The policy picture
Timor-Leste is at the start. The government told COP28 in December 2023 that it was preparing a voluntary carbon market regulation and a national registry ahead of hosting Article 6 projects; we have found no adopted rule since, and no bilateral Article 6 agreement. Its NDC 3.0 sets no economy-wide emissions target, but commits to clean cooking for half of households by 2030, which makes cookstove projects the most policy-aligned category in the country.
What the registries show
Most of Timor-Leste's registered projects are community forestry programmes on Gold Standard, led by the xPand Foundation's WithOneSeed. Issuance so far is small. A C-Quest Capital cookstove project in the pipeline claims more tonnes a year than the country has issued in total.
Where the credits have come from
| Project | Proponent | Type | Issued | Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WithOneSeed Timor Leste Community Forestry ProgramGold Standard 1805 | xPand Foundation | Afforestation/Reforestation | 129k | 129k |
Credits issued and retired to date, Berkeley Voluntary Registry Offsets Database (2026-06 release).
The largest projects not yet issuing
| Project | Proponent | Status | Claimed t/yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installation of high efficiency wood burning cookstoves in Timor-LesteVerra VCS 4156 | C-Quest Capital | Pipeline | 3.1M |
| Differ-CPA-001: Household appliance distribution in Timor-LesteGold Standard 548 | Differ Cookstoves | Pipeline | 118k |
| Kablaki Agroforestry for Small Farmers ProgramVerra VCS 5876 · Manufahi,Atauro,Ainaro,Covalima,Bobonaro,Ambeno | Multiple Project Proponents | Pipeline | 72k |
| Inclusive Social Forestry with Small-holder Farmers in Timor LesteGold Standard 5358 | Value Network Ventures Pte. Ltd. | Pipeline | 58k |
| Timor-Leste Mangrove Restoration ProjectVerra VCS 4847 · Bobonaro, Dili, Manatuto, Baucau, Viqueque, Manufahi, Cova-Lima | SK Forest | In validation | 8,173 |
Claimed tonnes per year are the proponent's own estimate as filed with the registry, before validation.
Who is developing
xPand Foundation holds most of the registered projects. New entrants are cookstove and agroforestry developers.
| Developer | Projects | Registered | Pipeline | Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| xPand Foundation | 8 | 8 | 0 | Afforestation/Reforestation |
| EcoSecurities Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 0 | Cookstoves |
| C-Quest Capital | 1 | 0 | 1 | Cookstoves |
| Differ Cookstoves | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bundled Energy Efficiency |
| Value Network Ventures Pte. Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 1 | Afforestation/Reforestation |
| Timor Holdings Ltd. | 1 | 1 | 0 | Cookstoves |
| SK Forest | 1 | 0 | 1 | Wetland Restoration |
Developers grouped across registries and spellings by CarbonIntel. A project with several proponents counts for each.
What we are watching
- Publication of a carbon market regulation and registry.
- The C-Quest Capital cookstove project's validation, against the NDC's clean cooking goal.
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