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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tree Planting in South African townships VCS720 · South Africa · Food and Trees for Africa (FTFA) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Peri-urban bamboo planting around South African townships VCS721 · South Africa · Multiple Project Proponents |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Withdrawn or inactive Late to Verify |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| One True Measure (Pty) Ltd Solar PV Grouped Project in South Africa VCS1545 · South Africa · One True Measure (Pty) Ltd |
Verra | Solar - Centralized | In the pipeline Under validation (Public comment p... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| A-Gas SA ODS Project VCS2509 · South Africa · A-Gas South Africa (PP) |
Verra | Ozone Depleting Substances Recovery & Destruction | In the pipeline Pipeline listing (under developmen... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Kruger to Canyons Rangeland Restoration Project VCS3397 · South Africa · Conservation South Africa |
Verra | Sustainable Grassland Management | Active Verification approval requested |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Area centre |
| Eastern Cape Restoration Project, South Africa - Makhanda VCS3627 · South Africa · EcoPlanet Bamboo Group, LLC (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Active Registered |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Eastern Cape Restoration Project, South Africa - Somerset East VCS3628 · South Africa · EcoPlanet Bamboo Group, LLC (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Active Registered |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Eastern Cape Bamboo Forestry Project, South Africa VCS3632 · South Africa · EcoPlanet Bamboo Group, LLC (PP) |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Active Registered |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Installation of high efficiency wood burning cookstoves in South Afric... VCS3941 · South Africa · C-Quest Capital CR Stoves Pte. Ltd. (PP) |
Verra | Cookstoves | Withdrawn or inactive Withdrawn |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Carbon Disclosure SA Solar PV Grouped Project 1 VCS4799 · South Africa · Carbon Disclosure South Africa (Pty) Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Solar - Distributed | Active Verification approval requested |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Small Scale Solar Grouped Project in South Africa VCS5023 · South Africa · Catalyst Incentive Solutions (Pty) Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Solar - Centralized | In the pipeline Under validation (Public comment p... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| SPEKBOOM RESTORATION PROJECT BEKA EMVA IGWANISHE - ISIXHOSA VCS5027 · South Africa · Imperative South Africa Projects Pty Ltd |
Verra | Afforestation/Reforestation | Active Registered |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Small Scale LED Lighting Grouped Project in South Africa VCS5208 · South Africa · Energy LED (Pty) Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Lighting | In the pipeline Under validation (Public comment p... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| OYU - Powering South African SMEs with Clean Energy VCS5441 · South Africa · OYU Green Private Limited (PP) |
Verra | Solar - Distributed | In the pipeline Registration and verification appr... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Electric Mobility Program South Africa VCS5546 · South Africa · Zeroca B.V. (PP) |
Verra | Electric Vehicles & Charging | In the pipeline Registration requested |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| A-Gas South Africa 2 VCS5668 · South Africa · 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 |
| CARBON DISCLOSURE SA SOLAR PV GROUPED PROJECT 2 VCS5753 · South Africa · Carbon Disclosure South Africa (Pty) Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Solar - Distributed | In the pipeline Pipeline listing (under developmen... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Scaw Rooftop Solar PV Grouped Project VCS5785 · South Africa · Scaw South Africa (Pty) Limited |
Verra | Solar - Distributed | In the pipeline Under validation (Public comment p... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Scaw Electric Arc Furnace Efficiency Project VCS5827 · South Africa · Scaw South Africa (Pty) Limited |
Verra | Energy Efficiency | In the pipeline Pipeline listing (under developmen... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| South African Electrification Programme VCS5861 · South Africa · Motion Energy Group Pty Ltd (PP) |
Verra | Electric Vehicles & Charging | In the pipeline Pipeline listing (under developmen... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| CARBON CONSERVANCY – FARMS WEST OF MUSINA (PLOT 1: LIMPOPO SAFARIS), S... VCS5924 · South Africa · Last Wild Sanctuaries (Pty) Ltd (PP) |
Verra | REDD+ | In the pipeline Under validation (Public comment p... |
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.