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Carbon projects in Zambia
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
97
38 active · 39 in the pipeline
Credits issued
25,751,533
tonnes CO₂-equivalent, all vintages
Credits retired
17,804,520
69% of issued
Nature-based · blue carbon
27 · 0
5 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
43 of 97 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luangwa Community Forests Project VCS1775 · BioCarbon Partners (PP) |
Verra | REDD+ | Active Verification approval requested |
Not stated | 12,067,488 | 11,397,584 | Country only |
| LOWER ZAMBEZI REDD+ PROJECT VCS1202 · BioCarbon Partners (PP) |
Verra | REDD+ | Active Verification approval requested |
Not stated | 2,421,395 | 2,416,001 | Area centre |
| TASC Clean Cooking PoA – VPA 3 (Zambia) GS11596 · THE AFRICAN STOVE COMPANY LIMITED |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 1,740,737 | 575,429 | Country only |
| TASC Clean Cooking PoA – VPA 1 (Zambia) GS11145 · THE AFRICAN STOVE COMPANY LIMITED |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households +1 | 1,722,746 | 762,252 | Country only |
| COMACO Landscape Management Project VCS1532 · Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO) |
Verra | REDD+ | In the pipeline On Hold - see notification letter |
Not stated | 1,638,099 | 1,093,360 | Country only |
| Distribution of Improved Cook Stoves in Sub-Saharan Africa-Zambia-CPA-... VCS2713 · Bridge Carbon Africa Stoves Development Private Li... |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Registered |
Not stated | 1,598,600 | 0 | Country only |
| Installation of high efficiency wood burning cookstoves in Zambia - Pr... VCS2371 · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | Cookstoves | Withdrawn or inactive Withdrawn |
Not stated | 951,836 | 227,713 | Country only |
| Installation of high efficiency wood burning cookstoves in Zambia VCS2340 · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | Cookstoves | Withdrawn or inactive Withdrawn |
Not stated | 780,281 | 316,392 | Country only |
| Fuel Efficient Stoves in Zambia (Korea Carbon Management Ltd. CPA No.0... VCS2735 · Korea Carbon Management Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Registered |
Not stated | 451,656 | 0 | Country only |
| TASC Clean Cooking PoA - VPA 6 (Zambia) GS11901 · THE AFRICAN STOVE COMPANY LIMITED |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 355,037 | 0 | Country only |
| GS7591 VPA 32 Zambian Central Province Safe Water GS7687 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 225,830 | 164,016 | Country only |
| GS7591 VPA 37 Zambia Western Province Safe Water Project GS11010 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 224,481 | 146,530 | Country only |
| GS7591 VPA 33 Zambian Central Province Safe Water GS7688 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 192,197 | 117,120 | Country only |
| "Commonland African Improved Cookstove Programme – VPA 01 (Peace Parks... GS10886 · Commonland B.V. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 187,306 | 153,306 | Country only |
| GS7591 VPA 34 Zambian Central Province Safe Water GS7689 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 157,419 | 81,426 | Country only |
| Namene Solar Light Company: Solar Lighting Project Zambia 1 GS7002 · NAMENE CLIMATE INVESTMENT VEHICLE LIMITED |
Gold Standard | Solar Lighting | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households +2 | 150,533 | 51,052 | Project location |
| UpEnergy – Social and Climate Impact Programme-Cooking Devices VPA-6 GS11007 · UpEnergy Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 140,572 | 0 | Country only |
| GS7591 VPA 38 Zambia Western Province Safe Water Project GS11011 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 124,966 | 22,378 | Country only |
| GS7591 VPA 35 Zambian Central Province Safe Water GS7690 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 101,376 | 44,527 | Country only |
| Fuel Efficient Stoves in Zambia – Korea Carbon Management Ltd. CPA No.... VCS2734 · Korea Carbon Management Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Registered |
Not stated | 100,032 | 4,422 | Country only |
| UpEnergy – Social and Climate Impact Programme-Cooking Devices VPA-25 GS12377 · UpEnergy Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 87,286 | 0 | Country only |
| GS7591 VPA 36 Zambian Central Province Safe Water GS7691 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 80,750 | 53,001 | Country only |
| Fuel Efficient Stoves in Zambia CPA 2 VCS1252 · 3 Rocks Limited (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 53,122 | 53,122 | Country only |
| Fuel Efficient Stoves in Zambia CPA 1 VCS1251 · 3 Rocks Limited (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 48,895 | 48,895 | Country only |
| Safe Water Supply in Zambia VCS5082 · Offset Financial Holdings LLC |
Verra | Clean Water | Active Registered |
Not stated | 20,231 | 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.