Welcome to SDSG’s Carbon Hub. The purpose of this tool is to provide general and country-specific information about carbon markets, carbon credits/offsets, and various actors and concepts constituting the carbon industry. The Carbon Hub orients content to communities facing carbon projects on or around their land, their supporters, as well as the general public. For an introduction to many of the basic concepts in carbon markets, a complete list of our carbon related work, and work we respect from other organizations, see our Carbon Markets Knowledge Hub below. To explore a specific national carbon landscape, look to Country Profiles. We will also be releasing a Policy Tracker in the near future.

 
 

country Profiles

Search country-specific legislation, benefit-sharing agreements, and more.

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Policy tracker - Coming soon!

An assessment framework for regulations based on benefit-sharing, FPIC, and grievance mechanism provisions.

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Knowledge Hub

An overview of international carbon markets and basic concepts used in the carbon industry.

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Recent SDSG Publications

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Sharing Benefits in the Carbon Market: SDSG’s New Carbon Hub Seeks to Address Limitations

This blog post accompanies the launch of SDSG's Carbon Hub while summarizing some of the findings of our research from developing the Hub.
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Who Owns Carbon Credits? SDSG’s Comments on UNIDROIT’s Draft Principles

This blog post summarizes SDSG's public comment submission to UNIDROIT's draft Principles on the Legal Nature of Verified Carbon Credits and provides some background on the issue at hand.
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Protecting Community Rights and Interests in Carbon Projects

Two guides designed to help landholders and communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and beyond understand and protect their rights when getting involved in carbon projects associated with the Voluntary Carbon Market.

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Carbon Market News

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REVEALING THE HIDDEN COSTS OF CARBON CREDITS

Swedwatch and its project partners examined a reforestation carbon project in Sierra Leone. While the project has reportedly brought some environmental and economic benefits, the findings raise serious concerns about its implementation and impacts on affected communities.
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September 3, 2026

Natural Carbon Sinks Are Not Valued in Most Climate Models

New analysis finds land and ocean sinks are weakening and carbon prices and coverage fall short of what is needed to protect them, leaving net zero strategies built on unverified foundations.
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July 15, 2026

Kazakhstan sets legal basis for Article 6 carbon trade

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a package of amendments to Kazakhstan’s Environmental Code into law this week, setting out how the Central Asian nation can participate in Articles 6.2 and 6.4.
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July 13, 2026

DRC Environment Minister commits to uphold logging moratorium

The announcement responds directly to the concerns raised by a coalition on 3 July 2026, which warned of the economic, social and environmental consequences of a possible lifting of the moratorium.
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July 9, 2026

Philippines launches national nature-based solutions policy

The Philippines has adopted a national policy for nature-based solutions (NbS), establishing a framework to scale ecosystem restoration across the country.
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February 19, 2026

Ecuador's National Assembly Votes 117-20 to Legalize Carbon Markets

The vote ends a 16-year de facto ban on carbon credit trading that stemmed from the 2008 constitutional reforms under former President Rafael Correa.