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CMAS25: South Africa pushes carbon market measures as continent races to bank on its natural capital

Published 13:23 on October 22, 2025 / Last updated at 13:23 on October 22, 2025 / / EMEA (Africa), International (Paris Article 6/PACM), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS)

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South Africa’s forestry department will soon release its draft framework for advancing carbon markets and plan for using carbon credit revenue, in a bid to raise finance from nature-based projects while ensuring market integrity, the minister said in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
South Africa’s forestry department will soon release its draft framework for advancing carbon markets and plan for using carbon credit revenue, in a bid to raise finance from nature-based projects while ensuring market integrity, the minister said in Johannesburg on Wednesday.


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