Carbon credit projects in Peru

Registry records list 76 carbon credit projects in Peru, most of them forest. Together they have issued 98,383,258 tonnes and retired 56,897,308.

Key figures

Projects

76

Registries

4

Credits issued

98,383,258 t

Credits retired

56,897,308 t

Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026

By registry

By category

  • Forest 47
  • Energy Efficiency 10
  • Renewable Energy 9
  • Not specified 6
  • Fuel Switching 4

Peru and Article 6

Bilateral agreements
2
Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
Appointed
Participation requirements for the Mechanism
Published
Cooperative approaches
1
Article 6.2 activities
1
Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
15
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

What these figures mean

Most used methodologies

Hazard context

Wildfire
High
River flood
High
Drought
High

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.

Indigenous Jurisdictional REDD+ Program

ART TREES · Peru · Forest

Not yet issued

Iñapari Amazon REDD+ Project

Verra · Peru · Forest

Not yet issued

Kana Smallholder Afforestation Project

Gold Standard · Peru

No issuance recorded

Kowen Antami REDD+ Project

Verra · Peru · Forest

Not yet issued

Muyuchi

Verra · Peru · Forest

Not yet issued

NOMOLENE YINE IFM PROJECT

Verra · Peru · Forest

Not yet issued

Off-grid Solar Plants for Amazonian communities in Peru

Gold Standard · Peru

No issuance recorded

PROYECTO REDD+ JUNTOS POR LOS BOSQUES

Verra · Peru · Forest

Not yet issued

Peru

ART TREES · Peru · Forest

Not yet issued

Peruvian Amazon Conservation Project

Verra · Peru · Forest

Not yet issued

Planting for the Future: Financially sustainable agroforestry systems and payments for ecosystem services

Verra · Peru · Forest

Not yet issued

Reduction of deforestation and degradation in the Bahuaja sonene national park in the Puno region - Perú

Verra · Peru · Forest

Not yet issued

Reduction of the deforestation and degradation of tropical dry forests in Piura and Lambayeque

Verra · Peru · Forest

Not yet issued

Reforestation of pasture lands on the Peruvian Northern Andes - “Forestry PRODICOM” Grouped Project

Verra · Peru · Forest

No issuance recorded

Reforestation of pastures in Sociedad Agrícola de Interés Social “José Carlos Mariátegui” - Joven Forestal Project, Perú

Verra · Peru · Forest

No issuance recorded

Renewable Energy Programme in Peru

Cercarbono · Peru · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

Run of River Small Hydro Power Plants in Peru

Gold Standard · Peru · Renewable Energy

No issuance recorded

SEIKOPAI REDD+

Verra · Peru · Forest

Not yet issued

Selva Norte Conservation Project (CSN+)

Verra · Peru · Forest

Not yet issued

Sierra del Divisor Conservation Corridor Grouped Project

Verra · Peru · Forest

Not yet issued

Sumaq Allpa - Beautiful Land: Large-scale community-based afforestation in the Andes Highlands

Verra · Peru · Forest

Not yet issued

TAJIMAT PUJUT - El buen vivir - Restauración y conservación de los bosques Awajún del Alto Mayo

Verra · Peru · Forest

Not yet issued

The Last Habitat REDD+ project

Verra · Peru · Forest

Not yet issued

Urubamba Amazon IFM Project

Verra · Peru · Forest

Not yet issued

Vencedor Guajoya REDD+

Verra · Peru · Forest

No issuance recorded

Questions about Peru

How many carbon credit projects are in Peru?

76, as of 1 June 2026.

Has Peru signed Article 6 agreements?

2 bilateral agreements, as of 4 September 2026.

Which methodologies are most used in Peru?

VM0007 (9), VM0015 (9), VM0048 (6).

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Registry data as of June 1, 2026