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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS1247 VPA 193 Zambia Eastern Province Safe Water Project GS7459 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 17,246 | 12,817 | Country only |
| GS 10963 GS 11007 RVPA 6 UpEnergy – Social and Climate Impact Programm... GS13108 · UpEnergy Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 15,507 | 0 | Country only |
| GS1247 VPA 190 Zambia Eastern Province Safe Water Project GS7456 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 15,093 | 5,473 | Country only |
| TASC Clean Cooking PoA – VPA 4 (Zambia) GS11604 · THE AFRICAN STOVE COMPANY LIMITED |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 14,864 | 13,141 | Country only |
| Fuel Efficient Stoves in Zambia CPA 3 VCS1253 · 3 Rocks Limited (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 14,648 | 14,601 | Country only |
| GS1247 VPA 192 Zambia Eastern Province Safe Water Project GS7458 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 14,456 | 5,905 | Country only |
| GS1247 VPA 194 Zambia Eastern Province Safe Water Project GS7460 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 12,956 | 6,658 | Country only |
| GS1247 VPA 191 Zambia Eastern Province Safe Water Project GS7457 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 12,521 | 6,028 | Country only |
| Fuel Efficient Stoves in Zambia CPA 3. - CER Conversion VCS2463 · Credits transferred from approved GHG program |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Units transferred from approved GH... |
Not stated | 7,890 | 7,890 | Country only |
| *Zengamina Mini Hydro Scheme- Zambia GS355 · Climate Impact Partners Limited |
Gold Standard | Hydropower | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 3,481 | 3,481 | Project location |
| GS1247 VPA 195 Zambia Eastern Province Safe Water Project GS7461 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS1247 VPA 196 Zambia Eastern Province Safe Water Project GS7462 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS1247 VPA 197 Zambia Eastern Province Safe Water Project GS7463 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS5047 VPA41 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Lu... GS7499 · Likano Project Development GmbH |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Listed |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS5047 VPA42 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Lu... GS7500 · Likano Project Development GmbH |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Listed |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS5047 VPA40 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Lu... GS7501 · Likano Project Development GmbH |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Listed |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS5047 VPA43 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Lu... GS7543 · Likano Project Development GmbH |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Listed |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Commonland African Improved Cookstove Programme GS10874 · Commonland B.V. |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
households | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS10875 Namene Solar Lights Distribution Programme in Southern African... GS10876 · NAMENE CLIMATE INVESTMENT VEHICLE LIMITED |
Gold Standard | Solar Lighting | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
households +1 | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS11143: VPA 1- Installation of High Efficiency Firewood Cookstoves in... GS11143 · C-Quest Capital Stoves Asia Ltd |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
households +2 | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Afstor Solar Cooker GS11186 · AFSTOR OY |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
households +2 | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| UpEnergy-Social and Climate Impact Programme- Safe Water VPA-11 GS11320 · Community Carbon |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Clean Cooking Programme for Biomass Gasification (PoA) GS11508 · Emerging Cooking Solutions Sweden AB |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
households +1 | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS11508 VPA1: Clean Cooking with Biomass Gasification in Zambia GS11509 · Emerging Cooking Solutions Sweden AB |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
households +1 | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Beyond Biomass: UpEnergy Electric Cooking-VPA 2 GS11580 · UpEnergy Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
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.