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Carbon projects in Lesotho
Carbon-credit projects registered with Gold Standard, Verra, ACR, ART and Plan Vivo, from the Berkeley Voluntary Registry Offsets Database (v2026-08) with Gold Standard registry details. Every project can be opened for its full record, and each map point says how its location was established.
Projects
6
1 active · 4 in the pipeline
Credits issued
273,332
tonnes CO₂-equivalent, all vintages
Credits retired
49,798
18% of issued
Nature-based · blue carbon
0 · 0
3 projects have a mapped location
Where the projects are
Only projects with a verified location are drawn. Click a point for its details; every click zooms in.
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Point colour is the Carbon Projects theme. The Location column shows how accurate each point is: Project location is exact as published by the registry, Programme location is shared by several projects, Named place and Area centre are approximate.
Community involvement
4 of 6 projects describe who they work with
Read from each project's own description. Where the text does not say, Atlas says so instead of guessing; project design documents in the registry are the place to check consultation and benefit-sharing.
Credits issued by vintage year
Tonnes of CO₂-equivalent
Credits issued by project type
Largest types
| Project | Registry | Type | Status | Community | Issued | Retired | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efficient Wood Fuel Stove-Cooking-Sets Lesotho GS913 · atmosfair gGmbH |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | Active Gold Standard Certified Project |
households | 273,332 | 49,798 | Project location |
| SMARTD Improved Cookstove Programme GS4432 · SMARTD |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Listed |
households +3 | 0 | 0 | Project location |
| Solar Lights and Solar Home Systems for Lesotho GS6282 · atmosfair gGmbH |
Gold Standard | Solar Lighting | In the pipeline Listed |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Project location |
| GS10875 Namene Solar Lights Distribution Programme in Southern African... GS12036 · NAMENE CLIMATE INVESTMENT VEHICLE LIMITED |
Gold Standard | Solar Lighting | Certified design Gold Standard Certified Design |
households | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Eternal Flame cooking bags GS23519 · Eternal Flame Worldwide Ltd |
Gold Standard | Cookstoves | In the pipeline Listed |
households +1 | 0 | 0 | Country only |
| Methane emissions reduction through feed supplement for ruminant anima... VCS5734 · AgCoTech Holdings Pty Ltd |
Verra | Feed Additives | In the pipeline Pipeline listing (under developmen... |
Not stated | 0 | 0 | Country only |
About this data. Project lists, status and credit totals come from the Berkeley Carbon Trading Project's Voluntary Registry Offsets Database v2026-08 (CC BY 4.0), which compiles the public registries. Gold Standard details and coordinates come from the Gold Standard public registry; Vanga Blue Forest and Mikoko Pamoja come from Plan Vivo. Figures change as registries update. Please cite the Berkeley database and the registry when you use them, and check a registry record before relying on a number.