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Carbon projects in 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
2,563
1,253 active · 758 in the pipeline
Credits issued
418,108,983
tonnes CO₂-equivalent, all vintages
Credits retired
233,409,680
56% of issued
Nature-based · blue carbon
365 · 30
507 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
1,330 of 2,563 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madagascar Improved Cook Stove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-007 - CER Con... VCS4978 · Madagascar · Converted from other GHG program (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Units transferred from approved GH... |
Not stated | 2,373 | 0 | Country only |
| Rural electrification program Madagascar GS7623 · Madagascar · atmosfair gGmbH |
Gold Standard | Solar - Distributed | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
Not stated | 1,099 | 100 | Country only |
| Madagascar Improved Cook Stove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-008 - CER Con... VCS4979 · Madagascar · Converted from other GHG program (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Units transferred from approved GH... |
Not stated | 373 | 0 | Country only |
| Madagascar Improved Cook Stove Project by KCM-Wood#CPA-W-009 - CER Con... VCS4976 · Madagascar · Converted from other GHG program (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Active Units transferred from approved GH... |
Not stated | 331 | 0 | Country only |
| Tandavanala TsinjoHarena Improved cook-stoves in Vatovavy Fitovinany R... GS4537 · Madagascar · Tandavanala |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Listed |
households | 0 | 0 | Project location |
| GS5658 VPA 41: Water is Life Madagascar GS11425 · Madagascar · Madaprojects Srl SB |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | In the pipeline Listed |
households | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| CPA-MA-28-Madagascar Ethanol Stove Program GS11714 · Madagascar · GREEN DEVELOPMENT AS |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
households | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| CPA-MA-25-Madagascar Ethanol Stove Program GS11717 · Madagascar · GREEN DEVELOPMENT AS |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
households | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS5658 VPA 42: Water is Life Madagascar GS11854 · Madagascar · Madaprojects Srl SB |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | In the pipeline Listed |
households | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Solar Power for Rural Villages in Madagascar GS12379 · Madagascar · WE LIGHT MADAGASCAR |
Gold Standard | Solar - Distributed | In the pipeline Listed |
households +2 | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS12600 VPA-1 Clean Water: Madagascar GS12601 · Madagascar · SANITAP LTD |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | In the pipeline Listed |
local communities | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS12600 VPA-2 Clean Cooking: Madagascar GS12619 · Madagascar · SANITAP LTD |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Listed |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| JatroGreen Madagascar SDG Jatropha Project GS12682 · Madagascar · JatroGreen SARL |
Gold Standard | Afforestation/Reforestation | In the pipeline Listed |
local communities | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS11574 VPA-1 Madagascar Water Project GS12799 · Madagascar · GREEN DEVELOPMENT AS |
Gold Standard | Community Boreholes | In the pipeline Listed |
households | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS12600 VPA-4 Clean Water: Madagascar GS12808 · Madagascar · SANITAP LTD |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | In the pipeline Listed |
local communities | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS11574 GS11718 RVPA-1 CPA-MA-024-Madagascar GS12811 · Madagascar · GREEN DEVELOPMENT AS |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Listed |
households | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS12600 VPA-3 Improved Cooking: Madagascar GS12851 · Madagascar · SANITAP LTD |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
local communities | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Community Cookstove Program in Madagascar by WeAct GS12996 · Madagascar · WeAct Pty Ltd |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Listed |
households +1 | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| VPA-1 COMMUNITY COOKSTOVE PROGRAM IN MADAGASCAR BY WEACT GS13076 · Madagascar · WeAct Pty Ltd |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Listed |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS23280 VPA-1 RANOVOLA Water Program in Madagascar GS23281 · Madagascar · SweetSense Inc. |
Gold Standard | Clean Water | In the pipeline Listed |
local communities | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS12600 VPA-5 Improved Cooking: Madagascar GS23369 · Madagascar · SANITAP LTD |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
local communities | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS12600 VPA-6 Improved Cooking: Madagascar GS23370 · Madagascar · SANITAP LTD |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
local communities | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS12600 VPA-7 Improved Cooking: Madagascar GS23409 · Madagascar · SANITAP LTD |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
local communities | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| GS23548-VPA-3 d.light Clean Energy Access Programme-Madagascar GS23552 · Madagascar · d.lightdesign Ltd |
Gold Standard | Solar Lighting | In the pipeline Listed |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Carbon Emissions Reduction Project in the Forest Corridor Ambositra-Vo... VCS1047 · Madagascar · Govt. of Madagascar, Direction Generale des Forets |
Verra | REDD+ | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
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.