Carbon credit projects in Brazil
Registry records list 415 carbon credit projects in Brazil, the largest group forest. Together they have issued 180,672,184 tonnes and retired 84,678,442.
Key figures
Projects
415
Registries
6
Credits issued
180,672,184 t
Credits retired
84,678,442 t
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
By registry
- Verra 333
- Gold Standard 40
- Cercarbono 23
- Isometric 8
- ART TREES 6
- American Carbon Registry (ACR) 5
By category
- Forest 207
- Ghg Management 70
- Renewable Energy 63
- Not specified 23
- Fuel Switching 20
- Agriculture 17
- Energy Efficiency 9
- Alkalinity Cdr 6
Brazil and Article 6
- Bilateral agreements
- 2
- Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
- Appointed
- Participation requirements for the Mechanism
- Published
- Cooperative approaches
- 0
- Article 6.2 activities
- 0
- Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
- 92
- Crediting Mechanism activities registered
- 0
Country-level facts from UN tracking. Whether a particular project is authorised is not shown here.
Source: UN Article 6 tracking (Article 6 Pipeline, UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre) · Data as of 4 September 2026
Hazard context
- Wildfire
- High
- River flood
- High
- Drought
- Medium
Levels for the country as a whole, not for any one project site.
Source: ThinkHazard hazard assessments · Levels read 25 September 2026
Projects
Largest issuance first.
CASCAVEL LANDFILL GAS PROJECT
Verra · Brazil
Not yet issued
CATANDUVA LANDFILL GAS PROJECT
Verra · Brazil · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
CGR Guatapara Landfill Project
Gold Standard · Brazil
Not yet issued
COLORADO REDD AUD PROJECT
Verra · Brazil · Forest
Not yet issued
CONSERVATION STRATEGY FOR THE BRAZILIAN PAMPA BIOME: PALMAS CAMAQUÃ PROJECT
Verra · Brazil · Forest
Not yet issued
CTDR Paracambi Landfill Gas
Verra · Brazil · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
CTDRS Três Rios Landfill Gas
Verra · Brazil · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
CTR Campos landfill gas project
Gold Standard · Brazil · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
CTR IPATINGA LANDFILL GAS PROJECT
Verra · Brazil · Ghg Management
Not yet issued
CTR Metropolitana Landfill Gas
Verra · Brazil · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
Cabeceira do Xingu REDD Project
Verra · Brazil · Forest
Not yet issued
Caiarara REDD+ Project
Verra · Brazil · Forest
Not yet issued
Calango and Caetité Wind Farms Complexes CDM Project Activity
Gold Standard · Brazil · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Canindé Grouped REDD+ Project
Verra · Brazil · Forest
Not yet issued
Carbon Project in the Emas-Taquari Biodiversity Corridor, Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Verra · Brazil · Forest
Not yet issued
Carbono Verde AR Project
Verra · Brazil · Forest
No issuance recorded
Cauaxi REDD+ Grouped Project
Verra · Brazil · Forest
Not yet issued
Cerrado Efficient Cookstoves
Gold Standard · Brazil · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
ComBio Renewable Biomass Project - Piracicaba
Gold Standard · Brazil · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
Consórcio Horizonte Asja
Gold Standard · Brazil · Ghg Management
No issuance recorded
Corridors for Life ARR Grouped Project
Verra · Brazil · Forest
Not yet issued
Credits for Life - Regenerative Cacao Farming in Bahia
Verra · Brazil · Forest
Not yet issued
Cultivar Progresso REDD+ Project
Verra · Brazil · Forest
Not yet issued
Curuá Grouped REDD+ Project
Verra · Brazil · Forest
Not yet issued
Cycling the Change
Verra · Brazil · Energy Efficiency
No issuance recorded
Questions about Brazil
How many carbon credit projects are in Brazil?
415, as of 1 June 2026.
Has Brazil signed Article 6 agreements?
2 bilateral agreements, as of 4 September 2026.
Which methodologies are most used in Brazil?
VM0015 (65), ACM0001 (43), VM0007 (38).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026