Carbon credit projects in Papua New Guinea
Registry records list 19 carbon credit projects in Papua New Guinea, most of them forest. Together they have issued 4,902,515 tonnes and retired 1,720,709.
Key figures
Projects
19
Registries
4
Credits issued
4,902,515 t
Credits retired
1,720,709 t
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
By registry
- Verra 12
- Gold Standard 5
- ART TREES 1
- Cercarbono 1
By category
- Forest 13
- Energy Efficiency 2
- Renewable Energy 2
- Not specified 1
- Fuel Switching 1
Papua New Guinea and Article 6
- Bilateral agreements
- 2
- Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
- Appointed
- Participation requirements for the Mechanism
- Not published
- Cooperative approaches
- 1
- Article 6.2 activities
- 0
- Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
- 0
- 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
Most used methodologies
- VM0007, VM0048 4 projects
- VM0015 3 projects
- AMS-I-D 2 projects
- VM0050 1 project
- VMR0006 1 project
- VM0007 1 project
- VM0009 1 project
- VM0007, VM0010 1 project
- ART-TREES 1 project
- CCB-REDD 1 project
Hazard context
- Wildfire
- High
- River flood
- High
- Drought
- Very low
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.
April Salumei Rainforest Community Conservation Project
Verra · Papua New Guinea · Forest
2.2M
issued tCO₂e
NIHT Topaiyo REDD +
Verra · Papua New Guinea · Forest
1.3M
issued tCO₂e
Tavolo Community Forest Conservation Project
Verra · Papua New Guinea · Forest
746.4K
issued tCO₂e
REDD+ Conservation project by local communities in Oceania region
Cercarbono · Papua New Guinea · Forest
422.1K
issued tCO₂e
Markham Valley A/R Project
Gold Standard · Papua New Guinea
116.9K
issued tCO₂e
Mosa POME Methane Capture Project
Gold Standard · Papua New Guinea · Renewable Energy
55.4K
issued tCO₂e
Kumbango POME Methane Capture Project
Gold Standard · Papua New Guinea · Renewable Energy
45.2K
issued tCO₂e
Improved Cookstove Grouped Project in Papua New Guinea
Verra · Papua New Guinea · Energy Efficiency
13.4K
issued tCO₂e
Amau Ganai REDD+ Project
Verra · Papua New Guinea · Forest
Not yet issued
CONSERVATION OF NATIVE FOREST IN THE BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOT OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Verra · Papua New Guinea · Forest
Not yet issued
INTEGRATED REDD+ PROJECT1 IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Verra · Papua New Guinea · Forest
Not yet issued
Installation of high efficiency wood burning cookstoves in Papua New Guinea
Verra · Papua New Guinea · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Lower Sepik REDD+ Project
Verra · Papua New Guinea · Forest
Not yet issued
Morobe Markham Reforestation Project
Gold Standard · Papua New Guinea · Forest
Not yet issued
PNG Biomass Markham Valley Energy project
Gold Standard · Papua New Guinea · Fuel Switching
No issuance recorded
Papua New Guinea
ART TREES · Papua New Guinea · Forest
Not yet issued
REDD+ Project in Oro Province of Papua New Guinea
Verra · Papua New Guinea · Forest
No issuance recorded
V Carbon Nuku Maimai Project
Verra · Papua New Guinea · Forest
Not yet issued
V Carbon Nuku Nopan Project
Verra · Papua New Guinea · Forest
Not yet issued
Questions about Papua New Guinea
How many carbon credit projects are in Papua New Guinea?
19, as of 1 June 2026.
Has Papua New Guinea signed Article 6 agreements?
2 bilateral agreements, as of 4 September 2026.
Which methodologies are most used in Papua New Guinea?
VM0007, VM0048 (4), VM0015 (3), AMS-I-D (2).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026