Pty), Ltd. |
Verra | Ozone Depleting Substances Recovery & Destruction | In the pipeline Registration and verification appr... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Karoo Sustainable Landscapes Program (KSLP) VCS5689 · Sayari Earth Limited (PP) |
Verra | Sustainable Grassland Management | In the pipeline Pipeline listing (under developmen... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| KwaZulu-Natal Sustainable Landscapes Program (KZNSLP) VCS5703 · Sayari Earth Limited (PP) |
Verra | Sustainable Grassland Management | In the pipeline Pipeline listing (under developmen... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| CARBON DISCLOSURE SA SOLAR PV GROUPED PROJECT 2 VCS5753 · Carbon Disclosure South Africa (Pty) Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Solar - Distributed | In the pipeline Pipeline listing (under developmen... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Thirst for Life: A Clean Water Initiative VCS5771 · OYU Green Private Limited (PP) |
Verra | Clean Water | In the pipeline Registration and verification appr... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Hedmenn Strauss Solar PV Grouped Project VCS5775 · Hedmenn Strauss (Pty) Ltd. |
Verra | Solar - Centralized | In the pipeline Under validation (Public comment p... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Scaw Rooftop Solar PV Grouped Project VCS5785 · Scaw South Africa (Pty) Limited |
Verra | Solar - Distributed | In the pipeline Under validation (Public comment p... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Return to Thicket Restoration Project VCS5808 · Return to Thicket (Pty) Ltd. (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | In the pipeline Pipeline listing (under developmen... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Bio2Watt Bronkhorstspruit Biogas project VCS5815 · Bronkhorstspruit Biogas Plant (Pty) Ltd. |
Verra | Biomass | In the pipeline Pipeline listing (under developmen... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Scaw Electric Arc Furnace Efficiency Project VCS5827 · Scaw South Africa (Pty) Limited |
Verra | Energy Efficiency | In the pipeline Pipeline listing (under developmen... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| EnviroServ Waste-to-Energy Grouped Project VCS5841 · EnviroServ Waste Management (Pty) Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Waste Incineration | 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.