​​Human activities have produced excess carbon dioxide, contributing significantly to climate change. Decarbonisation is one of the initiatives that has been implemented to address this global issue. Carbon credits are one of the answers to reducing emissions by relying on the forestry sector in global carbon trading. Social forestry plays an important role in this effort by empowering local communities to manage forest resources that will eventually generate carbon credits. This article explores the opportunities of Social Forestry in reducing carbon emissions through carbon credits, employing a literature review approach. The finding highlights that community involvement is essential to the success of carbon credit projects through Nature-based Solutions (NbS) by implementing Reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD+) programmes. Carbon credits present both challenges and opportunities. One key challenge is the lack of regulation, policy, and legal recognition, while the opportunity lies in providing economic support through sustainable forests to increase existing forest carbon storage.