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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipangali Safe Water Access Project GS11730 · OFFGRIDSUN S.R.L. |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
local communities | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS11955 PoA Safe Water Supply in South Africa GS11955 · Deactivated Projects |
Gold Standard | Bundled Energy Efficiency | In the pipeline Listed |
local communities | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS11955 VPA-1 Safe Water Supply in Zambia GS11956 · Deactivated Projects |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | In the pipeline Listed |
local communities | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS10875 GS 10876 Namene Solar Lights Distribution Programme in Souther... GS12117 · NAMENE CLIMATE INVESTMENT VEHICLE LIMITED |
Gold Standard | Solar Lighting | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Water Does Matter GS12483 · Infinite Environmental Solutions Limited |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | In the pipeline Listed |
women +2 | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS12483 VPA-1 Water Does Matter in Zambia by Global Empowers GS12485 · Infinite Environmental Solutions Limited |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | In the pipeline Listed |
women +2 | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS7591 VPA 64 Innovation: Africa Solar Water Pumping Projects - Zambia GS12641 · CO2balance UK ltd |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | In the pipeline Listed |
households | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS12443 VPA 41: ECC_Multi-country Electric Clean Cooking Programme in... GS12842 · ECOA Climate Capital |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Listed |
households | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| UpEnergy – Social and Climate Impact Programme-Cooking Devices VPA-47 GS13109 · UpEnergy Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| ETG Live Better Improved Cookstove GS13189 · ETG Climate Solutions SA |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
households +1 | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Community-based Landscape Restoration in Zambia (COLAREZA) GS23181 · World Vision Australia |
Gold Standard | Afforestation/Reforestation | In the pipeline Listed |
smallholder or rural f... +2 | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Koalisation community based clean cooking program GS23189 · Koalisation S.R.L. SB |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Listed |
households +1 | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| COLAREZA - FMNR & Reforestation - VPA01 GS23199 · World Vision Australia |
Gold Standard | Afforestation/Reforestation | In the pipeline Listed |
smallholder or rural f... +2 | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS10963 GS11007 VPA 6 – UpEnergy Social and Climate Impact Programme –... GS23342 · UpEnergy Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS10963 GS11007 VPA 6 – UpEnergy Social and Climate Impact Programme –... GS23353 · UpEnergy Group |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Community Initiated Regeneration for Carbon and Livelihood Enhancemen... GS23453 · World Vision Korea |
Gold Standard | Afforestation/Reforestation | In the pipeline Listed |
households | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| The Future of Cooking in Emerging Countries GS23562 · Koalisation S.R.L. SB |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Listed |
women +1 | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS23562- VPA 1 The Future of Cooking in Zambia GS23572 · Koalisation S.R.L. SB |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Listed |
women +1 | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS10789-GS10790-RVPA-91: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households in... GS23591 · GLOBAL COOKSTOVES 3 LIMITED |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Listed |
households | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS10789-GS10790-RVPA-92: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households in... GS23595 · Save Forest 4 Ltd |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Listed |
households | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Musokotwane REDD+ Project VCS1672 · Zambruss Enterprises |
Verra | REDD+ | Withdrawn or inactive Withdrawn |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| COMACO Landscape Management Project - West VCS2618 · Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO) |
Verra | REDD+ | In the pipeline Registration and verification appr... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Tombwe Smallholder Reforestation Project VCS2619 · Tombwe Processing Limited (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Active Registered |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Integrated REDD+ Project in Zambia VCS2857 · Kanaka Management Services Private Limited (PP) |
Verra | REDD+ | In the pipeline Registration and verification appr... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Installation Of Solar Milling Plants for Household In Zambia, Project-... VCS2966 · Carbon Project Australia Pty Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Solar - Distributed | 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.