Carbon Services
Carbon projects are complex undertakings that demand expertise across science, finance, policy, and community engagement
C4 offers access to a carefully curated pipeline of carbon projects that have undergone rigorous internal scrutiny. Each project is designed to deliver high-integrity credits, backed by a scientifically robust plan that ensures measurable carbon outcomes. Beyond carbon, these projects are built to generate tangible community benefits and create a lasting positive impact on both people and the environment.
Botswana REDD+
Botswana
Key Details
- Stage: Under Development
- Size: 20 million hectares
- C4’s Role: Technical Partner
- Stage: Under Development
- Methodology: VERRA VM0042, 47 and 48
- Activities: Improved grassland, grazing and fire+: 100 years
- Land Tenure: Government land
- ~20 Million potential carbon credits available
Status & Approvals
- Government approval pending
Angola REDD+
Angola
Key Details
- Stage: Under Development
- Size: 11 million hectares
- C4’s Role: Developer
- Stage: Under Validation
- Activities: REDD+: 100 years
- Land Tenure: Government land
- ~20 Million potential carbon credits available
Status & Approvals
- Agreements signed by government
- Set to become the biggest REDD+ project in the world
- Partnership with Conserve Global, National Geographic and the WildBird Trust
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USA Project
United States of America
Key Details
- Stage: Under Development
- Size: 40,000 hectares
- C4’s Role: Technical Partner
- Stage: Under Validation
- Activities: Improved Agricultural Land Management (IALM)
- Methodology: VM0042
- Project Lifespan: 100 years
- Land Tenure: Private land
- ~9 Million potential carbon credits available
Status & Approvals
- Listed as under validation with Verra
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Caraga ARR
Philippines
Key Details
- Stage: Under Development
- Size: 50,000 hectares
- C4’s Role: Technical Partner
- Stage: Under Development
- Activities: Afforestation, Reforestation & Revegetation (ARR)Methodology: VM0047, CCB
- Project Lifespan: 50 years
- Land Tenure: Communal land with CADTs (Communal Ancestral Domain Titles)
Caraga REDD+
Philippines
Key Details
- Stage: Under Development
- Size: 110,000 hectares
- C4’s Role: Technical Partner
- Stage: Under Development/Implementation by Client
- Activities: REDD+ Forest Conservation
- Methodology: VM0048, CCB
- Project Lifespan: 50 years
- Land Tenure: Communal land with CADTs (Communal Ancestral Domain Titles)
- ~60 Million potential carbon credits available
Status & Approvals
- Listed as under development with Verra
Ghana
Ghana
Key Details
- Stage: Under Development
- Size: 11,000 hectares
- C4’s Role: Technical Partner
- Production Cost: Not specified
- Stage: Under Development
- Activities: ARR, Enhanced Rock Weathering, Terrestrial Sequestration of Biomass, Biochar
- Methodology: VM0047, PURO Terrestrial Storage of Biomass, PURO Enhanced Rock Weathering, VM0044
- Project Lifespan: 40 years
- Land Tenure: Communal land
- ~3 Million potential carbon credits available
Status & Approvals
- Government endorsement: Endorsed by the King
Spekboom
South Africa
Key Details
- Size: 12,000 hectares
- C4’s Role: Technical Partner
- Stage: Under Development
- Activities: Afforestation, Reforestation & Revegetation (ARR)
- Methodology: VM0047
- Project Lifespan: 40 years
- Land Tenure: Private land
- COAS Eligible
- ~4.8 Million potential carbon credits available
Status & Approvals
- Verra listing expected in October
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Wild Coast
South Africa
Key Details
- Size: 100,000 hectares
- C4’s Role: Technical Partner
- Stage: Under Development
- Activities: Improved Grassland Management (IGM)
- Methodology: VM0032
- Project Lifespan: 40 years
- Land Tenure: Communal land
- COAS Eligible
- ~8 Million potential carbon credits available
PIAN UPE
Uganda
Key Details
- Size: 200,000 hectares
- C4’s Role: Technical Partner
- Stage: Under Development
- Activities: ARR, Improved Agricultural Land Management, Improved Cookstove Distribution
- Methodology: VM0042, VM0047, VM0050
- Project Lifespan: 40 years
- Land Tenure: Government-owned reserves
- ~7.4 Million potential credits available
Status & Approvals
- Endorsed by Uganda Wildlife Authority
- Government endorsement pending
- Government-owned reserves
MTPA
South Africa
Key Details
- Size: 115,000 hectares
- C4’s Role: Technical Partner
- Stage: Under Development
- Activities: Improved Grassland Management (IGM)
- Methodology: VM0032
- Project Lifespan: 40 years
- Land Tenure: Provincial government land with signed agreements with Community Property Associations (CPAs)
- COAS Eligible
- ~7 million potential credits available
Status & Approvals
- Draft PDD uploaded to Verra
- Provincial government land with Community Property Association agreements
- Government Endorsement Received
- Offset agreement in place
Save The Sands
South Africa
Key Details
- Size: 25,000 hectares
- C4’s Role: Developer
- Stage: Under Development
- Activities: Afforestation, Reforestation & Revegetation (ARR)
- Methodology: VM0047, CCB
- Project Lifespan: 40 years
- Land Tenure: Communal land with signed agreements with traditional leaders
- COAS Eligible
- ~6.6 million potential credits available
Status & Approvals
- Municipal and DFFE endorsed
- Listed as under development with Verra
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