Malawi’s climate ambition, open to the world’s carbon markets.
Mobilising Article 6 and voluntary carbon finance for the Republic of Malawi — credible, high-integrity, and accountable to communities.
Every tonne, authorized and accounted for.
No unit is issued until the Authority has authorized the activity, and every corresponding adjustment is published on a tamper-evident ledger.
Investing in resilient communities.
From improved cookstoves to afforestation, carbon revenue is directed to the districts and households doing the work.
The secretariat for Malawi’s carbon market.
The Carbon Market Office (CMO) is the national body established within the Environmental Affairs Department to coordinate the Republic of Malawi’s participation in international carbon markets — providing administrative and technical services to developers, investors and the public.
It reviews and recommends mitigation activities for authorization, issues Letters of Authorization carrying corresponding-adjustment commitments, and oversees the Malawi Carbon Registry System — keeping the national accounts honest and the market credible.
From authorization to issuance.
Three pillars of the Office’s mandate under Malawi’s framework for cooperative approaches.
Cooperative approaches
Negotiate bilateral agreements and recommend mitigation activities for authorization, each with a corresponding adjustment.
Our partnersRegistry & authorizations
Issue Letters of Authorization and operate the Malawi Carbon Registry System — serialized units, transfers, retirements and anchoring.
See the pipelineCapacity & communities
Build developer capacity through the Carbon Finance Academy, and coordinate benefit-sharing and safeguards across districts.
Latest newsPartners in cooperative approaches.
Bilateral engagements under Article 6.2 — live status is published on the registry.
Tracked, from pipeline to issuance.
Latest from the Office.
Malawi and Switzerland conclude an Article 6.2 implementation agreement
The agreement sets out the framework for authorizing mitigation activities, applying corresponding adjustments and transferring units between the two countries.
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Malawi’s engagement in international carbon markets
Where we’ll be
Developing a mitigation activity in Malawi?
Register your organisation with the Office to begin. No unit is issued until the Authority has authorized the activity — so the market can trust the tonne.